Valuable Insights from our Trip to India Our CEO Valentin Post recently visited several cities in India. "The trip provided an opportunity to gain valuable insights into the inner workings of FINISH Mondial India and the initiatives it supports”. Among the many topics on the agenda, we discussed fund mobilisation strategies, faecal sludge
People-centered growth through Capacity Building The global communications team along with the in-country communications working groups met in a series of three capacity-building sessions. These sessions reflected on the importance of dedicated media and communications strategies in 3 dynamic focus areas. Integrating Innovative Design Thinking During the first session, we explored the idea
Cross-cutting Impact: Health & Climate Change FINISH Mondial recently hosted a Virtual Luncheon Session for The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) - sharing experiences on the crucial linkages between sanitation, health, and climate. During the session, Karin Roelofs, Head of the Water Team of the Inclusive Green Growth Department at the Ministry of
Partnership for goals It all started with winning a P4G State-of-the-Art Partnership award in the year 2020. P4G is a global platform pioneering green partnerships to deliver inclusive and sustainable growth. FINISH Mondial won this unique partnership award for its innovative public-private partnership scaling safe sanitation with multi-stakeholder approach that involves the supply and
Improved sanitation; a necessity for all! Residents of Tigania East, West and Central, describe kauni hill as a miracle center, which has been a prayer site for the locals. Gladys Kanini, Tigania East Community Health Assistant, who regularly goes for prayers up the hill says that about 500 people go there each day,
A message from our COO Nouria Ouibrahim Much has been said about the “3Ps” (people, planet, profit). FINISH can proudly claim that it makes a contribution to this paradigm with an emphasis on the first “P” through sanitation and financial inclusion. I have found an enthusiastic team that shares crucial core values. My my goal is
Progress despite another unpredictable year Context Looking back on the close of the 2nd official year of the ambitious 5-year FINISH Mondial programme, we are celebrating the resilience of our teams. While life slowly started getting ‘back to normal’ for some of our teams based in Europe, our in-country programme teams (Bangladesh, Ethiopia,
Bottom-up result-based financing and the real costs of sanitation Our Result-Based Financing session ‘Addressing bottlenecks & unlocking finance for WASH’, at the Stockholm World Water Week (SIWI) in August included a 2-part virtual hackathon. The main topic of the first part was bottom-up result-based financing and the real costs of sanitation, with presentations
Enhancing livelihoods and conserving the earth through the circular sanitation economy Can the circular sanitation economy help communities build livelihood resilience? Mitigate the impacts of climate change on the environment and livelihoods? Bring life back to depleted soils? The session showcased successes, challenges and future ambitions to create opportunities for the private sector,
Can a business approach link sanitation and curative health care? More than 50% of health ailments (in developing countries) arise due to poor sanitation. Out-of-pocket costs for health care can comprise upwards of 60% of total household expenditures for the uninsured. The bottom-line: It is expensive to be uninsured. Linking sanitation and health
