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The cost of handpump water supply services in the Sahel
A new IRC- Triple-S/GLOWS/WA-WASH research paper analyses the absolute and relative value of each cost component of a water service (capital investment, operating costs, rehabilitation cost, support costs) and looks into each component cost drivers. The effective expenditures on 842 handpumps composing 192 rural water services are compared to the national guidelines available in Burkina […]
WASHfunders.org
This portal was launched in October 2011 by the US Foundation Center as a collaborative platform for philanthropic foundations that fund water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects around the world. The centre piece is an interactive map showing which foundation funds what where. Currently projects from hundreds of foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates […]
Akvopedia WASH Finance Portal launched by Akvo and IRC
A new free and open source knowledge portal has been launched by Akvo and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. It is designed to help water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) teams achieve sustainable financing throughout the entire life-cycle of WASH services. What WASH costs do I need to finance? How can I finance WASH services […]
Dear Matt Damon,
This blog is a response to the video posted by Matt Damon, co-founder of water.org, where he announces a toilet strike to raise awareness for the water crisis. ——- Dear Matt, I enjoyed your video on water.org about going on a toilet strike. It is great that you are so passionate about realizing access to safe water, […]
Costing rural water service levels in Burkina Faso
Based on national standards, the 7 boreholes and 3 standpipes in the village of Komsilga, Burkina Faso, are sufficient to supply water to 3,600 people. Since only 1,500 people live in the village, you might think that they had water in abundance. In reality, only half of the villagers receive a basic level of service […]
Financing sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa [publication]
This guide provides highly practical decision-making tools for identifying the type of financing mechanisms to be implemented for on-site sanitation and small-piped sewerage systems. The authors caution that the costs provided in the publication are for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect the wide variety of situations and practices encountered in the different countries in […]
Tender: Review of Water and Sanitation Projects in Sri Lanka [deadline 12 October]
Danida wants to contract an experienced team of consultants for review of water and sanitation projects in Sri Lanka funded by Danida Business Finance (previously Danida Mixed Credit) during 2003 – 2012. The review includes the following projects: 1) Colombo Sewerage Rehabilitation Project, 2) Towns South of Kandy, Water Supply Project, 3) Greater Kurunegala, Water […]
Spanish water fund for Latin America drops to US$ 15 million in 2012
The total budget for the Spanish Water and Sanitation Cooperation Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean is forecast to be 15 million Euros compared to 150 million Euros in 2011, says Jaime del Rey Gómez-Morata, head of the fund at the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) [1]. As part of its austerity […]
HSBC launches US$ 100 million water partnership with WaterAid, WWF and Earthwatch
British multinational bank HSBC has launched a new US$ 100 million, five year partnership with WaterAid, WWF and the Earthwatch Institute. The HSBC Water Programme will bring safe water and improved sanitation to over a million people; tackle water risks in river basins; and raise awareness about the global water challenge. The programme is backed-up […]
We can no more expect unmaintained pumps to provide services than we can a car with no fuel to take us on our journey
What does it cost to provide water services that last? What do we mean by a water service? How can we measure whether water is being provided effectively, and at the desired level? These were among the questions tackled during a panel discussion held in WASH Advocate’s 301 session for World Water Day. Catarina Fonseca […]
