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Let All Girls Learn: A Case Study in Successful Educational Reform at Scale in Kenya
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January 8, 2019

Between 2013 and 2017, Education Development Trust designed and delivered a large-scale education reform programme in Kenya, intended to improve the life chances of some particularly disadvantaged girls. This was funded by the UK government Department for International Development (DFID) as part of the UK global Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) Step Change programmes. Education Development Trust called their project ‘Wasichana Wote Wasome’ (WWW); Kiswahili for ‘let all girls… Read more

education for all, Girls' Education
Education
Online Learning in Tertiary Education in the Middle East and North Africa
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January 8, 2019

While online learning holds increasing potential for high quality learning opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, there are reputed to be challenges, in particular legal frameworks that do not allow for the recognition of online degrees. However, increasingly institutions need to provide flexible access to tertiary education for people who may be working, have… Read more

edtech, online learning, Tertiary Education
Water and Sanitation
Promoting Handwashing and Sanitation Behaviour Change in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review
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September 18, 2017

Diarrhoeal diseases are very common causes of death in low and middle-income countries. The aim for this systematic review was to show which promotional approaches might change handwashing and sanitation behaviour, and which implementation factors affect the success or failure of such promotional approaches. For community-based approaches, involvement of the community, enthusiasm of community leaders,… Read more

community approaches, handwashing
Water and Sanitation
Supporting Sustainable WASH Services in Difficult Operating Environments: A Case Study from Nicaragua
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September 18, 2017

If WASH services are to deliver continuous benefits to users, they must be supported by strong, responsive, permanent in-country institutions. Strengthening permanent institutions is very challenging in difficult operating environments and requires approaches that work beyond the delivery of taps and toilets alone. This document is aimed at WASH practitioners and policy-makers developing management and support processes that ensure service… Read more

Knowledge Communication, Sustainability, Water Services
Water and Sanitation
Scoping Urban Sanitation Services in Three Countries
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September 18, 2017

In early 2017, WSUP commissioned a situation analysis of urban sanitation services in Bangladesh, Ghana and Kenya, in order to identify potential research areas as part of the DFID-funded Urban Sanitation Research Initiative. Here, Goufrane Mansour (Aguaconsult, lead expert for the study) and Sam Drabble (WSUP, Research and Evaluation Manager) reflect on common findings across the three… Read more

Sustainable Development Goals, Water Policy
Water and Sanitation
Situation Analysis of the Urban Sanitation Sector in Ghana
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September 18, 2017

This report, part of WSUP’s Urban Sanitation Research Initiative, explores the background to the urban sanitation sector in Ghana. Ghana is a fast-growing economy that has made notable progress in reducing poverty but urban infrastructure has not kept pace with cities’ expansion and high levels of rural-urban migration. Only a fraction of urban residents use… Read more

Faecal Sludge Management, Sanitation, Sanitation Policy, Urban Sanitation
Water and Sanitation
Situation Analysis of the Urban Sanitation Sector in Kenya
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September 18, 2017

This report, part of WSUP’s Urban Sanitation Research Initiative, explores the background to the urban sanitation sector in Kenya. Kenya is one of Africa’s top 10 economies, experiencing strong urban growth amid deep institutional and governance reforms. However, a minority of urban residents use improved sanitation facilities as per the JMP definition, while wastewater treatment… Read more

Sanitation Policy, Urban Sanitation
Water and Sanitation
Situation Analysis of the Urban Sanitation Sector in Bangladesh
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September 18, 2017

This report, an output of WSUP’s Urban Sanitation Research Initiative, explores the background to the urban sanitation sector in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a lower middle-income country with high ambitions, but poor infrastructure in urban areas is holding back economic growth. However, onsite sanitation is the norm; transport and treatment services for sewage and faecal sludge… Read more

Faecal Sludge Management, Sanitation Policy, Urban Sanitation
Water and Sanitation
Supporting Sustainable Water Supply Services in Difficult Operating Environments: A Case Study from Timor-Leste
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January 28, 2016

If WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) services are to deliver continuous benefits to users they must be supported by strong, responsive in-country institutions. Strengthening of permanent institutions tasked with service management requires approaches that don’t simply stop at the delivery of taps and toilets, but extend to the whole service delivery chain. This document is… Read more

sustainable water, WASH, Water, water supply
Education
China’s cooperation in education and training with Kenya: a comparative analysis
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November 3, 2015

This report focuses on research studying China’s re-emergence as a major player in human resource cooperation with Africa. China has been widely analysed, as an investor in the developing world, including very substantially in infrastructure and extractive industries in Africa. However, there has been little examination of China’s key role in education and training cooperation, or… Read more

Education, International cooperation, Training
Education
Evaluating Commonwealth Scholarships in the United Kingdom: Assessing impact in the health sector
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November 3, 2015

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC),  a major international scholarship agency funded by the UK government, is responsible for disbursing scholarships, as investment in the skills, human capacity and higher education systems that developing countries need to devise their own long-term solutions to key global health issues. This report aims to assess the… Read more

Alumni, Impact, scholarship
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