Sanitation Updates
This news feed on sanitation is maintained by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and by USAID’s WASHplus project. It was originally set up to promote the 2008 International Year of Sanitation and continues to provide news, information and resources in support of achieving the goal of sanitation for all.
Water and sanitation crusader killed in Karachi attack
19 Mar 13
Perveen Rahman, director of the Orangi Pilot Project Research and Training Institute (OPP-RTI), was shot dead in Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday 13 March 2013. The internationally acclaimed and widely replicated project that she led, succeeded in bringing low-cost sanitation to Karachi’s …Continue reading →
WASHplus Weekly: Focus on WASH Sustainability
15 Mar 13
Issue 92 | March 15, 2013 | Focus on WASH Sustainability This issue contains notices of upcoming events and links to recent studies, reports, and blog posts on WASH sustainability. The IRC Water and Sanitation Center’s Triple-S project states that …Continue reading →
WASHplus Weekly: Focus on WASH Sustainability
19 Mar 13
Issue 92 | March 15, 2013 | Focus on WASH Sustainability This issue contains notices of upcoming events and links to recent studies, reports, and blog posts on WASH sustainability. The IRC Water and Sanitation Center’s Triple-S project states that …Continue reading →
Designing effective contracts for small-scale service providers in urban water and sanitation
13 Mar 13
Extending water and sanitation services to the urban poor will often involve contractual relationships between small-scale entrepreneurs and municipalities or utilities. The expectation is that poor communities are more likely to receive improved services when delivery is formalised under contractual …Continue reading →
Designing effective contracts for small-scale service providers in urban water and sanitation
19 Mar 13
Extending water and sanitation services to the urban poor will often involve contractual relationships between small-scale entrepreneurs and municipalities or utilities. The expectation is that poor communities are more likely to receive improved services when delivery is formalised under contractual …Continue reading →
Why must cheap be so ugly?
12 Mar 13
Everywhere in the world, even the poorest families try to beautify their houses. Then why are low-cost latrines often so ugly, ask IRC’s Christine Sijbesma and Erick Baetings. Christine: Ever since I have been working in the lower cost end …Continue reading →
Why must cheap be so ugly?
19 Mar 13
Everywhere in the world, even the poorest families try to beautify their houses. Then why are low-cost latrines often so ugly, ask IRC’s Christine Sijbesma and Erick Baetings. Christine: Ever since I have been working in the lower cost end …Continue reading →
WASHplus Weekly: Focus on WASH and Gender
08 Mar 13
Issue 91 | March 8, 2013 | Focus on Gender Issues March 8, 2013, is International Women’s Day, a day that has been observed since the early 1900s. Gender is an important issue in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). In …Continue reading →
WASHplus Weekly: Focus on WASH and Gender
19 Mar 13
Issue 91 | March 8, 2013 | Focus on Gender Issues March 8, 2013, is International Women’s Day, a day that has been observed since the early 1900s. Gender is an important issue in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). In …Continue reading →
International Women’s Day in Asia: celebrating women in sanitation
08 Mar 13
In a new video, Mayadevi and Kaman (Nepal), Toan and Thinh (VietNam) and Tshering, Drukda, Tashi and Deschen (Bhutan) share stories about women’s participation, leadership and their changing roles in promoting sanitation and hygiene in Nepal, Bhutan and Viet Nam. The video …Continue reading →
