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Understanding Factors and Actors to Achieve Sustainable...

Brief

“Water and food security” is designated as one of five strategic priorities by Kenya’s Kitui County Government. Providing sustainable drinking water services in the area remains challenging despite progress on increasing access to water...

Keywords:
sustainability WASH infrastructure sanitation service delivery rural water supply

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Water Reuse Gets a New Take in South Africa

Blog

Water reuse can be an effective way to supplement the water needs of growing cities. Even in the midst of record breaking droughts, this alternative can have meaningful impact once it overcomes public misperceptions and investment barriers. USAID...

Keywords:
water quality water recycling water security water supply sector

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Check Out USAID at World Water Week 2018

Event

World Water Week starts in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 26. The annual gathering organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has become a focal point for the globe’s water issues. Last year’s event attracted more than 3,300...

Keywords:
agricultural water management gender health sanitation water quality water security water supply sector World Water Week

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Mapping Stakeholder Connections to Improve WASH Collaboration in Ethiopia...

Document

As organizations work to improve WASH services, what effect do their relationships with one another play in strengthening the local systems that underpin service delivery? The Sustainable WASH Systems (SWS) Learning Partnership employed network...

Keywords:
sustainability sanitation service delivery WASH infrastructure organizational network analysis (ONA)

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Water Currents: WASH and Freshwater Conservation

Water Currents

Watershed conservation contributes to the long-term sustainability of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. Protecting watersheds and free-flowing river systems, lakes, streams, intact wetlands, and groundwater recharge areas not only...

Keywords:
water conservation freshwater integrated water resources management
Mobile Communities in Ethiopia Seek Fixed Solutions to Their...

Article

Ethiopia’s lowlands represent the final frontier for the country’s ambitious plans to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) coverage through its One WASH National Program. These harsh, arid lands are home to predominantly pastoral...

Keywords:
access to improved sanitation Access to Water institutional strengthening and capacity building WASH infrastructure water security

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Surging Ahead with Water System Improvements

Article

Tagbilaran, a city in the Philippines’ central region, is considered a gateway to popular tourist destinations with great potential to become an engine of inclusive economic growth. However, the city has struggled to develop an effective water...

Keywords:
governance and management institutional strengthening utility water supply sector

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Ethiopia Millennium Water Alliance Activity Ex-Post Evaluation Executive Summary (Amharic)

Evaluation

This executive summary presents the key findings from the third in a series of six ex-post evaluations designed to learn from completed USAID-funded WASH activities. The subject of this evaluation—the Millennium Water Alliance-Ethiopia Program (MWA-...

Keywords:
ex-post evaluation monitoring and evaluation WASH infrastructure Water Point Monitoring
How Can We Sustainably Increase Access to Water Services in Rural Areas in Ethiopia?

Blog

Lessons learned from the Millennium Water Alliance’s Ethiopia Program What happens after USAID-funded WASH projects end? Are communities able to sustain gains in water and sanitation services after one, two, even 10 years? These are some of the key...

Keywords:
ex-post evaluation rural water supply WASH infrastructure Water Point Monitoring
Ethiopia Millennium Water Alliance Activity Ex-Post Evaluation Brief

Brief

Installation of a water point can be transformative for a community, but only as long as it continues to function. A quarter of all water points in Ethiopia, according to a national water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) inventory, no longer work, a...

Keywords:
ex-post evaluation governance Water Point Monitoring