Getting Politics Right in Blantyre
A presentation from the IRC All Systems Go Symposium highlighting Water For People’s work curbing political interference to establish Water Users Association in a Low Income Area in Blantyre and improve governance and water service in Blantyre, Malawi.
Read MoreNational Sector Building Blocks Checklist
The Water For People Malawi team created this analysis tool to track progress toward national level systems-strengthening building blocks.
Read MoreWhy Fixing Malawi’s Water Crisis Depends on Participatory Development
A Skoll blog featuring the Water For People Malawi team’s work on participatory development for improved water service. Curbing political interference and establishing a Water Users Association in a Low-Income Area in Blantyre improved governance and water service – from 53.8 to 98.6% in 18 months. Skoll | Why Fixing Malawi’s Water Crisis Depends on…
Read MoreThe Blue Piece of Plastic That’s Changing Lives
A blog about Water For People’s idea, market, and scale testing phases for sanitation innovations, highlighting SaTo Pan scale in Rwanda, Uganda, and Malawi.
Read MoreSustainable Water Services through Borehole Banking
A 2018 WEDC conference paper from Water For People’s Malawi team describing their borehole banking model and results, including increased hand pump functionality and savings.
Read MoreServicios Sostenibles de Agua a través de los Bancos de Pozo
Una ponencia de conferencia de WEDC 2018 del equipo de Water For People en Malawi que describe su modelo de banco de pozo y sus resultados, que incluyen una mayor funcionalidad y ahorro de la bomba de mano.
Read MoreImpact of Curbing Political Interference in Community Water Supply Services in Blantyre
A 2018 WEDC paper featuring the Water For People Malawi team’s work on participatory development for improved water service. Curbing political interference and establishing a Water Users Association in a Low Income Area in Blantyre improved governance and water service – from 53.8 to 98.6% in 18 months.
Read MoreBlantyre Shit Flow Diagram
The Water For People Malawi team worked with University of Malawi researchers and district authorities to develop this Shit Flow Diagram to determine the percentage of sludge that is and is not safely treated in the Blantyre district.
Read MoreImproved Water Kiosks Management and Governance
A video on the Water For People Malawi team’s work on water governance in Blantyre’s Low Income Areas.
Read MoreWater as a Business in Malawi
An abstract submitted by the Water For People Malawi team for the 2011 Stockholm World Water Week on their water as a business model. The abstract describes a pilot project funded by the World Bank and expanded by the European Investment Bank to establish management models for water services in the Low Income Areas of…
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