Lessons learned about strengthening the supply chain, stimulating demand and improving the enabling environment.
Published on: 19/10/2020
USAID Transform WASH aims to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) outcomes in Ethiopia by increasing market access to and sustained use of a broader spectrum of affordable WASH products and services, with a substantial focus on sanitation.
Transform WASH achieves this by transforming the market for low-cost quality WASH products and services: stimulating demand at the community level, strengthening supply chains, and improving the enabling environment for a vibrant private market.
USAID Transform WASH is a USAID-funded activity implemented by PSI in collaboration with SNV, Plan International, and IRC WASH. The consortium is working closely with government agencies, including the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity, the One WASH National Program, and regional and sub-regional governments.
A number of publications have been written to document the lessons learnt.
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Strengthening the supply chain:
The supply chain is about designing and introducing desirable and affordable sanitation products and services. The following learning notes have been published on this topic:
Stimulating demand:
If there is no demand, there is no selling, no matter how many sanitation products and services are available. The following document goes into this:
Improving the enabling environment:
There needs to be a focus on improving the regulatory and institutional framework of the business climate.