Former IRC Associate
When, in July 2012, the IRC director Mr Nico Terra went on holiday in Uganda, he took time to visit areas in Kabarole district, where the Triple-S initiative operates. Local district government officials, sub-county extension staff and water users shared their impressions with him. Read more...
IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, Ghana Programme, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and CONIWAS are organizing a training session on “costing sustainable WASH services” at the MOLE Conference scheduled for August 25 th , 2012 in Tamale. Read more...
The annual Mole Conference series will this year focus on sector financing. The conference has been slated for August 21 to 25 th , 2012 in Tamale. The theme for the 23 rd edition of the Conference is ''Financing the WASH Sector: Past, Current Trends and Vision for the future” . Read more...
On 28 and 29 June 2012, the Joint Monitoring Programme water working group shared results from their first electronic survey. The group collected information on capacity and incentives for water-sector actors to comply with post-2015 JMP targets and standards. The survey also solicited opinions... Read more...
In a bid to improve community management of rural water services, the Kabarole District Water Office is considering piloting sub-county rural water boards which will be responsible for managing all water points in the sub-county through a structure connecting Water User Committees (WUC), Hand Pump... Read more...
In rural Mozambique, nearly 35% of water facilities are not working or in need of repair. The National Directorate of Water [DNA: Direcção Nacional de Águas] is confronting this problem by catalysing the process for sector reform. DNA adopted the service delivery approach—to essentially improve... Read more...
East Gonja District is one of three districts piloting the Service Delivery Approach under the Triple-S Project. The district is struggling with improving its water coverage figure of 46.98%. Read more...
On October 29 2012, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and partners will host three side-events for sustainable WASH services at the 2012 Water and Health Conference. Read more...
The Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) is calling for civil society groups to be involved in monitoring rural water services across Ghana. According to the Executive Secretary of CONIWAS, Mr Ben Arthur, his members are well placed to monitor the delivery of water services at the... Read more...
An overview of Xetorlogo, Ghana, a community looking for more ways to access water. Read more...
Ghana through the Community Water and Sanitation Agency is developing a District Operational Manual (DOM) to guide the delivery of water and sanitation services at the local government level. The document is aimed to strengthen the capacity of local government officials as well as address gaps... Read more...
What is the true status of all non-functional boreholes in the Akatsi District? This is the question the Akatsi District Assembly wants its District Water and Sanitation Team (DWST) to answer. Read more...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands reviewed The Netherlands' contribution to improving drinking water and sanitation services in developing countries. The policy review was supported by a reference group which included Dr. Christine Sijbesma of IRC International Water and Sanitation... Read more...
Though not listed among the critical requirements for sustainable management of water facilities, bylaws are crucial to ensure good use and maintenance of sources. Communities through their Water User Committees often institute bylaws but enforcement is usually an uphill task. In the recent... Read more...
In October 2010, Triple-S Uganda spearheaded the process of reviving the WASH coordination in Lira district. Since then the District Water and Sanitation Coordination Committee (DWSCC) has held quarterly meetings, the latest being in May 2012 where key resolutions were passed, aimed at enhancing... Read more...
When the Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda undertook to promote the formation of Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) as a way of enhancing functionality of rural water services, many districts started supporting the formation and operationalisation of the associations. With support... Read more...
A message from the Country Coordinator of Triple-S Uganda, on the occasion of the World Water Day 2012 Read more...
“Closing the gap: WASH sector devolution and decentralisation in Malawi” takes a close look at how donor financing and lack of awareness about access to funds for both infrastructure and capacity building can be better aligned; particularly in Malawi’s decentralised water sector. Read more...
Mrs Vida Duti, Ghana Country Director for IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, has emphasized the need for a national framework for monitoring WASH services in an interview on national radio . Read more...
In October 2011, during its annual Joint Sector Review, the Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment resolved to promote the formation of Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) as a way of enhancing sustainability of rural water services. Read more...
