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L'intention est évidemment très juste, mais beaucoup de solutions actuelles ne marcheront pas. Nous devrons construire des systèmes nationaux et locaux solides, dédiés à l'universalisation. Read more...
Continuing our pursuit to secure the human right to water and sanitation with an inspirational event at the Peace Palace. Read more...
In Uganda we follow and support where local government leads Read more...
WASH businesses that are attempting to enter both water and sanitation markets worldwide are frequently not what you'd call "business as usual". Many of them are social enterprises started by passionate people who put people before profit and exist primarily to meet a specific challenge. Read more...
We talked about our favourite memories and the future with the first employees and former directors of IRC. Read more...
We talked positive messages, capacity building and holistic approaches with our partner from Honduras, Martín Rivera. Read more...
I've had a few of those after a big night out... Not that kind of fragile state. Read more...
Is this about that 10euros I owe you? No. It's about the critical importance of finance as a building block within the systems approach Read more...
Why should I care about measuring and monitoring? Well, if you don't measure before you make a change and monitor it over time, how will you know if your change is making a difference (positive or negative)? Read more...
Water sustainability? Is this about making sure my pipes are maintained? Not quite Read more...
So what are we talking about? Sanitation and Hygiene Read more...
Since my first post about some first-hand experience of running a WASH business within the Ethiopian business framework I've been wondering how much of the challenges is due to being a foreign business. Maybe the thought occurred to a few readers. Read more...
Why Water for Good applies a systems approach in the context of complex emergencies. Read more...
We are getting more articulate on how to discuss and demonstrate the importance of the systems approach. Read more...
Ethiopia is currently ranked 161st out of 190 countries for "Ease of Doing Business". My first post is about why that might be the case, and how the recent new government has the potential to have an impact as it seeks to harness the potential of the private sector. Read more...
Why a WASH systems symposium? Read more...
AfricaSan5 just like a five-year old, reflects a sanitation and hygiene sector that is nowhere near mature, but is growing up fast and is full of ambition. Read more...
La commune de Banfora exerce son leadership dans le financement de l'accès universel à des services d'eau potable et d'assainissement. Read more...
Converting solid and liquid waste management into successful sanitation businesses in Dar es Salaam. Read more...
Lean government needs a lean private sector to deliver safe water and sanitation to everyone. Both are part of an effective public system. Read more...