Learning alliances
The learning alliances in Burkina Faso are part of the WASHCost project. The learning alliance partners are stakeholders that share information and make use of the information that comes from WASHCost.
Learning Alliance Concept Note
24 Mar 10
The present document accounts for the concept of Learning Alliance that is currently under experimentation in the WASHCost project in Burkina Faso. The project started in late 2008 for five years and the Learning Alliance is an instrument intended to support the theory of change targeted in the project.
20091227 CONCEPT NOTE LEARNING ALLIANCE WASHCost BF.pdf (157 kB)
Interview with the Learning Alliance facilitator and Research Director in Burkina Faso
22 Mar 10
The WASHCost project researches the life-cycle unit disaggregated costs of water, hygiene and sanitation services delivery. WASHCost is not a mere research project but also a new approach to improved WASH governance highlighting the use of accurate unit cost for planning and budgeting in the WASH sector. Its overall methodology is based on a participative action research through the involvement of the sector actors in its implementation in Burkina Faso, Mozambique Ghana and India. The current document accounts for the settlement and facilitation of the Learning Alliance, a year after the start up of the project and of this framework.
Learning Alliance Process in WASHCost Burkina Faso
22 Mar 10
Learning Alliances (LA) is one of the main instruments of WASHCost project in Burkina Faso. Purposely, it aims at ensuring project’s impact at scale. It is the first time that the concept is initiated in Burkina Faso, in WASH sector. The present document accounts for the documentation of the LA process for lessons learnt and follow up of the performance of the instrument with regard to the achievement of expected results of the project.
Regional learning: Ghana and Burkina Faso team up
The Ghana and Burkina Faso teams have decided to work together regionally within WASHCost to improve the regional capacity.
First learning alliance meeting in Burkina Faso, 2009
The WASHCost project in Burkina hosted a training workshop targeting the LA members, from 29th to 30th January 2009. The workshop was organised on “The strategic and participative planning for improved water governance”.
WASHCost Burkina Faso Committee
In Burkina Faso, the WASHCost committee is the task force of the learning alliance. It is involved in the project activities and takes part in the reflections on various issues related to the research.
WASHCost Burkina Faso learning alliance start up
The start of the learning alliance was the idea of coming together to share experiences on WASH and to join hands together in the implementation of the project. This was discussed among participants at the first meeting where key participants showed their interest and a task force committee was created.
