by Michelle Anekeya | Apr 29, 2024 | News
Randrianoelina Hobimalala, a single mother, harboured a deep-seated aspiration to work in sanitation and uplift lives. However, her lack of experience often left her feeling disheartened, as if her dream was a distant mirage. Then, a coincidental encounter with a...
by Polly Markandya | Apr 13, 2023
By Kariuki Mugo, Director of WASH Sector Support The WASH sector (water, sanitation and hygiene) is slow-acting and slow-learning. This fact became clear to me back in February while attending the International Faecal Sludge Management Conference in Abidjan, Ivory...
by Polly Markandya | Feb 7, 2023 | News
In Livingstone, south of Zambia, and Malindi, on the Kenyan coast, unsafe pit emptying services create public health risks for both workers and the community. The TRANSFORM project, implemented by WSUP and Sanivation, with support from Unilever, EY and UK Aid, offered...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 16, 2021 | News
The readymade garment industry is the lifeline of the Bangladesh economy. Yet, the workers in these factories who live in nearby low-income communities lack access to clean water, safe sanitation, and handwashing facilities. Investing in these basic services at the...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 5, 2021
Women and girls living in Kenya’s low-income settlements frequently lack access to basic menstrual hygiene materials. This Practice Note details the development of a business model for low-cost sanitary products in Naivasha, the setbacks encountered, and what WSUP has...
