WASH News East Africa
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South Sudan: Community Led Total Sanitation project in Lologo South
14 Jul 11
In September 2010, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded, Management Sciences for Health (MSH)-led Sudan Health Transformation Project, Phase 2 (SHTP II) piloted a 3-month Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) project to determine the most effective strategies to …Continue reading →
Kenya, Western Province: Lifestraw’s “Carbon for Water” project is “bogus” says Kevin Starr
13 Jul 11
A project to use carbon credits to finance the free delivery of water filters to 4.5 million people has been sharply criticised by a US expert. Mulago Foundation director Kevin Starr calls Verstergaard Frandsen’s Carbon for Water initiative a “loopy funding …Continue reading →
Kenya, Nairobi: hygiene promotion in schools improves handwashing behaviour
12 Jul 11
Schools that promote a healthy learning environment for pupils ensure that there is access to water and sanitation facilities and that teachers engage pupils frequently on discussions about health. In these schools the number of children who washed hands frequently …Continue reading →
Briefing Note on Mapping EU Support for Sanitation in Africa
12 Jul 11
The Briefing Note “Mapping EU Support for Sanitation in Africa”, published by the EU Water Initiative (EUWI) Africa Working Group, is based on a full study by WEDC in association with Hydroconseil. The purpose of the study is to obtain …Continue reading →
Kenya, Nairobi: Unilever enrols 100,000 schoolchildren in handwashing drive
12 Jul 11
Unilever through its Lifebuoy soap brand has reached 100,000 students in over 80 schools across Nairobi County its hand washing campaign. The “School of Five” campaign aims to get over one million people across Kenya to pledge to the habit of …Continue reading →
Sudan, Darfur: international conference launches US$ 1 billion for water-for-peace projects
04 Jul 11
Sudan’s irrigation and water resources ministry and the United Nations launched a US$1-billion cash appeal on 27 June 2011 to help reverse the rapid decline in Darfur’s water supplies, seen as one the key drivers in the region’s conflict. The region …Continue reading →
Sudan: peacekeepers to appeal for US$ 1.43 billion for Darfur water projects
13 May 11
The United Nations and African Union mission in Darfur said it will work with Sudan’s government to try to raise US$ 1.43 billion for water projects in the western Sudanese region at a donors conference in June. “The scarcity of …Continue reading →
Kenya: Residents of Narok have been told to practice rain water harvesting.
29 Apr 11
Speaking to the press on 27 April 2011 Water Management Resources Authority Narok official Jared Anekeyah said “We need to move towards greener water and sanitation projects such as rainwater collection to keep pace with booming urban populations. We should …Continue reading →
East Africa: Germany and Japan harmonising efforts in water and sanitation
11 Apr 11
GIZ and JICA have signed an agreement to collaborate in water and sanitation in Zambia, Uganda and Kenya. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have agreed to plan, implement and evaluate …Continue reading →
Kenya: cooking on biogas from toilets in Kibera
04 Apr 11
The dire sanitation systems available to the hundreds of thousands living in the Nairobi slum of Kibera, often called Africa’s biggest slum, has been well-documented. Less talked about is the challenge of household energy for the urban poor. The Katwekera …Continue reading →
