A resource for building sustainable rural water services from IRC's Triple-S initiative

Status of rural water supply services in Ghana revealed

New baseline study of three Ghanaian districts is now available. Report reveals strengths & gaps of providing sustainable water services in compliance with the Community Water and Sanitation Agency. Download the report & appendix.  

Kabarole District renews pledge to work on rural service delivery

Kabarole District in Western Uganda renewed a pledge to work with Triple-S on ways of improving the levels and sustainability of rural water services. Triple-S work within districts is already making important gains. 

Featured publication

New working paper outlines how to finance capital maintenance of rural water services.  

Upcoming event

Training for water professionals on delivering sustainable services at scale, 9 - 15 September 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Monitoring for accountability

Instead of counting beneficiaries, Water for People uses sustainability as their measure of success.

   
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Monitoring to improve performance

Honduras's monitoring system links monitoring to corrective action.

   
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The true cost of services

Plan International takes into account costs of implementation, 'software' and post-construction support.

   
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Sustainability check

UNICEF's sustainability checklist helps evaluate rural water supply projects.

Country-specific information, such as results from Triple-S baseline studies; progress and news from Triple-S programmes in:

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Sustainable services

Vida Duti talks about the changes in the Ghana water sector towards sustainable rural water services.

   
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Water challenges

An overview of the challenges facing Uganda's rural water sector; water users & community leaders give their views.

Building Blocks

Building Blocks for Service Delivery

What are the key components for sustainable service delivery and how can you put them in place? 

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Concepts & Tools

Understand concept such as the service delivery approach and life-cycle costing; learn about the latest tools.

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Voices

Hear from water users, practitioners and researchers about challenges and solutions in rural water supply. Share your story.