WASH Technology- Webinar: investing in effective technologies with the Technology Applicability Framework May 27, 2013Reblogged from WASHTech, THE project (2011-2013): Investing in the right technologies in a given context is an important step towards improving sustainability of WASH services. The Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) responds to an identified need for a tool to help decision makers … Continue reading →
- Pre-launch: context-specific validation and introduction of WASH technologies for sustainable services February 20, 2013Sustainable WASH services can only be achieved if the technology used to provide services is sound enough for the specific context. Too often, however, water and sanitation services stop because the WASH technology no longer functions or is too complicated … Continue reading →
- For a lighter burden: competition for a better water container October 11, 2012The Water Channel is offering US$ 500 for the best idea for an alternative to the jerry can. The ergonomics of the jerry cans are clearly wrong, says Frank van Steenbergen. Up to 80 million women in Africa have to … Continue reading →
- Progress on TAF development and stakeholder engagement August 28, 2012Reblogged from WASHTech, THE project (2011-2013): The WASHTech project is making progress in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Uganda. Country research teams are testing the draft Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) and various tools in selected villages for selected technologies in all … Continue reading →
- Reinventing the toilet? August 14, 2012“We need innovators and creative thinkers to solve the sanitation challenge. And technology is one part of the puzzle. In addition to improving technology, we need to reflect on what we know already, understand what sanitation options people want and … Continue reading →
- Webinar: investing in effective technologies with the Technology Applicability Framework May 27, 2013
Author Archives: Carmen da Silva Wells
Webinar: investing in effective technologies with the Technology Applicability Framework
Investing in the right technologies in a given context is an important step towards improving sustainability of WASH services. The Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) responds to an identified need for a tool to help decision makers assess if a water or sanitation … Continue reading
Sustainable services: WASHTech pre-launch at IRC symposium
WASHTech will be organising two activities during the Symposium on Monitoring Sustainable WASH service delivery in Addis Ababa (April 2013). The Symposium is organised by IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and hosted by the Ministry of Water and Energy, and the Ministry of … Continue reading
Reviewing technology assessments and looking ahead
2013 is the third and final year of the WASHTech project. In January, consortium partners gathered in Accra, Ghana to reflect on the project’s progress and map out the immediate future of WASHTech. Over the past years, project teams have … Continue reading
Progress on TAF development and stakeholder engagement
The WASHTech project is making progress in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Uganda. Country research teams are testing the draft Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) and various tools in selected villages for selected technologies in all three countries. This year, three rounds … Continue reading
