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IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre is developing an innovative app called the [http://washcost.org/ WASHCost calculator]. The app will help implementers and donors of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes better plan and evaluate sanitation and water services using [[Costs of WASH Service Delivery - Introduction|cost]] and service level data. The WASHCost calculator aims to ease the use or planning of the [[Life Cycle Cost Approach | life cycle costs approach]] by governments, multilaterals, training institutions, International NGOs and donors.

According to Project Coordinator Nicolas Dickinson of IRC, “People will simply type a technology and country, such as Burkina Faso and latrine, and examples based on existing data will appear. People can dig into it as little or as much as they want”. The calculator will allow organisations to collect, upload, analyse, and exchange data on the cost of water and sanitation services.