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    Sustainable water services in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    16 November 2016

    This paper examines the sustainability of water services in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    Photo: Concern Worldwide.

    This brief details the way the rural village of Mande, in the South-Eastern province of Tanganyika, has been applying the Life-Cycle Costs Approach promoted by the DRC WASH Consortium to ensure the sustainability of the water point which was installed by Concern Worldwide.

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    Knowledge Matters – DRC WASH Consortium

    This issue of Knowledge Matters captures the experiences and learning from the WASH Consortium, lead by Concern in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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    A review of community-centred early warning early action systems

    Not all emergencies happen quickly. Some food crises, like those related to drought or conflict for example, take hold over time.

    Esperence Mutetiwabo and her two-year-old daughter Delphine collect amaranth leaves in Burundi. Photo: Chris de Bode/Panos Pictures for Concern Worldwide.
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    14 December 2018

    Leaving no one behind in the fight against malnutrition

    This report looks at DFID’s nutrition-relevant ODA disbursements from 2013–2016 and maps them against the global burden of malnutrition. 

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