System-strengthening
This Final Evaluation Report presents the findings, lessons learned, and sustainability assessment of the Isoko y’Ubuzima (Thrive WASH) Project, a five-year water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) initiative implemented in Rwanda…
This brief summarizes the final evaluation of Isoko y’Ubuzima, a five-year WASH systems-strengthening project in Rwanda led by Water For People and partners. It highlights the project’s gains in governance,…
This learning paper from the Isoko y’Ubuzima consortium, led by Water For People and CARE in Rwanda, documents five years of testing a Market-Based Sanitation approach across ten rural districts…
Strengthening Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Systems in Rwanda: Lessons from the Isoko y’Ubuzima Project, Rwanda is a learning paper by Bénigne Mugwaneza Ishimwe, IRC, that documents how the Isoko y’Ubuzima…
This blog depicts how Isoko y’Ubuzima’s work in Rwanda has demonstrated that WASH system-wide change is possible, and calls for partners to sustain investment, partnerships, and commitment.
This case study highlights how the Building Blocks Assessment (BBA), conducted annually between 2022 and 2024, has become a cornerstone tool for strengthening Rwanda’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector,…
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…
This report summarizes how the Isoko y’Ubuzima project in Rwanda used a comprehensive package of capacity development—online courses, training, coaching, and learning exchanges—to strengthen knowledge, mindsets, practices, and collaboration across…