Tyler Roy, Head of Design, interviews a Health Extension Worker in Ethiopia. These trusted community members, responsible for the health of several villages, provide health-related education and outreach services, a critical component of any market-based sanitation initiatives.
Thanks for sharing. This looks like a great conversation. Building markets, supporting utilities and PPPs are critical for delivering and sustaining #water and #sanitation services. lnkd.in/dT7dmyc6
I sound like a broken record. I guess we’re going to need a bigger room to discuss #mentrualhealth and #youth and #genderequality issues in #wash. Very powerful messages about mentorship, need to improve governance on these pieces, and to increase attenti…lnkd.in/dS-JG3PJ
Great to hear USAID say that for the first time it’s #sanitation targets will be the same as #water targets. Awesome to see sanitation get equal footing to water in funding and programming. lnkd.in/dG4gCTwW
Ethiopia government has scaled market based #sanitation training from 40 USAID project woredas to 451 of 1,000 woredas nationally. With plan to scale to all woredas. Also this is pan government effort. Ministries of Health, Finance, Labor and Skills, Trad…lnkd.in/dfFZ84e9
State minister for health in Ethiopia Dr. Dereje explaining how market based #sanitation approaches are working for Ethiopia to grow local businesses and women’s #entrepreneurship. #unwaterconference. Part of mainstreaming market based approaches within g…lnkd.in/drzCmAwE
Some great insights emerging from this morning’s inclusive #sanitation conversation including: 1. listening to the end user to meet their needs and ensure their dignity. 2. engagement of private sector even though government is duty bearer. 3. Acknowledge…lnkd.in/gKWbExFT
I guess they are going to have to give #Sanitation conversations bigger rooms! Partnership meeting to accelerate progress in inclusive sanitation International Water Association Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation lnkd.in/dxDxSmnC
Very interesting #sanitation article in Devex today by Adva Saldinger. I think the key thing missing which Ann Thomas alludes to is that #sanitation markets don't magically appear on their own. They need to be activated and develop…lnkd.in/dsBubak9lnkd.in/dkm254-a