His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, former President of Ghana (2001-2009) and former Chairperson of the African Union (2007–2008), will be the first high-level Chair of the Sanitation and Water for All partnership. Kufuor is a passionate global advocate for leadership, … Read more...
La commune de Zorgho en partenariat avec ses amis français de Bousbecque, Couëron, Verrière les Buissons, et Reins Métropole a organisé du 26 au 29 octobre 2011 un forum sur la coopération décentralisée avec comme objectif, assurer une bonne gouvernance de l’eau dans la commune. Ce forum a été... Read more...
La cérémonie d’inauguration du système d’adduction d’eau potable simplifiée réalisé par la société d’exploitation minière australienne Middle Island Resources sous le patronage du ministre des Mines, des carrières et de l’énergie, Lamoussa Salif Kaboré, et du parrainage du ministre de l’Agriculture... Read more...
In April we interviewed Solomon, Abu, Rabin, Melina and Valerie: five young and bright individuals working together with IRC in supporting 'sector learning' in the WASH sector in their respective countries (Uganda, Ghana, Nepal, Honduras and Burkina Faso). It turns out that ‘making sector learning... Read more...
Residents of Elwany Village in Uganda enjoy a bountiful supply of water. They fetch from a shallow well, located in an area endowed with high water yields. The distance from their homes to the well is convenient as most live within one kilometre of the well. On the Friday we visited this well, in... Read more...
A crucial building block in delivering sustainable services is a monitoring system able to track a level of rural water service over time, especially the performance of key technical, financial, and management functions so that problems can be anticipated and addressed. To help the sector IRC and... Read more...
Water NGOs are leading the way in promoting new monitoring tools. A Child’s Right has launched an online monitoring system called Proving It and FLOW, a mobile phone tool developed by Water For People, is being widely used in West … Read more...
Dans les pays du Sud, le lavage des mains au savon aux moments critiques (après les toilettes, après avoir nettoyé un enfant, avant de rentrer en classe, avant de toucher des aliments…) ne relève, en général, pas d’une culture locale répandue ainsi, … Read more...