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Avina Foundation has translated their case studies on “Sustainability Centres”
This publication will be of interest to those seeking solutions to long term community water system operations and maintenance issues. Download Sistematizacion-CAI-OCSAS_ingles-sp-blanco_14042017
Community Health Worker training
You may recall hearing about the Millennium Villages program developed by Jeffrey Sachs many years ago. In 2016 they posted an article on their blog and shared access to a package of materials developed to train and evaluate community health workers. Many of our...
Development is not a science…
The Guardian recently published an article on the challenges of monitoring and evaluation in development work. The author feels that our current obsession with measuring impact is actually paralyzing aid workers. I've certainly heard that from many working in WASH,...
Social Entreprises Help
The organization Reach for Change Africa supports the development of social enterprises. It reports that over the last 5 years over 1 million African children have benefitted from social enterprise development. "The non-profit organization, which, this year, is...
Stunting is a global issue
According to the World Bank, almost 1 in 4 children, globally, are stunted. We know that poor sanitation contributes to stunting. In Senegal the WB is supporting a multi-sectoral approach which is having excellent results. Stunting has now dropped to 19%, the lowest...
Upcoming Online Course: Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management (starts May 1st – online for 5 weeks)
Online course introduces faecal sludge management – an important aspect of safe sanitation.
WSSCC appoints volunteer national coordinators
Connecting the dots-Advancing the WASH agenda in 16 countries with WSSCC’s National Coordinators.
Charity: Water uses technology to monitor functionality
Organization pioneers new means of accountability for donors
Sanitation for All – Experiences, Challenges, and Innovations
“Achievement of ODF status is now recognised as only the first stage in a long process of change and sanitation improvement, with new challenges emerging every step of the way, such as how to stimulate progress up the sanitation ladder, how to ensure the poorest and marginalised are reached, or how to maintain and embed behaviour change.”