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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Handing over a new water network to a community in South Kivu, DRC

01/04/2016

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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The residents of Katungulu used to have to make a two-hour round trip to a contaminated river to collect water. Defecation took place mostly in the bush; the few latrines were dirty and poorly maintained; and hand-washing with soap or ash wasn’t practised. Diarrhoea, malaria and water-borne diseases were rife. Under the SWIFT programme, Tearfund […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: The women of Lokichar, Turkana, gain access to clean, reliable water

01/04/2016

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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The women of Nakalale Naduat-Lokichar village used to face long journeys to collect water from ‘scoop holes’ in riverbeds. They could carry just enough back with them for drinking and watering their goats, and had little time to look for food or work. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam worked with the women to install a […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Bringing sustainable sanitation to communities in Kakuma, Kenya

01/04/2016

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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In the past, residents of Morung’ole in Kakuma, Turkana, in northern Kenya, had no access to sanitation and would defecate in the bush. This caused fear and shame among women in particular, and illnesses such as diarrhoea and cholera were common. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam has been implementing the government-approved Community-Led Total Sanitation approach […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Working with a local utility to get much-needed water to residents of Lodwar, Turkana

01/04/2016

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Languages: English

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The town of Lodwar is the driest spot in the arid county of Turkana in northwest Kenya. Getting water to the town’s residents is the responsibility of a private utility, the Lodwar Water and Sanitation Company (LOWASCO), and has long been a problem. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam has been working with LOWASCO to overcome the challenges […]

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Case study

SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Upgrading the water system in Namorputh, Turkana

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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In the past, residents of Namorputh in Turkana often spent over three hours a day queuing for water, or collected unsafe river water instead. However, following work by Practical Action to upgrade and extend the water system, villagers can now access clean, adequate water at any time. Claire Arunye is using the time she used […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Introducing the SWIFT Tool for Environmental Assessment and Risk Screening for Rural Water Supply

01/08/2015

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4 pages long

Languages: English

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Achieving long-term increases in rural water-supply coverage depends on many factors. A new tool developed for the SWIFT Consortium supports environmental assessment and risk screening activitiesfor rural water supplies in low-income contexts. When conducting a detailed hydrogeological survey is not an option, the SWIFT tool provides simple guidance to help identify and mitigate environmental risks to long-term water […]

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Discussion paper

The New Urban: Towards progressive secondary cities

03/12/2014

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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The development landscape in Asia is changing. As more countries reach middle-income levels, new challenges emerge while old ones evolve, all of which demands increasingly innovative perspectives. These changes are taking place largely in cities – the arena in which citizen influence is the strongest. Many middle-income cities house expanding populations and often generate more than […]

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Briefing note

Yemen in Crisis: How Yemen can survive the fuel crisis and secure its future

24/06/2014

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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Yemen is a country in continuous crisis. More than half its population live below the poverty line and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Fuel shortages, corruption, unemployment and violence have all become part of daily life. Now, a new crisis is unfolding: as fuel supplies run dry, food prices are soaring and water […]

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Research report

Planning for an Uncertain Future: Promoting adaptation to climate change through flexible and forward-looking decision making

09/05/2014

2 documents

84 pages long

Languages: English

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The need for decision making that is flexible, forward-looking and able to adapt to the unexpected is clear. One approach for achieving this is ‘Flexible and Forward-Lookingâ€‹ Decision Making’ (FFDM). But what is it, and how can it be operationalised in practice? This report documents the activities of the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in seeking to […]

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Briefing note

What Next for Mali? Four priorities for better governance in Mali

05/02/2014

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12 pages long

Languages: English, French

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The 2013 elections helped to restore constitutional order in Mali and marked the start of a period of hope for peace, stability and development. The challenge is now to respond to the Malian people’s desire for improved governance. This briefing note, based on the experiences of Oxfam and its Malian civil society partners, calls on […]

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