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Published on: 09/03/2016

While implementation of the Self-supply approach in Ethiopia is not yet proven, t he expectations placed on this service model are huge. Nevertheless... Read more...

Gap analysis in emergency water, sanitation and hygiene promotion

Published on: 03/12/2015

Excreta disposal issues, urban sanitation, weak community participation, hygiene promotion design, sustainability and the emergency development... Read more...

My water, my business : monitoring Self-supply in rural Ethiopia

Published on: 26/10/2015

Poster presented at the 2015 UNC water and health conference. Read more...

Service monitoring in Ghana : a synthesis of three years of service monitoring in three districts

Enhancing benefits from water, sanitation and hygiene interventions : case study from Kalu, northern Ethiopia

Published on: 07/09/2015

This case study examines how the Multiple Use water Services (MUS) approach was applied in Kalu to develop joint domestic water supply and irrigation... Read more...

Enhancing benefits from water, sanitation and hygiene interventions : case study from Kamba, southern Ethiopia

Published on: 07/09/2015

This case study examines how a productive element was added to community water supply in Kamba to increase both water and food security. Read more...

Enhancing benefits from water, sanitation and hygiene interventions : summary report

Published on: 07/09/2015

The Millennium Water Alliance Ethiopia Programme (MWA-EP) has experimented with the Multiple Use water Services (or MUS) approach to improve water... Read more...

Self-supply as a formal service delivery model for rural water in Ethiopia : ambition, approaches, challenges and opportunities

Published on: 19/08/2015

In Ethiopia, the Self-supply approach for rural water supply is expected to fill gaps left by other service delivery models including community water... Read more...

Household water treatment and safe storage : effectiveness and economics

Published on: 18/08/2015

This study identifies the effectiveness, costs and cost drivers of SODIS, ceramic filters and biosand filters. Read more...

Management of child feces : current disposal practices

Published on: 31/07/2015

Safe disposal of children's faeces is as essential as the safe disposal of adults' feces and yet in most countries analysed, over 50 percent of... Read more...

Factors for success in learning and change

Published on: 22/07/2015

Presentation by Luuk van Kempen, for the IRC Seminar, The human factor in WASH change processes: drivers for change among staff of WASH sector... Read more...

Recognition of the human rights to water and sanitation by UN Member States at the international level : an overview of resolutions and declarations that recognise the human rights to water and sanitation

Guidance for companies on respecting the human rights to water and sanitation : bringing a human rights lens to corporate water stewardship

Published on: 20/02/2015

The UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council formally recognised the human right to water and sanitation in 2010. This guidance provides... Read more...

From joint thinking to joint action : a call to action on improving water, sanitation, and hygiene for maternal and newborn health

Published on: 22/12/2014

While the importance of hygiene is increasingly being recognized, far less consideration has been given to the role of the complete WASH package in... Read more...