Water and Sanitation features
Burkina Faso: Transporting and storing water: sources for contamination?
02 Aug 11
The International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) at UNICEF’s request conducted a study in Burkina Faso on analysing microbiology and physic-chemical quality of the water along its supply chain (welling, transport, storage).This was coupled with a study on behavioural practices of hygiene linked to supply of water.
From the Netherlands to Ghana: the story of a King
01 Apr 11
“Every year I select 4 or 5 villages and ask inhabitants what they really need. I don’t impose anything on them. Some of the 210 villages ask for toilets, other villages ask for a clinic, a school or water facilities. We try to find a way to turn their requests into something real.”
“WASH services that last” focus in 2011
17 Mar 11
How can WASH services be built to last? This critical question for sustainable services will be given a special focus in the four Source feature issues planned for 2011. In each issue we will publish stories that will be tagged as “WASH services that last”.
Can we close the loop by making money from poop? Gladys Quispe thinks so
17 Mar 11
I wipe the dust from my eyes for what feels like the hundredth time, resist the urge to scratch the nagging bites around my ankles, and lean in closer to hear what Gladys Quispe has to say, as the squeaking pigs and clucking chickens compete with the feisty Bolivian woman.
Northern Uganda: Water’s open door
17 Mar 11
At Akodokodoi village in Northern Uganda, the tree divides us. On one side, we the project staff from CARE and partner organisations sit on short wooden folding chairs, forming a loose circle with the men. On the other side of the tree the women settle themselves on the ground.
Helping the people of Masaba sub-county access water and sanitation through joining hands
17 Mar 11
I am Bilabi Moses, a second year student of the Ugandan Christian University. I come from Buboolo parish, Bukissa Village, Masaba sub-county in Sironko district of Eastern Uganda. Masaba sub-county is characterised as being hilly since it is in the Mt Elgon region and blessed with many rivers.
Ghana: quotes highlighting the links in the chain for sustainable services
17 Mar 11
Ghanaian planning processes do not systematically address the full range of post-construction costs to ensure indefinite provision of WASH services, according to Dr. Kwabena Nyarko, of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is the director of the WASHCost project in Ghana which has found inadequate co-ordination between planning, budgeting and finance.
Ensuring rural water services that last: Lessons from a 13-country study
17 Mar 11
While the problem of poor sustainability - and the threat it poses to achieving the MDGs - may be well recognised, concrete steps for addressing it are considerably less clear. Triple-S, an IRC initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently completed a 13-country study to identify factors that contribute to, or constrain, the delivery of sustainable rural water services at scale.
IRC to launch TWO new interactive websites in 2011- Give us YOUR input!
19 Nov 10
In early 2011, IRC will be launching two new web sites that will provide more sophisticated and interactive formats of the existing Source News webpage and the IRC library database. The new versions of E-Source and the IRC WASH Library will also allow for everyone to contribute and share their own ideas, articles, etc. through functions called My Source and My Library. We look forward to incorporating your suggestions into the functionality and improvements to our final design!
We are all story winners in this issue!
12 Nov 10
In almost 12 years of existence the Source News Service has worked hard to encourage reader involvement. We peppered each other and other journals’ subscribers with questions such as: ‘What’s the best way to catch people’s attention so that they share their experiences?’ We came to understand that it was not enough for us to tell you stories – we needed your stories about your lives and your communities.
