Infrastructure Development
According to the UN, large numbers of people in developing countries still lack access to basic infrastructure services. Continued lack of access will constrain achievements of any development goals agreed for the post-2015 period. Resources available in this sub-theme include project summaries and successes of past infrastructure development projects, technical and field guidance on infrastructure development, and other resources that can help to develop effective WASH infrastructure.
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Infrastructure Development Resources
Benin Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project Start-up Workshop, March 28 to April 11, 1987
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April 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
A request for technical assistance for the design and implementation of a pre-implementation workshop for the Benin Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project was issued for January 1987 by the USAID Mission in Lome to the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project. This report describes the...Read more
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Benin, Sub-Saharan AfricaUSAID Grant No. 688-0702-G-00-6032-00 To Care Mali To Support A Program of Construction of Wells in the Macina Area of Mali
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May 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
This grant is provided to CARE to increase the availability of drinking water in Macina Cercle in Central Mali through the construction of open cement lined wells. Specifically, CARE will construct 45 wells in each of the 15 villages in the area and will train local well workers to maintain them...Read more
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Mali, Sub-Saharan AfricaWater Pump Field Tests in Botswana
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April 15, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
This report presents the results of a comparative testing and evaluation program for water pumps conducted by the Botswana Renewable Energy Technology (BRET) project. This comparative pump testing program was undertaken in coordination with the Government of Botswana (GOB) Ministry of Mineral...Read more
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Botswana, Sub-Saharan AfricaUSAID Hand pump Program in Tunisia
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September 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
The AID hand pump is a single-action, reciprocating, positive displacement pump designed in 1966 by Battelle-Columbus Laboratories for the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID). Specifications for the design included long life under severe operating conditions, easy maintenance using...Read more
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Tunisia, Middle East and North AfricaProject Activities Completion Report: Rural Water and Sanitation
U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (1980-89) to provide potable water and sanitation systems in rural Honduras. The targeted 430 water systems were completed, and 420 are working satisfactorily; watershed deterioration is to blame for those not functioning. However, the water delivered by these functioning systems...Read more
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Honduras, Latin America and the CaribbeanIslands of Success
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October 1, 2013Water for People
This report assesses how Water For People and the government are faring in meeting their goals to deliver lasting sanitation and water supply services in Sagar and its neighbouring block, Patharpratima.Read more
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South East AsiaEffective Utilization of Sanitation Revolving Fund Under TSC
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January 1, 1999Water for People
Total Sanitation Campaign, the only Government sponsored program to fund the rural sanitation needs has made a significant improvement but the quantum of investments is limited to fill the gaps and there are no immediate solutions. A large number of families not in the BPL list but not economically...Read more
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GlobalPump Downtime Study
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May 19, 2014Water for People
The objectives of the assignment was to assess hand pump downtime in communities (excluding schools and institutions), determine what factors affect the downtime, and identify what can be done to reduce the downtime.Read more
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South East AsiaFY13 WASH Annual Report: Ethiopia
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January 1, 2014World Vision
This report summarizes the work done through WVUS-funded WASH programs with World Vision Ethiopia from October 2012 through September 2013.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaFY13 WASH Annual Report: Ghana
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January 1, 2014World Vision
This report summarizes the work done through WVUS-funded WASH programs with World Vision Ghana from October 2012 through September 2013.Read more
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