Former IRC Programme Officer
Models where a service provider is committed to responsiveness and designs an in-house fault-reporting and maintenance system show greater... Read more...
Using information and communication technologies (ICTs) can make rural water supply more efficient, but this only works well when ICT design takes... Read more...
This study examines eight initiatives that are using information and communication technologies (ICTs) to monitor and report on water supply services... Read more...
This experiment reviewed current monitoring indicators and developed and tested a new monitoring framework designed to be implemented by rural water stakeholders so that they can identify and address problems as they arise at the district level. Read more...
This experiment examined the two main service delivery models for community managed water services in Uganda, established baseline service levels, examined success, failure and promising innovations. Read more...
IRC/Triple-S Uganda has worked with the Ministry of Water and Environment to develop a learning and coordination model aimed at improving continuous joint learning throughout the rural water sector to promote innovations and address underlying challenges of service delivery. Read more...
Triple-S Uganda and the Ministry of Water and Environment reviewed and updated the District Implementation Manual (DIM)—a sector document that sets standards and guidelines for water sanitation and hygiene activities at decentralised level. Read more...
Triple-S (Sustainable Services at Scale) has led a process of learning and innovation to improve rural water service delivery in Ghana and Uganda. Each experiment has documented, results and recommendations shared with stakeholders in the two countries. In addition, the progress on the innovation... Read more...
In Ghana and Uganda, Triple-S has run a range of experiments to improve water service delivery. Taken together, these experiments were expected to contribute to the sustainability and quality of rural water services and to build sector capacity for future innovation and informed policy making. Read more...
It's hard to predict what impact investments and innovations in the water sector will have on citizens' access to services. Understanding underlying mechanisms and potential bottlenecks of change can help decide how and where to invest resources, while also giving a more realistic picture of the... Read more...
Many sector organisations in Uganda believe water boards will bridge gaps in community management. The IRC-led Triple-S initiative has been supporting an experiment to assess whether and how these boards can be made viable. Read more...
Menstrual hygiene management is of critical importance for school going girls. Last week in Kampala a conference on menstrual hygiene management aimed to break the silence and move towards solutions. One of the drivers of the conference was a study undertaken by IRC and SNV Uganda. Read more...
This week, Uganda will host the first Menstrual Hygiene Management Conference in East Africa. The conference will showcase good practices and stimulate discussions on how improve menstrual hygiene management, especially in schools. Read more...
The capacity to continuously learn and adapt is critical for dealing with complex challenges and future uncertainties. In this first blog in a series about 'a learning and adaptive sector', we discuss why learning is central to achieving water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for life. Read more...
This paper presents lessons learnt on improving learning in the WASH sector through resource centre networks in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Honduras, Nepal... Read more...
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...
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...
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...
Worldwide, traditional toilets are letting people down, with about 2.6 billion people using unsafe ones or defecating in the open. Read more...
The Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) provides a comprehensive assessment of sustainability indicators and considers the perspectives of technology users, producers and those introducing a technology. Read more...