WASH

Overcoming barriers to implementing new ideas in water, sanitation and hygiene.

Through the WASH Impact Network, in-country innovators have identified the challenges they face in implementing new ideas, and shared insights into what can be done to overcome those challenges.

For program implementers:

Best practices from local WASH innovators that enable learning and flexibility at an organizational level.

For partners:

Considerations for forming strong partnerships with local WASH innovators that support them in building robust teams and systems to enable learning and flexibility.

For funders:

Considerations for providing the right financial resources and collaborative relationships that enable local WASH innovators to learn and adapt.

The WASH Impact Network Approach

Defining Barriers

Speak with in-country organizations to understand their needs

Gathering Insights

Take a snapshot of organizations to understand their current approach to innovation and learning

Sharing Solutions

Connect organizations to new ideas and learn about the barriers to taking learning into action

Tracking Progress

Follow up with organizations to see whether what they have learned is being implemented

Organizations in the Network work across the following sectors:

Water

Nearly 900 million people collect water from a contaminated source, which is often some distance from their home, a journey which may take 4 to 6 hours every day. Our programs are having a profound effect on health, education, and livelihoods.

Water Programs

Self-Sustaining WASH

Sambandh

Sambandh combines an integrated watershed approach to nutritional and food security with WASH strategies in an effort to address both the direct and underlying causes of malnutrition in India.

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Maji Usafi wa Mazingira na Afya (MA.U.A)

IDYDC

IDYDC improves hygiene and sanitation services in rural and peri-urban areas of the Iringa region of Tanzania.

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Sanitation

More than 2.6 billion people around the world lack basic sanitation facilities. Our programs are working to increase community access to sanitation, such as biodigester toilets, and reduce a major cause of diseases in children.

Sanitation Programs

Mettu Hurumu Integrated WASH Project

Ethio Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA)

EWNRA implements financially and environmentally sustainable WASH and watershed projects in rural Ethiopian communities.

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WASH Enterprise Incubator in Tanzania

Maji Safi kwa Afya Bora Ifakara (MSABI)

MSABI is a Social Business Incubator which pioneers progressive and innovative hardware and software systems that create and “spin-off” independent and locally owned WASH service delivery businesses.

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Hygiene

Seventy percent of diarrheal cases are due to contaminated food, the consequence of preparing food with unwashed hands. Our programs are working to increase hygiene practices and menstrual hygiene management to improve health outcomes.

Hygiene Programs

Water Facility Program

Community Based Health Care Council (CBHCC)

CBHCC designs and implements a variety of rural WASH interventions in close collaboration with the community to improve access to clean water and sanitation and promote community ownership and management of the facilities.

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Red Spot

Project KHEL (Kids Holistic Education and Life Skills)

The Red Spot program educates girls and boys about menstruation, taking the important step of breaking the silence around the issue through fun and interactive means.

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WASH Result for Development

Taking Learning Beyond the Hotel Conference Room