Business Approaches to WASH

According to UNICEF, business approaches to WASH rest on the fundamental premise that private businesses can play a much greater role in providing sustained and sustainable access to improved WASH services to low-income households. Business approaches to WASH invest strategic support to help private businesses sell more affordable, desirable products to traditionally un-served communities. Resources available in this sub-theme include tools to understand the supply chain, guidance to help businesses deliver more value, and others to increase business approaches to WASH infrastructure.

Business Approaches to WASH Resources

iDE's Rural Prosperity Initiative 2 Impact Evaluation Report for Ethiopia

iDE
This is iDE's impact evaluation of its Rural Prosperity Initiative (RPI) in Ethiopia, implemented in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The RPI aimed to significantly increase the incomes of smallholder farmers through a few key channels, including; development and...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

iDE'S Rural Prosperity Initiative 2 Impact Evaluation Report for Ghana

iDE
This is iDE's impact evaluation of its Rural Prosperity Initiative (RPI) in Ghana, implemented in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The RPI aimed to significantly increase the incomes of smallholder farmers through a few key channels, including: development of affordable...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

IWMI Research Report: Treadle Pump Irrigation and Poverty in Ghana

iDE
This study examines the strategies used for dissemination of the treadle pump and the dynamics of its adoption and impacts, with a special focus on poverty alleviation. The data comes primarily from a survey of adopters and non-adopters in the Volta and Ashanti regions of Ghana.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

Case Study: Supporting Market-Based Solutions for Safe and Affordable Water in India

Foundation Center
Through a three-year $3.5 million partnership with Safe Water Network (SWN), The PepsiCo Foundation provides market-based approaches and technical support for safe and affordable water access to communities in Ghana, India, and Bangladesh. As part of the initiative, SWN and PepsiCo Foundation are...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

WaterCredit: Bringing Microfinance to Water and Sanitation Sector

Foundation Center
In 2004, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation awarded more than $1 million to finance Water Partners International (Water.org) in its efforts to provide safe water and sanitation to the poor in developing countries. Water Partners International launched a pilot Water Credit Initiative which...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
North America
United States

iDE's Rural Prosperity Initiative 2 Impact Evaluation Report for Zambia

iDE
This is iDE's impact evaluation of its Rural Prosperity Initiative (RPI) in Zambia, implemented in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The RPI aimed to significantly increase the incomes of smallholder farmers through a few key channels, including developing supply chains...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Zambia
Sub-Saharan Africa

iDE's Sanitation Marketing

iDE
This provides a brief overview of iDE's innovative, market-based approach to safe water and sanitation access in rural areas.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

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