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Clean city in Ghana

Prize ceremony showcases innovations in liquid waste management

The Sanitation Challenge for Ghana contest rewards transformational city-wide sanitation services.
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Conducting a “not for loss” business in the WASH sector in Ethiopia

WASH businesses that are attempting to enter both water and sanitation markets worldwide are frequently not what you'd call "business as usual". Many...

The utility approach : extended distribution for household water filters in Ethiopia

2019
Making a range of good quality household water...
Fikadu, from Ethiopia

Supporting Ethiopian entrepreneurs in WASH

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...
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Doing WASH business in Ethiopia

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...

Conditions for private sector involvement and financing in rural water supply

2019
An introduction to the UDUMA model based on long-...

Developing consumer markets within rural WASH systems

2019
This paper presents reflections on how consumer...
Young camel drinking cola in Gambia

All (public) systems go!

Lean government needs a lean private sector to deliver safe water and sanitation to everyone. Both are part of an effective public system.
Water kiosk, Banfora, Burkina Faso

Social entrepreneurship within the WASH system

Why even social entrepreneurs need strong government.

The untapped potential of decentralized solutions to provide safe, sustainable drinking water at...

2017
This report presents a theoretical cost-to-serve...

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Clean city in Ghana

Prize ceremony showcases innovations in liquid waste management

Published on: 19/07/2019
The Sanitation Challenge for Ghana contest rewards transformational city-wide sanitation services.

MINCHfilter

Conducting a “not for loss” business in the WASH sector in Ethiopia

Published on: 18/03/2019
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.

The utility approach : extended distribution for household water filters in Ethiopia

Making a range of good quality household water filters available to customers is an additional service and an intermediate solution until water...
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Fikadu, from Ethiopia

Supporting Ethiopian entrepreneurs in WASH

Published on: 04/03/2019
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.

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Doing WASH business in Ethiopia

Published on: 27/02/2019
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.

Conditions for private sector involvement and financing in rural water supply

An introduction to the UDUMA model based on long-term affermage contracts with local authorities and blended finance, which is being piloted in...
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Developing consumer markets within rural WASH systems

This paper presents reflections on how consumer WASH markets are being developed and the role of different types of actors in the system.
Biblio info

Young camel drinking cola in Gambia

All (public) systems go!

Published on: 19/02/2019
Lean government needs a lean private sector to deliver safe water and sanitation to everyone. Both are part of an effective public system.

Water kiosk, Banfora, Burkina Faso

Social entrepreneurship within the WASH system

Published on: 24/01/2019
Why even social entrepreneurs need strong government.

Participants at IRC-NWP WASH Debate on blended finance, 4 December 2018

Blended finance: is it all in a mix?

Published on: 14/12/2018
De-risking investments by building capacities and subsidising interest. Report of an IRC-NWP WASH Debate.

Blended finance for beginners : a simplified framework

This presentation provides a simplified definition and framework for blended finance, together with emerging themes and statistics for the water,...
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Looking for WASH’s magic money tree

Published on: 18/09/2018
Private money can only be attracted where government leads and strong systems exist.

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Survive or sink: tackling India's sanitation challenges

Published on: 13/09/2018
Banker Naina Lal Kidwai is our guest in the latest WASH Talk podcast.

An agenda for sanitation in India with Naina Lal Kidwai

What is needed to make India open defecation-free by 2019? Banker and former CEO of HSBC India Naina Lal Kidwai, who is also Founding Chair of the...
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water tap and bucket

Videos highlighting experiences from safe water businesses

Published on: 21/08/2018
In six videos, relevant topics on running a safe water business are discussed.

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How can social enterprises get safe water to communities at the “base of the pyramid”?

Published on: 22/06/2018
Lessons learned from the Safe Water Phase 2 initiative (2015-2018): a WASH Talk podcast.

The role of social enterprise in serving the BoP with Sjef Ernes and Rachel Pringle

Developing viable business models to provide point-of-use safe water services to communities at the base of the pyramid (BoP).
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Abeba conducting door – to –door promotion for one of Transform WASH’s improved sanitation product - SATO pan

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.

India - menstrual hygiene box

How did a Bollywood film affect menstrual hygiene in India?

Published on: 15/05/2018
Raising awareness about the socioeconomic, health and environmental context: a WASH Talk podcast.

Finote Selam utility team

Safe Water 2 Programme Is ‘A Space for Innovation’

Published on: 15/03/2018
The Safe Water 2 Programme is "a place for innovation," says Hester Foppen of Aqua for All . As a partner in the ' Safe Water Phase 2' Programme , IRC spoke to her about business viability and innovation at a stakeholder workshop in Nepal in the fall of 2017.

Presenting SmartPaani

Working in the private water sector in Nepal

Published on: 12/02/2018
During a stakeholder workshop in Nepal in September 2017, IRC spoke with Anisha Karn, Marketing Manager of SmartPaani, a Nepalese private water company, about business viability, social marketing and innovation in Nepal.

Pierre-Gilles Duvernay with the team

How can an NGO survive as a small business?

Published on: 23/01/2018
Interview with Pierre Gilles Duvernay from Antenna Foundation on the Safe Water Phase II programme.

Aboubacar and Fanny during a workshop in Nepal

You need stamina and vision to be a safe water entrepreneur in Guinea

Published on: 22/01/2018
Interview with Aboubacar Camara from Tinkisso-Antenna about experiences in the Safe Water Programme Phase II.

Financing for improved sanitation : case study from SNNPR, Ethiopia

Lessons learned and a framework for understanding public-private collaboration in consumer sanitation markets.
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Community in Cambodia

A viable future for safe water businesses

Published on: 22/12/2017
Accessibility, affordability, and availability of technology options are crucial for the survival of safe water businesses, says Fanny Boulloud of the Swiss Antenna Foundation. As a partner in the 'Safe Water Phase 2' programme, IRC spoke to Boulloud about business viability at a stakeholder...

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