Alternatieve, goedkope oplossingen voor het 'oogsten' van regenwater op het niveau van de lokale gemeenschappen zijn een succes in Ethiopië. Maar voortdurende externe ondersteuning blijft nodig. Read more...
A diesel or electrically-powered pump provides a step up the technology ladder for rural households with a family well. The main reason for investing is often to irrigate crops, but the water uses and benefits are multiple. Read more...
Sand dams can provide sufficient water for domestic and productive uses even in some very dry environments. But the implementation and scaling-up challenges should not be overlooked. Read more...
A MUStRAIN case study looking at how family wells can be upgraded and improved. Read more...
This MUStRAIN case study examines whether giving communities a greater say in the design of their water supply systems leads to a different mix of uses. Read more...
A MUStRAIN case study on greywater reuse in keyhole and vertical gardens in Ethiopia. Read more...
A MUStRAIN case study on manual well-drilling. Read more...
An event held to support regional implementation of Self-supply. Read more...
MUStRAIN case study on addressing livestock needs together with other water uses. Read more...
This case study focuses on the less documented faecal sludge reuse interventions in Ethiopia: Arborloo and Fossa Alterna, as implemented in East Arsi and Eastern Hararghe, in the Central Rift Valley, and in Arba Minch. The case study is part of the MUStRAIN case study series in which the uptake of... Read more...
In November 2012 we conducted a series of interviews at national and woreda level on the links, or missing links, between the WASH sector and micro-finance institutes. There is collaboration between micro-finance institutes (MFIs) and the WASH sector, with MFIs supporting the sector to get money to... Read more...
One of the objectives of the MUStRAIN project is to increase the awareness and stimulate mutual learning and exchange among stakeholders concerning Multiple Use water Services (including rain water harvesting and Self Supply). Read more...
In a first phase, the MUStRAIN project (2011-2012 with follow-up activities in 2013) carried out research and demonstration activities focused the development of water harvesting for communal multiple-use schemes (i.e. irrigation, livestock and domestic uses) in very arid environments around Dire... Read more...
The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation (TCCAF) and its partners have launched the Replenish Africa Initiative's (RAIN) Multiple Use Water Improvements project in Ethiopia. This one-year project will benefit 73,400 rural citizens, including 22,000 school children living in seven rural woredas (districts)... Read more...