The world is nearing the 2030 target‐year by which sustainable development goals (SDGs)
should be achieved. While other developing regions seem to be making progress toward …

Background: Delivery of high quality, at-scale, and sustained services is a major challenge
in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector, made more challenging by a dearth of …

In some parts of Africa, rainfall variability has resulted in widespread droughts and floods,
thus posing a substantial challenge to water availability in rural areas, especially drinking …

Rural water systems in sub-Saharan Africa are often managed by community water
committees. For this to be sustainable, committees must be able to mobilize resources for …

Rural water supply systems (RWSS) in developing countries typically have deficiencies that
threaten their sustainability. This research used Multi-Criteria Analysis and the Analytical …

Background Sufficient, safe, continuously available drinking water is important for human
health and development, yet one in three handpumps in sub-Saharan Africa are non …

Evidence underscores that water inaccessibility in rural sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA)
disproportionately affects women due to patriarchal gender norms and practices. In the …

Sustainability of point water facilities is a major development challenge in many rural
settings of developing countries not sparing those in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. This …

Access to continuous water supply is key for improving health and economic outcomes in
rural areas of low-and middle-income countries, but the factors associated with continuous …

This study examines the patterns, trends, and factors associated with functional community
water points in rural Ethiopia and identifies potential areas of improvement in terms of …