Single-Family Pump Systems
A summary of how single-family pump systems are implemented in the rural context of Guatemala. There are communities settled in places where access to water is difficult, since it is not possible to build a conventional aqueduct.
Read MoreThe Rulindo Challenge Program: Lessons Learnt
In 2010, Water For People embarked on a new, unique, and ambitious Program to bring reliable water and sanitation services to the entire population of Rulindo District in Rwanda. The Rulindo Challenge Program marked the beginning of a new approach to WASH services: the Everyone Forever Model. The implementation of Rulindo Challenge Program has been…
Read MoreIn Search of Balance: Affordable and Sustainable Tariffs
A blog post analyzing whether the tariffs in El Candungo Community, San Antonio de Cortes, achieve a good balance between sustinability and affordability.
Read MoreSustainable School Sanitation in India
A presentation from the Water For People India team on “Achieving Sustainable School Sanitation for Broader Social Development” during the Thirteenth Annual Global Water Alliance (GWA) Conference held in Kolkata, India from January 4-7, 2020.
Read MoreIslands of Success- Towards water, sanitation and hygiene services for everyone, forever in Patharpratima and Sagar blocks, West Bengal, India
This report assesses how Water For People and the government is faring in meeting their goals to deliver lasting sanitation and water supply services in Sagar and its neighbouring block, Patharpratima. Challenges related to attaining coverage and sustainability are documented, along with recommendations.
Read MoreCase Studies on ‘Sanitation as a Business (SaaB)’
The project ‘Strengthening the Rural Sanitary Mart through capacity building of Cluster Level Federations and private entrepreneurs on sanitation business in rural Bihar’ is an initiative towards the sustainability of rural sanitation marketing as a part of a wider activity which portray ‘Sanitation as a Business (SaaB): A new approaches to Stimulate and Scale up…
Read MoreMembrane-based Sanitation Technologies An Innovation Worth Getting Excited About
Water For People India and its partners are developing the prototype for a pit life extender (using membranes) and a compact mobile treatment unit. A Pit Life extender is a compact treatment unit, meant for treatment of liquid effluent (urine and watery fecal matter) of pit latrines, household septic tanks and leach pits on daily…
Read MoreSanitation Business Catalogue
In this catalogue you will find 27 business propositions of entrepreneurs in the sanitation sector from all over the world. Together, they offer a variety of services and all of them are looking to consolidate or expand their business, and bring sanitation services to scale for costumers at the Base of the Pyramid. This catalogue…
Read MorePartnership Between Local Government and Development Partners to Achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: Case of Rulindo District
This article discusses the outcomes of a joint partnership between the Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC), the district of Rulindo, and Water For People that aims at improving people’s quality of life by supporting the development of locally sustainable drinking water, adequate sanitation, and hygiene and…
Read MoreCommunity-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Last Mile
A report on why some households do not have and use latrines despite CLTS campaign and Open Defecation Free declaration for their community
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