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

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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Water for Bilibiza

Grupo de Saneamento de Bilibiza (GSB)

GSB installs tube wells which are produced and maintained locally, using simple low-cost technology, in addition to constructing latrines and distributing table top filters to support water, sanitation, and agriculture in Mozambique.

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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

Prawah: Waterless Urinals in Schools

Ekam Eco Solutions

Ekam Eco Solutions provides waterless urinals to schools in order to promote water conservation and sustainable sanitation.

641 views

Food Security Program

Agri Service Ethiopia (ASE)

Agri Service Ethiopia (ASE) trains communities on watershed management and eco-friendly agricultural techniques in order to ensure a reliable long-term water source in rural Ethiopia.

515 views

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

Safi Pads: Reusable Menstrual Pads

Impact Africa Industries

Impact Africa is an organization that seeks to empower young girls and women by giving them affordable sanitary pad kits to support their continued education.

2522 views

Community Water Supply and Sanitation Program (CWSSP)

Tanzania Association of Environmental Engineers (TAEEs)

The Community Water Supply and Sanitation Program incorporates community-centric planning and governance to raise the profile of water supply systems in three targets communities in Mtwara district.

854 views

WASH Result for Development

Taking Learning Beyond the Hotel Conference Room