This qualitative research study aims to understand perceptions, barriers, and motivators for improved sanitation behaviour in rural India. Read more...
In just two years, Kajumiro village in Rwimi Sub County, transformed from one of the dirtiest villages to a model sanitation village in Kabarole district. What was the magic formula? Read more...
On behalf of the National Sanitation Working Group, IRC Uganda and the Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) organised a learning journey to Lira and Alebtong districts. The purpose was to enable members of the group to learn more about Follow Up MANDONA method and the improvement of sanitation in both... Read more...
Allen is not just all talk. As Water For People's CEO she puts her words into action. Read more...
Sanitation coverage in Amuria district has improved from 52.6% in 2011 to 85% in 2016. How did Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) achieve that? Read more...
The Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) has since 2011, implemented Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in 30 districts in Uganda. As a result,over 6,000 villages have been triggered and over 3 million people are living in Open Defecation Free (ODF) areas. Jane Nabunnya Mulumba , IRC Uganda Country... Read more...
Le programme SaniEst, mis en place depuis 2014 au Burkina Faso, a pour objectif la constitution d'une offre et d'une demande d'assainissement pérenne dans 6 communes à l'Est du pays. Après une année de mise en œuvre, l'expérience démontre l'importance d'avoir des institutions solides. Quelques... Read more...
On 7 October 2015, UNICEF student team Wageningen organised a seminar 'What is sustainable sanitation in WASH?". Guest speakers were Marielle Snel from IRC, Joshi Deepa professor at Wageningen University, Harold Hoiting from SIMAVI and Luca Peters who represented UNICEF. Read more...
How can a community-based approach help ensure sustainable urban sanitation services? Read more...
This "how to" note provides practical guidance on how to analyse value for money (VFM) in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes. It shows... Read more...
Whilst poor design or siting of latrines or hygiene related facilities are not the root cause of violence, these issues can contribute to increased... Read more...
As stated in my last blog, sanitation is more than building a toilet. We are all aware that the MDG target for sanitation will not be reached. By end of 2014, 2.5 billion people did not have access to adequate sanitation which is about one in three of the world's population (WHO/UNICEF Joint... Read more...
The Pan-Africa programme also known as "Empowering self-help sanitation of rural and peri-urban communities and schools in Africa" launched Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Ghana, Niger and Sierra Leone. The project ran from January 2010 to December... Read more...
While many CLTS programmes achieve short-term success in stopping open defecation, they may need to invest more in long-term solutions and promoting... Read more...