Category Archives: On-site sanitation

WASHTech at the IRC symposium in Addis Ababa

With two presentations and a pre-launch side event, WASHTech was well represented at the IRC Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery symposium. The symposium and side events took place from 9-12 April 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Introducing the TAF André … Continue reading

Posted in Burkina Faso, Consortium events, Ghana, IRC, SKAT Foundation, Technology Applicability Framework, Technology Introduction Process Guide, TREND, Uganda, urine diverting dry toilets, WSA | 2 Comments

Deuxième test du TAF : les acteurs du secteur eau et assainissement du Burkina passent les technologies d’assainissement : VIP et EcoSan à l’épreuve du TAF

En sortie terrain du 05 au 09 septembre  2012, l’équipe du projet WASHTech Burkina font passer les technologies d’assainissement : VIP et EcoSan à l’épreuve du Technology Applicability Framework (TAF). L’équipe de recherche a rencontré des partenaires étatiques (Direction Régionale … Continue reading

Posted in Burkina Faso, Technology evaluations, urine diverting dry toilets, ventilated improved pit latrines | 1 Comment

Assessing the Urine Dry Diversion toilet

“The Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) is a very good tool, when applied it will enable us to answer lots of questions and avoid duplication of technologies to better understand the context before introducing any technology” Buguma Patrick Team leader Technical support … Continue reading

Posted in IRC, NETWAS Uganda, On-site sanitation, Sanitation, Uganda, urine diverting dry toilets, WaterAid Uganda | Leave a comment

Africa wide WASH technology review published

WASHTech has published a literature review focusing on 14 technologies used in Africa in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector. For each technology there is a description of the range of literature available on it, a concise description of the … Continue reading

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