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Upcoming Webinar – Sanitation Markets
The Toilet Trade: How to Sell Sanitation Successfully and to Scale You are invited to join a SuSanA webinar on Wednesday 22nd August, 15:00 BST (London time) Market-based approaches, like sanitation marketing, have become an accepted way to increase WASH impacts at...
Youtube video shows impact of holistic approach to WASH
Rotary clubs from the US and Tanzania worked together to develop a holistic program addressing water, sanitation and hygiene. Their story is shared in this YouTube video.
New Book on CLTS
Published by Practical Action, this new book on CTLS in urban environments can be downloaded as a PDF for free.
Re-launching the world’s most used water and sanitation knowledge platform www.sswm.info after a complete and thorough overhaul!
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“Dialogue as a driver of sustainable development”
Today's DEVEX bulletin includes an interesting opinion piece on the benefits of dialogue in international sustainable development. Read more....
Solar in Malawi
Transform's solar expert, Joanna Gentili, gave a TEDx talk in Llilongwe, Malawi on ways to rapidly bring solar to the country: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdvyIEqC2fk
‘The Dumbest Waste of Time Ever’: How the Development Sector is Failing MSMEs
The importance of mentoring and training over time. Read More...
Why do rural Africans own cell phones when they don’t have electricity?
"When we look at Africans, we often talk about what they don’t have. 60% of Ugandans lack access to clean water. 90% of Malawians don’t have electricity, yet the majority of Malawian adults do have a cell phone (BIF Malawi)." Read More...