Category Archives: Project Partners

Towards a better system than just trial and error

Posted on March 31, 2014 by sekumapter

by the WASHtech consortium. A short overview by Krischan Makowka (UWASNET/HORIZONT3000 Technical Advisor) Introduction: During the last two decades Uganda has been a preferred location for piloting and introducing new WASH technologies which focus on developing countries. Generally this has … Continue reading →

Posted in NETWAS Uganda, Technology Applicability Framework, Uganda | 1 Comment

Tools for sustainable service delivery

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Carmen da Silva Wells

What sort of tools do you need to support more sustainable service delivery? Sustainable Services at Scale, the Triple-S project- has developed a tools survey to inventorise the kinds of tools that could help improve water service delivery. The survey complements … Continue reading →

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Webinar: From Technologies to Lasting Services – Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Sustainability

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Carmen da Silva Wells

On January 21st, Engineering for Change will host a webinar about the tools developed by the WASHTech consortium. Time: 11:00 a.m. New York, EST (convert to your time) Presenters: André Olschewski, Water, Environmental Management and Spatial Planning Specialist, Skat Foundation; Benedict Tuffuor, … Continue reading →

Posted in IRC, Presentations, SKAT Foundation, TREND | Tagged | 2 Comments

Stories of impact of the WASHTech project in Burkina Faso

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Carmen da Silva Wells

As part of the WASHTech project’s impact monitoring, each country  team used the Most Significant Change method and collected stories from sector stakeholders. These served to document and understand the degree of use of TAF / TIP and the importance of … Continue reading →

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Histoires des impacts du projet WASHTech

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Carmen da Silva Wells

Selon les principes du Workpackage 7 du projet WASTech, chaque pays devrait suivre l’évolution du degré d’utilisation du TAF/TIF et  l’importance de l’outil pour les acteurs du secteur de son pays. L’année 2013 marquant la fin du projet, l’équipe du … Continue reading →

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Introducing and scaling up sustainable water and sanitation technologies

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Carmen da Silva Wells

On December 11th IRC organised a webinar called ‘Introducing and scaling up sustainable water and sanitation technologies’. It focused on the current status of two tools developed by the WASHTech project, and introduced webinar participants to the new website providing … Continue reading →

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WASHTech Burkina Faso : The final sprint has begun!

Posted on November 7, 2013 by aimesawadogo

A few months remain before the end of the WASHTech project in Burkina Faso. The project team composed of the Burkina Faso Offices of Intergovernmental Panafrican agency Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA) of Water-Aid and IRC, steps on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Burkina Faso, Technology evaluations, Technology Introduction Process Guide, Uncategorized, WSA | 1 Comment

WASHTech Burkina Faso: Le sprint final est amorcé!

Posted on November 7, 2013 by aimesawadogo

Plus que quelques mois et le projet WASHTech prendra fin au Burkina. Dans cette perspective, l’équipe du projet au Burkina Faso composé des Bureaux Burkina Faso de l’agence panafricaine intergouvernementale Eau et Assainissement pour l’Afrique (EAA), de Water-Aid et de … Continue reading →

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TAF addresses the challenge of technology in WASH (video)

Posted on November 2, 2013 by dietvorst

The WASHTech video is here! It illustrates the challenge of technology in WASH and how the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) provides a systematic and participatory way of assessing and adopting technology innovation at scale, for services that last. The video … Continue reading →

Posted in Ghana, KNUST, Technology Applicability Framework, Technology Introduction Process Guide, TREND, Videos, WaterAid Ghana, WaterAid UK | Leave a comment

WashTech side event at UNC Water & Health conference 2013

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Carmen da Silva Wells

Over 750 million and 1 billion people lack access to improved water sources and adequate sanitation, respectively. There have been numerous efforts to reduce this number by scaling up WaSH technologies; however, these scale-up approaches have not always been successful. … Continue reading →

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