How we work
RiPPLE’s research method is Action Research, working jointly with stakeholders, drawn from Learning Practice Alliances (LPAs), to test new approaches and learn from their experience. Therefore it works very closely with existing implementers in the water and sanitation sector. RiPPLE itself does not implement water and sanitation schemes, but works in partnership with those who do (Government, donors, NGOs and private institutions like World Bank Woreda Support Groups), and aims to learn from their work.
RiPPLE’s research findings are intended to help implementers, as well as policymakers, planners and donors, to improve services for the rural community. The Mapping component utilises maps - an excellent tool to make complex and diverse information easily accessible. Communication in RiPPLE is geared towards supporting active learning and knowledge-sharing in the sector. Communication is a core component of the programme from the start, as is Capacity Building supported by the RiPPLE ethos of shared learning and knowledge development across and beyond the consortium.
Page last updated 23 Jun 2008
