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Published on: 08/07/2022

Gender, equity, and social inclusion (GESI) policy recommendations for government officials working in the WASH sector at national and woreda (... Read more...

Realising safely managed sanitation in Lao PDR

Published on: 01/03/2022

Exploring existing regulatory frameworks around faecal waste management, faecal sludge accumulation rates, and associated pit filling rates. Read more...

Guideline for WASH SDG project staff to support LGIs in rolling out the Pro-Poor Strategy for Water and Sanitation Sector 2020 in Bangladesh

Published on: 31/01/2022

Informing Local Government Institutes about the strategy and how to adopt action plans for the implementation of the strategy. Read more...

Ethiopia’s business environment and how it influences WASH market development

Published on: 31/01/2022

Learning Note exploring the key challenges faced by private sector WASH enterprises Read more...

National market based sanitation training manual

Published on: 18/08/2021

Guidance and tools for designing, developing, planning, implementing and monitoring and evaluation of a market-based sanitation approach and related... Read more...

How civil society generates and uses evidence for influencing policy : experiences from Watershed empowering citizens programme

Published on: 06/01/2021

Tactics and approaches for evidence-based advocacy. Lessons learned from 13 case studies in six countries. Read more...

System approaches to water, sanitation, and hygiene : a systematic literature review

Published on: 18/12/2020

There is insufficient information in the literature to evaluate the utility and efficacy of systems approaches for improving WASH service... Read more...

Monitoring methods for systems-strengthening activities toward sustainable water and sanitation services in low-income settings

Published on: 18/12/2020

Early findings from the application of outcome mapping and system-wide assessments within the USAID-funded Sustainable WASH Systems Learning... Read more...

Women as business leaders

Published on: 20/10/2020

This learning note is focused on the gender dynamics in WASH business and it informs action points to enhance women's roles in the sector. Read more...

The District-Wide Approach : progress review from its application in five districts in Rwanda

Published on: 30/09/2020

This systematic approach to planning suits the Rwandan context and has helped to mobilise funds, but is less effective in emphasising the... Read more...

Inclusion of innovative technology in integrated waste management of a city : case of Bogura, Bangladesh

Published on: 29/09/2020

A waste-to-energy solution for the co-treatment of faecal sludge, municipal solid waste and agri-waste in combination with aerosol can recycling. Read more...

Recording of Freshwater Conservation & WASH Advocacy Guide launch

Published on: 08/09/2020

Webinar recording and presentation of the Freshwater Conservation and WASH Advocacy Guide launch. Read more...

Webinar : Adapting your advocacy to COVID-19 health crisis

Published on: 30/04/2020

Practical experiences of adaptation from the Watershed empowering citizens country programmes in Kenya and Bangladesh. Read more...

Understanding rural water services as a complex system : an assessment of key factors as potential leverage points for improved service sustainability

Published on: 14/02/2020

Results from stakeholders workshops in Ethiopia and Uganda indicate that a more intentional focus on factor interactions in WASH systems could lead... Read more...

Sanitation and hygiene sector trends

Published on: 12/11/2019

Unsafely managed sanitation, especially in rural areas, remains a challenge in developing countries as a result of population growth, climate change... Read more...