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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,…

    Benchmarking Rural Water Service Provision in Rwanda

    June 23, 2026

    Isoko y’Ubuzima project technical note from VEI on benchmarking rural water service delivery performance of operators.

    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…

    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…

    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…

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