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    Operationalizing Rwanda’s New Delegated Management Model for Rural Water Supply

    May 25, 2026

    This case study reviews the drivers of reform, the operationalization of the new model, and the role of the Isoko y’Ubuzima Project in shaping implementation. It highlights lessons for policy and practice on professionalizing rural water services, ensuring sustainability, and accelerating progress toward universal access.

    Non-Revenue Water Reduction Lessons from Rwanda

    March 13, 2026

    This technical note outlines how the Isoko y’Ubuzima project in Rwanda successfully reduced non‑revenue water through district metered areas, improved metering and data systems, operator training, and community engagement, while highlighting results, challenges, and lessons for national scale‑up.

    Sustaining the FLOW: A Sustainable, Inclusive, and Resilient Financing Strategy for the Rural Drinking Water Supply Programme in Assam

    February 20, 2026

    FLOW stands for Financing Lifecycle-cost of Water-supply Systems This report presents a comprehensive lifecycle‑cost financing strategy designed to help Assam shift from infrastructure expansion to long‑term, reliable rural water service delivery. Drawing on field research, costing analysis, and district‑level validation, it outlines the policies, institutions, and investments needed to ensure sustainable, inclusive, and climate‑resilient water…

    Improving Functionality of Rural Community Water Points Through Service Contracts

    October 23, 2023

    Water For People’s support of Area Pump Mechanics and preventive maintenance service contracts in Chiradzulu District, Malawi, has created a platform for continued monitoring of the functionality of handpumps by the District Water Office. Through the routine visits and routine preventive maintenance conducted the APM provides monthly reports for the condition and status of all…

    Jalabandhus in India

    October 3, 2019

    An overview of the Water For People India team’s work conceptualizing and supporting the creation of Jalabandhus (Friends of Water) to maintain water points and help ensure sustainable access to drinking water.

    Jalabandhus en India

    October 3, 2019

    Una descripción general del trabajo del equipo de Water For People India conceptualizando y apoyando la creación de Jalabandhus (Amigos del Agua) para mantener los puntos de agua y ayudar a garantizar el acceso sostenible al agua potable.

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