Dr. Amita Bhakta has a BA (Hons) Human Geography and an MRes Geography at the University of Leicester, UK. She became the first Indian woman with Cerebral Palsy to complete her PhD (2013-2019) at the Water Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) in the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering at Loughborough University, UK. Her thesis was on the WASH needs of women making the transition to menopause (perimenopause) in urban Ghana. Besides this topic, Dr Bhakta also has expertise on the incontinence needs of people in low and middle-income countries, accessible WASH facilities and modern energy cooking services for people with disabilities, intersectionality and PhotoVoice (participatory photography). For more information visit: https://www.amita-bhakta-hidden-wash.net/
The two utility models present in Kabarole outperformed the community management model, with the existing national utility demonstrating greater... Read more...
A presentation and discussion on harmonised monitoring for the WASH sector, using the example of SIASAR: Rural Water and Sanitation Information... Read more...
This case study seeks to share WaterAid Timor-Leste's experiences of institutional strengthening in an environment characterised by challenges and... Read more...
Results from stakeholders workshops in Ethiopia and Uganda indicate that a more intentional focus on factor interactions in WASH systems could lead... Read more...
A strong enabling environment, which recognizes small communities and their local services, water quality control, post-construction support and the... Read more...
Lessons learned on the development and use of sustainability metrics for systems, service providers, communities and technical assistance providers... Read more...
The story of the SmarterWASH project in Ghana; the achievements, challenges, experiences, lessons learned over the years. Read more...
The UNICEF Framework for Sustainability Results proved to be useful in identifying sustainability challenges and acting upon them. Read more...
This practical manual brings together a wide range of techniques required to develop groundwater for community water supplies. Read more...
Sustainable groundwater use is more likely in Indian villages if farmers, other village community members and NGOs work together with researchers and... Read more...
Briefing note describing the life-cycle costs approach and why it was developed. Read more...