Category Archives: Press releases/leaflets

Validating water and sanitation innovations

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Carmen da Silva Wells

Since 2011, WASHTech consortium partners have been engaging a range of sector professionals (from governmental agencies, development partners, NGOs, the private sector and research institutes) in the development and testing of the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) a participatory tool which helps to make informed … Continue reading →

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Assessing the potential of solar powered pumping for domestic water supply in Uganda

Posted on April 3, 2013 by sekumapter

In Kanungu district of south western Uganda, the Technology Applicability Framework  (TAF) work was used to assess the potential of solar powered water pumping in the country.The exercise involved representatives from the Ministry of Water and Environment, Technical Support Units … Continue reading →

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Leaflet available on the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) and the Technology Introduction Process (TIP) Guide

Posted on May 11, 2012 by dietvorst

 The SKAT Foundation has produced a four-page leaflet explaining the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF)* and Technology Introduction Process (TIP) Guide, which the WASHTech project is developing. The TAF has being tested together with sector stakeholders in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Uganda, while the TIP is undergoing a validation … Continue reading →

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Director of Water launches the WASHTech Ghana Project in Accra

Posted on April 20, 2012 by awumbei

Dr. Al-Hassan Sumani, the Director of Water at the Ministry of Water Resources Works and Housing (WD-MWRWH) formally launched the WASH Technologies (WASHTech) Ghana project on the National Level Learning Alliance platform in Accra.

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WASHTech Ghana selects WASH technologies for assessment

Posted on April 19, 2012 by awumbei

The Water Sanitation and Hygiene Technologies (WASHTech) project Learning Alliance selected seven water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) technologies for initial investigation. The technologies selected, among others included, the STWS systems – SS filtration and Rope pump for water; the Enviroloo, … Continue reading →

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WASHTech Ghana project starts work

Posted on April 19, 2012 by awumbei

The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Technologies (WASHTech) project was introduced to a team of sector experts forming the project technical working committee. The process was led TREND, a national NGO operating in the water and sanitation sector. The project is … Continue reading →

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WASHTech: Promises for visibility in the WASH sector in Uganda

Posted on November 23, 2011 by dietvorst

Within six months of the introducing the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) concepts, evidence suggests that the TAF is being recognized in the WASH sector in Uganda as acknowledged in the Sector Performance Report (SPR) 2011.

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The set up of WASHTech in Uganda

Posted on November 23, 2011 by dietvorst

The Ugandan water and sanitation sub sector is not short of new and emerging technologies, however in the recent years, there is hardly any technology that has been adopted into national strategies, nor taken up by private enterprises. One key … Continue reading →

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What innovative water and sanitation technology can make services last?

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Ewen Le Borgne

Many African countries are NOT going to meet the MDGs on water and sanitation.  Too often, the water supply systems break down and do not get repaired, as the technologies used are not sound for the local context, too expensive … Continue reading →

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