Former IRC Associate
unpublished manuscript, written in 2005 Read more...
One of the key challenges contributing to non-functionality of rural water sources is the time lag between the identification of faults and the rehabilitation. This lag, in WASH parlance, is called service down-time, mainly caused by drawbacks in information flow. To reduce these information gaps... Read more...
Monitoring of water services delivery is a key factor for sustainability and water for all. This was the key theme of the monitoring and evaluation session at the 6 th World Water Forum in Marseille last week. Read more...
Many African countries, including Uganda, are increasingly replacing the point source with the handpump. In order to support this change in infrastructure, water and sanitation actors in Uganda are applying the Water Supply and Sanitation Board (WSSB) model as an answer to the traditional community... Read more...
Some links to press coverage of World Water Day in Uganda. Read more...
The traditional NGO advocacy model focuses on creating pressure for change through ‘awareness raising’ activities. The idea is that if people are aware of the need for change, it will happen. But does this approach really work? And more specifically, is it an effective path to influencing the... Read more...
The chairperson of Kabarole District, Uganda has hailed Triple-S intervention in the district saying it would lead to improved sustainability of water services. This was during the World Water Day celebrations in the district. Read more...
African governments need to implement sanitation and water plans to accelerate progress made towards improving services especially for the poor and marginalized, demands the Executive Secretary of the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), Mr Ben Arthur. Read more...
The presentation titled: “ Talk sustainability, get action” , focused on how the Triple-S Project mainstreamed awareness raising through all the project phases. Read more...
The Resource Centre Network(RCN) has a published a set of “ WASH Reflections ”, a monthly communiqué on highlights of the National Level Learning Alliance platform meetings held in Ghana. Read more...
Unsafe water source: At least 60 residents of Gulu district in northern Uganda, fell ill after drinking water from wells and streams that were reportedly poisoned by unknown people. Read more...
Ghana is focusing on using a decentralized approach to monitoring rural water services declares the Chief Executive Officer of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), Mr Clement Bugase at the 6 th World Water Forum. Read more...
Nearly 2.2 million people die every year because of WASH-related factors, causing CSOs at the World Water Forum to that conclude that this is recipe for a humanitarian crisis. Read more...
The 6th World Water Forum opened in Marseille with the welcome news that the world had attained the MDG target of halving the number of people without access to safe drinking water way ahead of the 2015 deadline. However, another 800 million people in the world are yet to share in that success. Read more...
The second International Work Stream (IWS) learning retreat took place during January 19-20, 2012. Participants discussed emerging results from monitoring methods used to inform the IWS' learning – including SenseMaker®, stakeholder interviews, qualitative document assessment, logs of requests and... Read more...
Water users in Lira district, Northern Uganda have adopted a new way of ensuring regular payment of user fees and continued functionality of their sources. From the funds collected in monthly fees, they have started a loan scheme for users. Many community members who have benefited from the... Read more...