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Treating medical waste during COVID-19 in the Global South

Published on: 15/06/2020

Is hazardous medical waste sufficiently managed?

Can right-sized digital solutions help the vulnerable?

Published on: 18/05/2020

Water supply for all: How can digital solutions help increase access for vulnerable populations? Lessons from Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Turning waste into wealth in Tanzania

Published on: 19/02/2019

Converting solid and liquid waste management into successful sanitation businesses in Dar es Salaam.

Abeba’s passion for change helps her sell sanitation solutions to communities

Published on: 16/06/2018

Half of the sales agents in the USAID Transform WASH project in Ethiopia are women.

Why is water security key to WASH services delivery?

Published on: 18/12/2017

Meeting Sustainable Development Goal 6 requires solutions that focus on integrated rather than sectoral approaches.

Uganda’s COVID-19 water sector response

Published on: 09/07/2020

An NGO and local governments grapple with the long-term implications of meeting emergency water supply needs during COVID-19.

Small business and WASH in the age of coronavirus

Published on: 16/06/2020

Since the coronavirus began spreading throughout the world, few things have been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our activities to develop markets for WASH products and services are no exception.

Keep focus on menstrual hygiene management also during COVID-19

Published on: 08/04/2020

Continue with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) activities during COVID-19 as so much still needs to be done especially for the vulnerable.

‘She Makes Change’ if you believe in her

Published on: 10/03/2020

My story of empowerment starts from a toilet, or to be precise the lack of it.

“Government, please pay your water bills!”

Published on: 20/01/2020

How to hold governments accountable for timely bill payments to water utilities.

Community management: policy failure or lost in translation?

Published on: 14/01/2020

Pilot in Sikonge DC (Sept. 2019) Credit: DIME World Bank Is community management of water supply still feasible in Tanzania?

What are collective action approaches anyway?

Published on: 07/01/2020

"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success," Henry Ford famously said.

Driving change in the WASH sector through reflection and learning

Published on: 23/01/2019

A WaterAid thematic review.

Three for the price of two, 30% off, special offer

Published on: 23/01/2019

The importance of capital efficiency.

Selecting management models for piped water supply schemes

Published on: 22/01/2019

WaterAid publishes new resource guide.

Partnership to advance resiliency in the Ethiopian lowlands

Published on: 05/12/2018

USAID programmes collaborate to improve rural water supplies for pastoralist communities in drought-prone regions.

Financing the sector in challenging countries

Published on: 28/09/2018

Fixing the leaks to attract commercial investment for sustainable urban water services in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.

When does money get results?

Published on: 27/08/2018

This blog looks at the experience of using 'Payment-by-Results' in Tanzania's water sector, and how adaptive programming is key to bridging the gap.

Sanitation and health: what do we want to know?

Published on: 01/08/2018

Experts meet to discuss reaching a consensus on what the evidence tells us.

Taps and toilets aren't enough: designing WASH programmes that strengthen the system

Published on: 02/07/2018

WaterAid has developed a set of participatory tools that help identify and overcome system barriers.

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Treating medical waste during COVID-19 in the Global South