In order to leave no one behind, decision makers and service providers need to examine common beliefs in measuring access to services. Read more...
Some 50 representatives from towns and regional bureaus participated in the small-town WASH symposium on 3 December at the GetFam hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They were joined online by some 30 stakeholders from national and international level during the morning session, focussed on... Read more...
In order to achieve improved and sustainable WASH services, IRC WASH Ethiopia has been working on Wash Alliance International (WAI) project implementation in supporting Shashamane and Negelle Arsi woredas (districts). The project is anticipated to enhance effective planning and monitoring,... Read more...
A pro-poor strategy has been approved and a new national strategy is on its way. Read more...
An appeal for more funding for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities in Uganda. Read more...
Water and sanitation interventions should put special focus on strengthening systems of community participation as well as enabling the participation... Read more...
In 2016, Wassa East District in Ghana had roughly 56% coverage which was a concern. The district faced a water crisis, 6 in 10 water facilities were not functioning properly and payment systems had largely broken down. The District Assembly launched a Sustainable WASH for All programme and looked... Read more...
Adapting to climate change and fostering a low carbon water and sanitation sector. Read more...
The NDPC selected three districts in Ghana - Bongo, Wassa East and Asutifi North - to highlight successes and challenges in improving access to water... Read more...
Key concepts and case examples from pan-European countries were presented at the webinar ‘Don’t forget the small ones’. Read more...
Bongo district is increasing its reliance on small town water systems to provide safe water in areas where the population is more concentrated. Deep boreholes provide water to storage tanks and standpipes across the area – with the potential also to make household connections. Read more...
Asaloko is a small community in the Bongo district where lives have been transformed through the introduction of safe water and effective sanitation. Householders no longer carry water long distances, children are better able to learn and the whole environment has been cleaned up. Read more...
Bongo district in the Upper East Region of Ghana became known throughout Ghana for the quality of its water –for the wrong reason. The district is a global hotspot for fluoride concentration and water from some wells was damaging the health of its population. Read more...
Effective WASH services are a source of resilience for communities under threat from COVID-19 Read more...
Asutifi North district was one of the three selected districts where successes and challenges in the provision of water and sanitation services were collected. Read more...
Bongo District in Upper East Region, is one of the driest areas of Ghana with a population of just over 103,000 people. More than 30 boreholes had to be taken out of use because of dangerously high levels of fluoride in some underground water, causing damage to the bones and teeth of the people who... Read more...
Wassa East in Western Region is an overwhelmingly rural area with a population of more than 105,000 people. The district was facing a water crisis in 2015. About six out of every ten water facilities were non-functional, and payment systems had largely broken down. The District Assembly launched a... Read more...
The Omanhene (chief) of Wamahinso in Asutifi North, Ghana, has welcomed the new water supply in his town and called for more households to build toilets. Read more...
Through source security, service provision and waste management, the state of Bihar has used a holistic approach to ensure sustainability of services. Read more...
Nearly 10 million Ugandans face multiple vulnerabilities that account for their marginalisation and exclusion from WASH services. Read more...