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The WASHCost Ghana Project conducted a training workshop on the Life-Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA) in March and April 2012 for three districts in three regions. The training workshop was aimed at equipping participants, especially District Water and Sanitation Teams, the District Planning and... Read more...
The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) has appointed Carmen Nonay as Program Manager in July 2012. She has been Acting Program Manager for GPOBA since mid-February, 2012. Ms. Nonay joined the World Bank Group in 1997, where she has held various positions including Senior Investment... Read more...
Journalist Pacôme Tomètissi wants to revisit the fishing communities of Lake Nokoué in Benin to examine the sustainability of a 5 million euro EU-funded water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project. Read more...
Des plastiques, des bidons de boissons gazeuses, des pneus, de vieilles chaussures, des pagnes d’un autre siècle, etc. Tel est le spectacle désolant qu’offrent la plupart des caniveaux de Ouagadougou. Read more...
Avec l’IRC, soutenez le développement d’une presse indépendante et au service de l’eau et de l’assainissement pour tous en Afrique de l’Ouest. A travers le site le Crowdfunding l’IRC aide des journalistes à obtenir les financements nécessaires à la réalisation d’un reportage de manière indépendante. Read more...
En la sede del Fondo Hondureño de Inversión Social ( FHIS ),en Tegucigalpa, Honduras tuvo lugar con el fin de conocer y aplicar la metodología de la “Sistematización de Experiencias” un taller del mismo nombre dirigido al personal de los distintos departamentos y unidades . El taller se desarrolló... Read more...
WASHCost met en place un cours gratuit et en ligne pour appuyer les professionnels du secteur de l’eau, l’assainissement et l’hygiène du monde entier dans la mise en pratique de l’établissement des coûts à long terme dans leur travail et leur organisation. Read more...
Le barrage de Goinré dans le Yatenga, le principal qui ravitaille Ouahigouya en eau potable est victime de pollution et d’ensablement. Pour éviter ce phénomène, les responsables de l’Agence de l’Eau du Nakambé (AEN), accompagnés des autorités communales de Ouahigouya ont procédé le jeudi 19 juillet... Read more...
On October 29 2012, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and partners will host three side-events for sustainable WASH services at the 2012 Water and Health Conference. Read more...
The department of La Paz is located two hours from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. La Paz is a region famous for the coffee export, cold climate and abundant water. There are four projects implemented using the Multiple Use Water Services (MUS) approach by FHIS, the Honduran Social Investment Fund, with... Read more...
Après avoir bénéficié d’un large appui financier du Fonds central des urgences humanitaires des Nations Unies (CERF) au cours des neuf derniers mois, la communauté humanitaire est de nouveau à la recherche des fonds supplémentaires qui pourront soutenir les actions … Read more...
Traditional chiefs appealed to the Accra Municipal Assembly (AMA) that central funding to the WASH sector is not reaching their districts. This results in a disastrous situation that affects all irrespective of who you are. This was said during a budget tracking exercise organized by the NGO... Read more...
Ecological Sanitation (EcoSan) is a new type of toilet option in which urine and faeces are collected separately – this style of toilet is referred to as a ‘dry toilet’ in Nepal. EcoSan entrepreneurs are getting more profits than other sanitation providers. This is shown in a recent study on the "... Read more...
The Bombo community together with the private water service provider and the Town Council developed a joint action plan towards improving water services in Bombo Town Council. The action plan shared roles and responsibilities to water service providers, town council officials, water board members,... Read more...
Ce début de saison pluvieuse a été marqué pour les Ouagalais par des grands travaux d’extension du réseau d’assainissement collectif de leur ville. Ces travaux ont provoqué de nombreux désagréments, principalement des difficultés pour circuler en centre ville. Mais une fois ces travaux terminés,... Read more...
IRC is happy to announce two research calls in the field of sanitation: Low-cost sanitation technologies for areas with high groundwater tables Faecal sludge secondary treatment options These calls are part of the BRAC WASH II programme in which EUR 1.5 million will be used for innovative research... Read more...
On 17 July 2012, Catarina Fonseca, WASHCost project director, participated in a webinar hosted by Global Water Challenge and WASH Advocates. Presenters and participants discussed the practical implications of the recent GLAAS report. The UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and... Read more...
We work with several partner organisations in our focus countries of Burkina Faso, Ghana, India, and Mozambique. Read more...
How do you deal with being a young professional in a country where the security situation is not the same as at home, where the food is different? With the pressure of ‘having to perform’: carrying out the activities as defined in your personal development plan. However, your new work environment... Read more...
Le 3 juillet dernier, le Directeur Général de l’Office National de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement (ONEA), Yamba Harouna Ouibiga, a tenu un point presse lors duquel il a présenté les progrès effectués par le service public de distribution d’eau et les améliorations qu’il faut encore apporter. Le bilan... Read more...