The USAID-funded Municipal Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project in West Africa (MuniWASH) is providing technical support to improve the governance and management of municipal water and sanitation services in 16 target municipalities in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire . To serve as a reference framework for the municipal capacity building program, the USAID MuniWASH project provides […]
In Ghana, most water point revenues are consistently below their estimated potential because vendors do not fully enforce pay-as-you-fetch tariffs. Low revenue collection undermines the ability of water systems to cover all maintenance and operating expenses. Aquaya evaluated whether installing branded kiosks at rural water points could increase revenue collection. In the five months following […]
On the 10th of June, 2021, the African Council of Ministers on Water (AMCOW) launched the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG), a new initiative to help improve national and subnational sanitation and hygiene policy across the continent. The ASPG aim to ease the process of resolving country-level enabling environment bottlenecks that stand in the way […]
This twelfth issue of AfWA Technical Journal addresses water security and the mechanisms/technologies to implement for universal access to water and sanitation for African populations, including a case study of the NGO Eau et Vie in Abidjan over the five years of intervention from 2016 to 2021. This study explains how to activate institutional and […]
On June 30th, 2020, the West Africa Municipal Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (MuniWASH) Activity completed a needs assessment to quantify costs for sanitation improvements in eight municipalities in Côte d’Ivoire, which included Abengourou, Abobo, Bouaké, Gagnoa, San Pedro, Soubré, Yamoussoukro, and Yopougon. The purpose of the assessment was to quantify the sanitation needs to achieve […]
The initiative to involve the private sector began with the pilot program to structure the market for faecal sludge initiated in Senegal. Although this program was a success, some adjustments are currently needed. There has been significant progress in both the transport and management of stations, and many countries have undertaken reforms in this area. […]
This eleventh issue of the African Water Association’s semi-annual bilingual Technical Journal “SHARE WATER” explores innovative and good practice solutions to build resilient and sustainable African cities. Thus, the various articles proposed, including a brilliant case study on sludge recovery practices for a circular economy in Senegal, focus on the steps to be taken to […]
Water borne disease has been a major global killer since time inmemorial. In 2019 an estimated 3.4 million people died of PREVENTABLE water borne infection. It’s why disinfection is so important. Chlorine Gas, Calcium Hypochlorite 65% HTH, On Site Electrolytic Chlorination, Chlorine Solution Mixing, Analysers, Ozone Disinfection, Ultra Violet Disinfection are various solutions delivered by […]
