WASH blog Ethiopia
IRC's WASH blog Ethiopia aims to share, as quickly as possible, our insights, opinions and relevant information on reaching universal coverage in water and sanitation and sustaining services that last. We welcome comments and contributions.
National WASH Inventory Seminar: Lessons Learned and Maximising Value
08 Apr 13
Summary, powerpoint presentations and more information from the NWI seminar held on 8 April 2013.
Monitoring access to rural water in Ethiopia
03 Apr 13
A paper prepared for the “Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium” organised by IRC and partners from 9 to 11 April 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the related event “The National WASH Inventory (NWI) seminar: lessons learned and maximising value” to be held on 8 April 2013.
Mobile phones to help improving WASH monitoring in Ethiopia
04 Mar 13
| Can the use of mobile phones help in improving WASH monitoring in Ethiopia? “Yes”, is the preliminary answer to this question, based on first field testing of the use of mobile phone technology for WASH data collection in Ethiopia by the Ministry of Water and Energy, in cooperation with IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and support from World Vision in February 2013. |
Progress in Self Supply in Ethiopia
13 Nov 12
This short summary of recent progress and current issues was prepared for the Self Supply Working Group based on discussions with the MoWE Self Supply Team and CoWASH project team as a contribution to an RWSN e-conference on self supply.
Making the business case for WASH
07 Nov 12
The report of a recent workshop on 'Consensus building .. on the provision of micro-finance for water supply, sanitation and hygiene and multiple use services in ethiopia' includes some interesting ideas of insurance products and multiple use systems that deliver productive benefits beyond traditional water supplies.
New report on Self Supply: a hidden resource
01 Oct 12
This report brings together the findings of two complementary research studies on the role of Self Supply in rural water services provision in two different regions of Ethiopia.
IRCs 2013 symposium to be held in Ethiopia
13 Sep 12
IRCs regular international symposium has to date been held in the Netherlands, but as we decentralise more of our activities, this event will be held in 2013 in one of our new focus countries: Ethiopia. The symposium focuses on Monitoring Sustainable Service Delivery and will be hosted in Addis Ababa from 9-11 April 2013 with the support of the Ministry of Water and Energy.
Costing Sustainable Services training explored use of life-cycle cost approach in Ethiopia
05 Jun 12
The costing sustainable services training that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between the 8th -10th of May 2012 examined ways to improve the financing of water service delivery in Ethiopia and specifically to increase the sustainability of service delivery. The main gaps that were identified by participants were how to finance rehabilitation, maintenance and support to rural water service providers in Ethiopia.
RiPPLE established as an independent organisation
02 May 12
RiPPLE, established in 2006 as a research programme consortium, is evolving and growing and since April 2012 has been established as an independent organisation to serve the Ethiopian WASH sector. A new Executive Director has been appointed.
Making the case to leverage household investment in water supply (or self supply)
13 Apr 12
The Water Services that Last programme has published a new briefing note on self supply (By Stef Smits and Sally Sutton). It makes all the arguments that Ethiopia is responding to in developing its Self Supply Acceleration Programme.
