This WASHplus Weekly contains reports on water kiosks experiences in Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi and Tanzania. Water kiosks are booths for the sale of tap water. Kiosks can be operated by employees of utilities, by self-employed operators under contract with utilities or water committees consisting of volunteers. Involving communities in deciding about the location of kiosks, their opening hours and the choice of the kiosk operators increases the likelihood of kiosks being accepted…

Issue 21 August 19, 2011 | Focus on Sludge Management

Millions of households rely on latrines for sanitation and when a pit fills up, emptying is often the only viable option. Creating a solution that enables densely populated settlements to efficiently empty sludge and dispose of it at an appropriate location, while remaining affordable, easy to operate and sustainable, is a difficult task. This Weekly features a recent…

Making Progress on Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Challenges

This report presents conclusions and recommendations offered at a World Water Day Learning Forum, “Making Progress on Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Challenges,” held at CSIS on March 21, 2011. Sessions focused on the role of the private sector in water supply; achieving operational…

Selected contributions August



Reverse Osmosis and Removal of Minerals from Drinking Water

10 Golden Truths about Water, Sanitation and Hygiene…

Source: http://www.jarche.com/key-posts/personal-knowledge-management/

Network learning, or personal knowledge management (PKM), is an individual, disciplined process by which we make sense of information, observations and ideas. In the past, self-directed learning may have involved keeping a journal, writing letters or having conversations. These are…