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    Turning Water Losses into Service Gains: Lessons from Rwanda’s Rural Water Operators

    July 2, 2026

    This learning paper from the Isoko y’Ubuzima project documents how Rwanda’s rural water operators significantly reduced non-revenue water and improved service sustainability by combining technical solutions with strengthened capacity, incentives,…

    Expanding the Supply of Sanitation and Hygiene Products and Services in Rwanda

    June 29, 2026

    This article describes how the Isoko y’Ubuzima project left behind a legacy of a sustainable market of sanitation and hygiene products and services, embedded in Rwanda’s administrative and community structures.

    Viable and Scalable Business Models for Sanitation Entrepreneurs in Rwanda: Evidence from the Isoko y’Ubuzima Project

    June 29, 2026

    Isoko y’Ubuzima findings from comprehensive business viability assessments, financial landscape analysis, and capacity building initiatives. We highlight two viable business models: micro-franchising for DSCs and integrated models for pit emptying,…

    Supply chain solutions for Sanitation and Hygiene Products in Rwanda

    May 29, 2026

    This paper explores how market-based supply chain strategies in Rwanda are strengthening access to sanitation and hygiene products by improving distribution systems, engaging local businesses, and addressing barriers to affordability…

    Sanitation Business Viability in Rwanda

    April 21, 2026

    This article examines the viability of the sanitation business sector in Rwanda, drawing insights from the U.S.-funded WASH initiative in Rwanda (2022-2026). It also proposes strategies to enhance profitability for sanitation…

    The Role of Women in Community-Driven Sanitation Transformation in Rwanda

    April 21, 2026

    This article describes how women have leveraged VSLA financial access and community leadership to push sanitation and hygiene to the forefront, while men have stepped up through targeted engagement and…

    Leveraging Informal and Formal Financial Systems to Improve WASH Services in Rwanda

    February 25, 2026

    Author: Marie Nicaise Ugabinema, CARE This product is a knowledge product of the Isoko y’Ubuzima (Source of Life in Kinyarwanda), a WASH initiative funded by the U.S. Government and implemented…

    Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza y economía circular con tratamiento de aguas residuales en Reque, Perú

    August 26, 2025

    Documento general que detalla las soluciones basadas en la naturaleza y la economía circular como herramientas para soluciones de saneamiento rural con un enfoque sistémico, analizando las experiencias de la…

    Nature-based solutions and the circular economy with wastewater treatment in Reque, Peru

    August 26, 2025

    An overview document detailing nature-based solutions and the circular economy as a tool for rural sanitation solutions with a systems approach, looking at experiences from the rehabilitation of a rural…

    A study of the pit emptiers’ market- insights from quantitative surveys and qualitative findings

    October 1, 2022

    Pit latrine emptying services in several African cities are typically provided by small-scale, private-sector actors. In Kampala & Blantyre, the focus areas of this study, these services are completely privatized…

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