How market-based solutions revolutionised sanitation in 30 districts in Ethiopia from 2017 to 2024, enhancing access to affordable WASH products and services.
| Title | USAID Transform WASH : eight years in review |
| Publication Type | Briefing Note |
| Year of Publication | 2024 |
| Authors | Achenbach, M, Negash, M, Osterwalder, L, Tesfaye, D, Girma, A |
| Corporate Authors | IRC |
| Secondary Title | USAID Transform WASH learning note |
| Pagination | 25 p. : 8 fig., 2 tab. |
| Date Published | 07/2024 |
| Publisher | USAID Transform WASH and IRC WASH |
| Place Published | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Publication Language | English |
| Abstract | This document summarises the considerable progress made by USAID Transform WASH (T/WASH) in improving market-based sanitation in Ethiopia. The T/WASH initiative, spearheaded by PSI and partners SNV, IRC, and Plan International from 2017 to 2024, focused on refining market-based models to enhance the availability and demand for high-quality, affordable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) products and services in Ethiopia. The initiative received significant support from the Federal Ministry of Health (MOH), UNICEF, and other development partners, leading to the establishment of market-based sanitation (MBS) around 2019/2020. T/WASH began its operations in 2017 in nine woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) and gradually expanded into additional woredas and regions. By 2024, T/WASH had concluded direct support in selected intervention woredas, with a total of 30 woredas being awarded a “graduation certificate”. The initiative, funded by USAID was managed by four organisations, each contributing to different aspects of the project. This summary provides a comprehensive overview of the implementation strategies, major achievements, and key lessons learned, and offers access to a wealth of resources, all in one compact narrative.
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. |
| Notes | Includes list of USAID Transform WASH resources |
| Citation Key | 91243 |
