To monitor emerging change in the WASH sector, Triple-S experimented with SenseMaker®, an innovative monitoring method. A new report analyses why this was not successful and presents lessons learned. Read more...
Interpreting project monitoring reports looks set to become easier with a new dashboard developed for the Triple-S project. Read more...
Handpump mechanics support water user committees by repairing pumps upon breakdown. But mechanics' charges are high and inconsistent, and their access to spare parts varies. As costs and delays increase, communities become less willing to pay for repairs, and mechanics leave the business. In the... Read more...
Commissioner Eng Aaron Kabirizi discusses sub-county water boards as an approach for addressing operation and maintenance.
Read more...In a bid to enhance monitoring of rural water service delivery in Uganda, IRC/Triple-S Initiative in conjunction with the Ministry of Water and Environment undertook to develop a set of Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs). Read more...
The Mobile for Water (M4W) experiment has been undertaken as part of the IRC-led Triple-S initiative in Uganda and aimed to reduce service downtime and provide real time data on the performance of water services. Read more...
A classic case of community managed rural water supply. Read more...
How can national governments, NGOs and donors work together to strengthen local government capacity? Read more...
It takes at least two months to repair a broken water source in rural areas of Uganda. This was revealed by a study conducted in 2012 by IRC Uganda in eight districts of Alebtong, Kitgum, Lira, Nwoya, Kabarole, Kamwenge, Kasese and Kyenjojo. The study was conducted to assess the performance of... Read more...
The success of the scheme begins with water users reporting faults by sending a text message to their area mechanic. Read more...
Paul Nyeko Ogiramoi explains how water supply and sanitation boards at local sub-county level can make community management work.
Read more...Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) are being developed in Uganda to supplement the national 11 golden indicators Read more...
Sub County Water and Sanitation Boards could help fix community management in Uganda – but only with support. Read more...
Martin Watsisi from Triple-S Uganda talks about the use of mobile phones to collect data at water point sources to alert district water officers and health assistants. Read more...
Recent innovations in information technology have greatly improved the speed and accuracy in acquisition of data for improving service delivery in various fields including the WASH sector Read more...
This briefing note discusses the challenges and emerging issues such as affixing unique water source identifiers, unexpected costs and network... Read more...
El monitoreo, el desarrollo de capacidades y el aprendizaje para la mejora a menudo se tratan como procesos separados. Al vincular el monitoreo con el desarrollo y la capacidad de aprendizaje, podemos tomar medidas para mejorar. Read more...