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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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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.

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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.

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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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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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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...
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Mayank Midha (GARV Toilets) gets go-ahead from Director of Waste Management for Urban Slum Projects in Accra

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?
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Water treatment plant, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Blended finance for water infrastructure: hope or hype?

Published on: 17/10/2017
More catalytic innovation is needed to have a transformative impact.

Ahmadou Abdoulaye Dicko, president of the Water Users Association of Gorgadji community (Burkina Faso), is collecting and noting

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.

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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.

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