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What Do Toilets and Cell Phones Have in Common?
They both hold the potential to help meet the needs of the poor and end poverty. New ideas and innovative solutions are critical to address the 2.5 billion people who lack access to proper sanitation....
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Ready, Set, Hack!
After months of preparation, the Sanitation Hackathon weekend is upon us.In dozens of countries around the world, IT and sanitation experts will join forces for an intensive brainstorming and...
View ArticleCleaning Up One of the World’s Most Polluted Places
For users of water-based sanitation, most of us give little thought to what happens after we hear the sound of the toilet flushing. Wooooosh -- out of sight, out of mind. Certainly, there is massive...
View ArticleHow and Why Countries are Changing to Reach Universal Access in Rural...
The proposed WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) WASH Post 2015 goals for sanitation calls for universal access to basic improved sanitation – by the year 2030. Using largely small scale project...
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Fixing Sanitation Service Delivery for the Poor to Meet the Twin Goals
As I blogged a few weeks ago, the proposed WASH Post 2015 goals and targets for sanitation call for universal access to improved sanitation by the year 2030. I described how many governments have...
View ArticleWhy Choosing the Preferred Sanitation Solution Should Be More Like Grocery...
When we go to the supermarket, our decision-making is considerably aided by having the price, ingredients and source of goods clearly labeled. This allows us to rapidly compare the characteristics,...
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How Transformational Changes in Rural Sanitation Service Delivery in...
Open Defecation Free declaration billboard in Madiun city, East Java Province, Indonesia Photo credit: Edy Basuki, East Java Health Office Back in 2009, Ratih Purwindah, a 25-year-old newly appointed...
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Building urban sewerage infrastructure – but where is the sewage?
The World Bank at World Water Week 2015Sewage is wastewater which contains human excreta (feces and urine), laundry waste, and often kitchen, bathing and other forms of waste water too. It is highly...
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5 lessons to manage fecal sludge better
A motorized tricycle fitted with a small tank provides desludging services in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Photo credit: Kathy Eales / World BankOur last blog outlined the neglect of Fecal Sludge...
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A tale of two cities: how cities can improve fecal sludge management
Photo credit: World Bank In previous blogs on Fecal Sludge Management (FSM), we outlined the lack of appropriate attention given to FSM as a formal urban sanitation solution and we presented new tools...
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Four political errors to avoid in achieving water and sanitation for all
Eliminating inequality is integral to the Sustainable Development Goals , from ‘universal access’ to water, to ending poverty ‘everywhere’. Yet in a world where the politics of who gets what is...
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Starting life strong in slums: the role of engaging vulnerable groups on...
This blog is co-authored with Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)Other co-authors: Beatrice Montesi, GAIN Martin P. Gambrill, The World Bank Rebecca...
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Leaving no one behind: the pioneering work on disability inclusion in...
Dwifina Sandra, Class 9, SLB Bhakti Pertiwi School, YogyakartaAlso co-authored with Dea Widyastuty, Operations Analyst, the World Bank Water Global Practice; Trimo Pamudji Al Djono, Consultant, the...
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