Our Resources library contains some of our best thinking as well as useful resources from other organisations. Here are our most recent additions
The lack of a post-handover operation and maintenance plan for handpumps has created an "install and forget" model. Read more...
Informing the Community Water and Sanitation Agency's change journey into the national utility for rural service provision. Read more...
Supporting sector strengthening and learning by conducting a comprehensive overview on water infrastructure (piped water and handpumps), services and... Read more...
Impacts d'un système prépayé sur la résolution des contraintes du système Read more...
En Ouganda, Water For People soutient les associations de mécaniciens de pompes à main en leur proposant des formations et des kits d'outils. Read more...
In Uganda Water For People supports hand pump mechanic associations with training and tool kits Read more...
The SMART market-based approach is contributing to SDG 6 and beyond. Its impact is significant, but localised. Read more...
Investigating the effectiveness of improved well head protection and the uptake and safe installation of improved lifting devices to minimise water... Read more...
This paper proposes a framework of elements that need to be in place for continued handpump functioning, and then turns this into a diagnostic device... Read more...
An introduction to the UDUMA model based on long-term affermage contracts with local authorities and blended finance, which is being piloted in... Read more...
This working paper seeks to contribute to a larger analysis on whether community-based management is still a feasible option for service delivery in... Read more...
An assessment of the potential feasibility, sustainability, and effectiveness of the pay as you fetch (PAYF) management model for water service... Read more...
Where does the 30% handpump failure statistic come from? Read more...
The District Strategy for achieving full water coverage (2017 to 2025) provides the framework for the implementation of water activities and services... Read more...
Water committees and handpump mechanics ensure safe and reliable services in Western Uganda. A story about action learning supported by the Dutch... Read more...
This report focuses on defining the conditions for the establishment of an effective repair and maintenance system for hand pumps in the Sahel region. Read more...
Everyone in Digambarpur has access to a basic level of water service thanks to support model that allows w ater committees to outsource technical... Read more...
Demand in communities for hand pumps is high and the technology does satisfy most water demands but Water Management Committees (WMCs) are often not... Read more...