REAL-Water will support policymakers, development partners, and service providers to make strategic decisions and implement best practices for water management through implementation research.
This project brief contains a short overview of the Rural Evidence and Learning for Water (REAL-Water) program, discussing intentions, research questions, and collaborators at the outset of the activity in early 2022.
In 2020, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability (WASHPaLS) project conducted a
Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) has been implemented widely across Ghana and has led to many communities declared to be open defecation-free (ODF). However, the poor often do not benefit equally from CLTS programs.
USAID’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability (USAID/WASHPaLS) project undertook research to investigate whether targeted subsidies are an ef
The Water for Africa through Leadership and Institutional Support (WALIS) program aimed to bolster the ability of African leaders, donors, and stakeholders to better use existing data and analyses t
The Water Resources Profile Series synthesizes information on water resources, water quality, the water-related dimensions of climate change, and water governance and provides an overview of the most critical water resources challenges and stress
Improving the effectiveness of rural sanitation interventions is critical for meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and improving public health.
Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is a popular intervention for eliminating open defecation in rural communities. Previous research has explored the contextual and programmatic actors that influence CLTS performance.
In partnership with two District Assemblies, Tatale and Kpandai, in the Northern region of Ghana, UNICEF Ghana and USAID’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability (WASHPaLS) project are