Journey towards senior management Describe your education / training and how it advanced your career. I studied Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at A Level. I enrolled for a Civil Engineering degree at the University of Zimbabwe, and I have a …
Women in WASH Leadership Series: Refiloe Tlali
Retired after serving as Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) Chief Executive for 7 years Refiloe Tlali is an inspiration and aspiration for women in WASH! 1. Describe your journey towards senior management? 1.1. Describe your education / training and how …
Access to Finance for Utilities in The Developing World by Mangangole Tskinyane
Earlier this year we featured an article on the 19 unique challenges that water suppliers and utilities in the developing world face. In this article we hear directly from our partner utility, the Water and Sewerage Company of Lesotho (WASCO), …
Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company Going from Strength to Strength
When ROCKBlue initially started with the Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company (LWSC) in 2018, they had new leadership, about 2.3 million customers and enormous challenges. Their first request of ROCKBlue was assisting them with a rapid performance improvement plan …
Water is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Solidarity Campaign
Author: MC Créis is a Risk and Social Impact Director, and a ROCKBlue contributor. The high contagiousness and rapid spread of COVID-19 have magnified the importance of access to potable water and sanitation. In the developing world, the risk of …
How water service providers can manage massive reductions in revenue during the Coronavirus pandemic – a panel discussion
Utilities and municipalities around the globe are experiencing massive reductions in revenue. Governments are asking, and in some cases requiring, them to continue providing water even if customers are not willing or unable to pay. So, while their obligations and …
COVID-19 Emergency Planning and Financial Liquidity | Online Lecture presented by Jo Parker, Shannon Riley & Lisa Nations
A presentation on COVID-19 emergency planning for water utilities. Topics for the first lecture include broad emergency planning requirements, lessons from those already impacted by COVID-19’s peak in Europe and those planning for the peak in Africa, basics of emergency …
Avoiding a humanitarian crisis – preparing for Covid-19’s peak to hit Africa
View PostHow one person can change an organization – the leadership transformation of WASCO
Can just one individual make a major difference in a water service provider? The answer is emphatically yes! For example, in the past six months, with two of our partner utilities, they lost the top executive in their organization. Quickly …