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.
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...
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
Learning from India’s ring men
Published on: 13/12/2017
You may have heard of the Lord of the Rings, but in Bihar, India, that name is taking on a whole new meaning. I recently joined a field visit to this part of the world to see how cement ring businesses are changing the face of rural sanitation.
Financing practices and options for sanitation products and services : findings from SNNPR, Ethiopia
The scope and potential role of financial institutions for sanitation financing and possible program interventions to support these institutions with...
Indestructible and smart: innovative public toilet concept being realised in Ghana
Published on: 09/11/2017
Indian sanitation entrepreneur Mayank Midha one year later.
Blended finance
How can blended finance can close the financial gap needed to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6?
Blended finance for water infrastructure: hope or hype?
Published on: 17/10/2017
More catalytic innovation is needed to have a transformative impact.
Finance – the unavoidable building block
Published on: 16/10/2017
It will cost an estimated US$ 114 billion to deliver WASH to everyone by 2030. As a sector we need to embrace and own this and other big numbers related to SDG 6.
Money, politics and business models: take homes from Stockholm
Published on: 18/09/2017
The SDGs bring a new sense of urgency, focus and realisation of the great challenge ahead.
Sanitation market study : challenges & opportunities to create high impact sanitation interventions : Samastipur Dist, Bihar [and] Ganjam Dist, Odisha : Jan Mar 2017
This qualitative research study provides key lessons for different stakeholder groups to improve rural sanitation in India.
Safe water businesses: monitoring for impact investment
Published on: 17/08/2017
How and why businesses in the Safe Water 2 programme do their monitoring.
Private finance is necessary to achieve the WASH SDGs: but it will only follow Government’s lead
Published on: 20/04/2017
The Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting will focus squarely on finance.
Financing WASH : how to increase funds for the sector while reducing inequalities : position paper for the Sanitation and Water for All Finance Ministers Meeting
Ministers of Finance should increase funding for the enabling environment, make more use of micro and blended finance, and address the inequities in...
World Bank targets smarter sanitation communication for rural Ethiopia
Published on: 05/04/2017
The World Bank in Ethiopia has commissioned a rapid survey of what motivates people to upgrade their latrines, with the aim of delivering behaviour change communication materials with greater impact.