Understanding the Indian Rural Sanitation Market
Solving rural sanitation problems in India requires the involvement of multiple stakeholders. These include government, programme implementers, financing institutions, entrepreneurs and households....
View ArticleAchieving SDG 6: The Need for Local Centres of WASH Expertise and How to Do It
This week CAWST and SMART Centre Group share 5 reasons why local WASH centers are worth the long-term investment. This article was originally published by CAWST. To view the original article, click...
View ArticleThe Politics of Groundwater
In order to make access to water adequate and equitable, we must shift our focus from water sources to water resources. Both science, and community participation and cooperation, are key to addressing...
View ArticleCan Flexible Funding Lead to Better and Longer Lasting Results When it Comes...
On June 7th, a rather rainy day at the Philanthropy House in Brussels, Belgium, Improve International convened a group of 14 people for the 3rd gathering of the Funder Collective for More Effective...
View ArticleTransfer Sanitation Technology from Developed Markets to Meet the SDGs
This week we share a story on the potential to accelerate progress toward the SDGs by transfering sanitation technology from developed markets. This story was originally published by Engineering for...
View ArticleWhat a Research Project Taught us About Swachh Bharat Mission
The findings of a research-to-action project to assess the Swachh Bharat Mission underline the importance of using an extremely contextual, localised approach in implementation. This story was...
View ArticleDeveloping a Taste for Artisanal Development
This week, a call to action and reflection from Susan Davis: How can we acquire a taste for old school, artisanal, and built-to-last development? By Susan Davis Housemade, artisanal, craft. Backyard...
View ArticleBlunders, Bloopers and Foul-Ups: Sharing Failures in Water, Sanitation and...
This week’s story features blunders, bloobers and foul-ups in WASH programming. It was originally published on the Engineering For Change blog. To view the original article, click here. Shit happens....
View ArticleSUSTAINABLE WASH FINANCE SERIES: Financing the Sector in Challenging Countries
This story is part of our series on sustainable WASH finance. Fixing the leaks to attract commercial investment for sustainable urban water services in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. This story was...
View ArticleCollective action towards WASH systems strengthening
by Alec Shannon What does it take to keep water, sanitation and hygiene services going? Strong systems. Simply put, systems strengthening involves supporting actors and factors. Actors include...
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