This briefing note shares the use of social tools that will allow to empower the communities by giving them access to information about the status of ground reality in terms of WASH services and facilities, policies and practices. By building the capacity of the...

Numerous water projects in Kenya have failed due to poor community entry. According to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), more than 34.4% of Kenyan households depend on point sources of water (springs, boreholes), while 64.3% live in the rural areas. A...

The Kajiado County Rainwater Harvesting Bill, 2019 is a private member’s bill brought to the County Assembly of Kajiado for possible enactment into an Act of the Assembly. The Act would provide for compulsory harvesting of rainwater in every residential,...

Over the years, there have been many efforts to provide mechanisms for water and related sector coordination, to monitor project implementation, enhance synergy and complementarity, and enhance inclusive decision making among WASH stakeholders in Kajiado County....

The Mount Kenya Ewaso Water Partnership (MKEWP) partnered with the Mount Kenya Trust to survey water abstraction in the northern moorlands of Mt. Kenya. This was under the MKEWP strategic objective of improving water security governance and as a result of a clash...

Kenya is a chronically water scarce country. This means that the demand for water is greater than the renewable freshwater resources that the country can access. In order to implement the ambitious national socio-economic development strategy in Kenya’s Vision...

Wetlands International has been studying the priority actions for stronger alignment of Dutch-funded water management and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) activities abroad. This position paper presents the key findings and recommended priority actions, based on...

During Election campaign periods in Kenya, aspiring leaders share manifestos to the electorate with the promises of what they intend to deliver once they are elected into different positions. One of the major challenges has been the lack of a framework to monitor...

Watershed report with recommendations on social inclusion for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ WASH strategy 2016-2030. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ (MFA) WASH strategy for 2016-2030 ‘Contributing to water, sanitation and hygiene for all,...

The Government of Bangladesh has acknowledged the crucial role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and which is actually also one of the targets (17.17), SDG 17. Though no institutional framework has been developed to...

A news article by Mohammad Zobair Hasan on the existing WASH budgeting system in Bangladesh.

This position paper looks into budget allocation and demand for water and sanitation in Bhola, Bangladesh.