The Case for Source Water Protection in WASH Systems – Entry Points and Opportunities
A paper written with colleagues from The Nature Conservancy, Forest Trends, and Tetra Tech/USAID Sustainable Water Partnership on the important crossroads of WASH Service delivery work with Source Water Protection work. Including case studies, this brief paper illustrates the many ways the two sectors overlap and outlines ways to work more closely together.
Read MoreCambio Climático, GRH y ASH: Perfil de País de Uganda
Un estudio de caso de los equipos de Water For People e IRC Uganda sobre los riesgos relacionados con el cambio climático, el impacto en GRH y ASH, y las estrategias de mitigación y adaptación implementadas en los municipios socios.
Read MoreClimate Change, WRM, and WASH: Uganda Country Case
A case study from the Water For People and IRC teams on the risks related to climate change, the impact on WRM and WASH, and the mitigation and adaptation strategies implemented in partner districts.
Read MoreTiger Toilet Evaluation Report
Bear Valley Ventures Ltd, through Water For People’s sanitation program in Uganda, piloted the Tiger Toilets innovation which was supported by DIV. The DIV grant came in handy to support a pilot that intended to evaluate their user and technical performance. The Tiger Toilet is a complete sanitation solution for low income families that neutralizes…
Read MoreUpscaling non-sewer sanitation services in small towns and municipalities in Uganda
A simple guide to some practical approaches and tools for scaling up FSM in small towns and municipalities in Uganda.
Read MoreAtWhatCost Tool: Uganda Samples
Two samples from Uganda of Water For People’s AtWhatCost tool (for water points and piped schemes). AtWhatCost allows service providers to evaluate their income and expenses, including the required operation and maintenance (O&M) costs and eventual replacement costs based on useful life and considering inflation and growth rates. This tool helps service providers set an…
Read MoreSustainable Services Checklist Tool: Uganda Sample
A sample from Uganda of Water For People’s Sustainable Services Checklist (SSC) tool. The SSC is developed in partnership with district governments to measure the sustainability of the WASH system in a district. The SSC is customized to the context of each individual district. There are 8 indicators of sustainability within 3 categories: Service Authority:…
Read MoreStructuring Business Start-Ups for Urban Sanitation Markets in Uganda
The Uganda team details lessons and experiences from structuring business startups from urban sanitation markets from Uganda in a paper presented at the Africa Water Association February 24-27th, 2020.
Read MorePit Emptying Entrepreneurs in Kampala Embrace Sanitation Safety Planning – IWA Webinar
Slide deck from presentation made by Cate Nimanya on sanitation safety planning efforts done by sanitation entrepreneurs (pit emptiers) in Kampala. From September 2019.
Read MoreWater For People introduces a business approach to sanitation management in Uganda
A newspaper article featuring an interview with CD Cate Nimanya, on Uganda’s Sanitation as a Business program.
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