Sanitation
This booklet provides detailed explanations of construction techniques and advises community members on building improved, affordable emptiable latrines suitable for the City of Kigali.
Read MoreIn 2008, Water For People opened an office in Kigali, Rwanda. Ever since Water For People has brought clean water and improved sanitation services to over a million people in five districts. This document provides a quick summary of this 15-year journey and the impact that Water For People’s work has had on people, communities,…
Read MoreDeep row entrenchment (DRE) was piloted as an innovative solution for faecal sludge disposal and reuse in small towns lacking formal treatment plants and where pit emptiers had to haul emptied sludge over long distances. The project involved collaboration with town and district officials to identify suitable pilot locations. In addition, pit emptiers were trained…
Read MoreReaching safely managed sanitation through the construction of decentralized fecal sludge treatment plants (DEFAST) for small cities in Rwanda.
Read MoreIsoko y’Ubuzima is a WASH USAID-funded project implemented by Water For People in Rwanda. This is a summary of the achievements after year 1 of activities implementation.
Read MoreInfographic about the study: “Rural Sanitation Supply Chain Gaps & Opportunities: Bihar Study Report.” In this study, Ecociate Consultants (Ecociate) with the support of Water For People, studied the feasibility and level of sustainability of POPs, allowing us to know which gaps still exist in the sanitation supply chain in India.
Read MoreEn la India, Water For People trabaja con socios en los estados de Bihar, Odisha, Bengala Occidental y Maharashtra para aumentar la accesibilidad a los baños domésticos, fomentando el desarrollo de las capacidades de las microempresas locales y creando conciencia de la importancia de los mismos. Esto incluye la introducción de empresas locales de saneamiento,…
Read MoreUn estudio de oferta y demanda para servicios de agua y saneamiento en el área rural dispersa, tiene como objetivo analizar de forma semi-cuantitativa las demandas satisfechas e insatisfechas de la población rural dispersa, y la oferta disponible para atender la demanda.
Read MoreLa presente guía propone un proceso secuencial que facilita la asesoría del Área Técnica Municipal a los prestadores de servicios de saneamiento rural para la formulación de los planes de contingencia; y plantea el uso de definiciones, términos y acciones previas para su formulación. Asimismo, describe didácticamente el proceso de formulación del plan y la…
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