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Imagine a future where every child in South Ari Woreda/District has clean water to drink, a safe toilet to use, and the knowledge to wash their hands properly. This is no longer a dream, rather it is a mission in motion. In 2019, South Ari Woreda embarked on a journey to achieve Sustainable... Read more...
Using learning hub 'model projects' to test new approaches for projects and service delivery. Read more...
Interview with David DeArmey of Water for Good about using IRC tools in a fragile context. Read more...
Lessons from the Central African Republic and Mali. Report of a WASH debate. Read more...
How a blending of service delivery models and finance within a district may hold the solution to financing safe water supplies for everyone. Read more...
An account of personal reflections on the shift to a systems approach. Read more...
Why Water for Good applies a systems approach in the context of complex emergencies. Read more...
A large proportion of Tanzanians still do not have access to improved water sources. Read more...
The answer lies in four strategic changes in water sector governance. Read more...
Are government-led and private sector approaches mutually exclusive? Read more...
This post shares an update from recent fieldwork in Malawi, and provides preliminary analysis with reference to methods and findings from previous work in Ghana . Read more...
UNICEF and IRC start partnership to improve learning in WASH for better services in West and Central Africa Read more...
The Sierra Leone WASH sector has asked an IRC-led consortium to set-up a structure for sector learning and to create a common platform for easy access to all sector information. Read more...
Could Zimbabwe's once-strong lead in water and sanitation coverage in Southern Africa be recovered through the joint project Zimwash? Read more...
What does it cost to provide water services that last? What do we mean by a water service? Read more...
One of the important challenges of post-war reconstruction is to provide more and better quality basic services, such as water. Previous attempts at upgrading main supply systems to accommodate peri-urban areas have been overwhelmed by the explosive demographic growth of Angola's major cities... Read more...
It is estimated that 19 million people in South Africa are rural survivalists with traditional agrarian lifestyles, and over 15 million are living below the poverty line. Levels of food security have been increased in some villages using in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH) and conservation. Read more...
The Water Research Commission (WRC) has completed yet another study that aims to meet the water quality requirements of people in South Africa. Read more...
A report on improving water utility services through delegated management in Kenya Read more...
The "Raising Citizens' Voice in the Regulation of Water Services" is a public education initiative driven by the National Regulator (currently within the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF). Read more...