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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.

    District WASH Budget Allocations in Rwanda

    April 21, 2026

    This technical note examines per capita WASH budget allocations across ten Rwandan districts from fiscal year 2021/22 through 2024/25, offering insights into investment trends, challenges, and implications for long-term sustainability.

    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…

    No Households Left Behind: Accelerating Access to Piped Water Supply in African Homes

    November 12, 2025

    Case study by the Africa Sustainability Work Group on the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned on household connections in Rwanda, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.

    Sistemas WASH resiliente al clima en San Bartolomé Jocotenango, Guatemala

    November 10, 2025

    Casos de estudio sobre un enfoque sistémico para un sistema WASH resistente al clima en el municipio de San Bartolomé Jocotenango, Guatemala. Parte de la serie de casos de estudio CR WASH financiados por Shockwave de 2025.  

    Strategic reduction of Non-Revenue Water in rural Rwanda: Operational and financial insights from Gicumbi and Rulindo Districts

    September 24, 2025

    A technical note on a study of private operator’s non-revenue water (NRW) and metering of bulk water supplies in Rulindo and Gicumbi Districts, Rwanda from April to June 2025.

    Bringing Reliable Water and Sanitation Services to Everyone In Rwanda

    January 26, 2024

    In 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,…

    Isoko y’Ubuzima description

    April 29, 2023

    Isoko Y’Ubuzima Newsletter and Year 1 Summary

    December 12, 2022

    Isoko 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.

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