Microfinance as an enabler of sustainable household sanitation and business development By Valentin Post, CEO FINISH Mondial To meet the SDG 6 target for safely managed sanitation, a capital investment of US$ 46 billion per year is needed as well as US$ 21 billion annually for operational expenses (UNICEF 2022). Not only are these amounts
Improved incomes for community health volunteers through the sanitation economy By Grace Okwisa, Communications Officer Kenya The Kiini community health volunteers’ group have committed and dedicated their lives to serving their community in Kitui County. The group started out in 2019 with 17 women and 5 men and is now on a mission to improve
Join FINISH Mondial at SIWI World Water Week 2022 Find us FINISH Mondial @SIWI World Water Week forum 2022. We will be sharing our experience and expertise in financing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems. Find more information on our 2 sessions which will be online and on-site on the 23rd and 30th of
Process Evaluation Study of FINISH Program in India Several low-income and developing countries face major disease burdens associated with poor sanitation including diarrhea, soil-transmitted worm infections, trachoma, lymphatic filariasis, etc.1 This hurts the health care cost and the overall economic growth. Even though cost-effective preventive behaviors and investment are known, low uptake of
2nd Annual SanTech Hackathon Wednesday, 28 July, 2021 – 11:00-12:00 CEST Hosted by FINISH Mondial Management Team member, Mr. Martin Muchangi, Amref Health Africa Our second SanTech Hackathon was very succesful again with applications from 12 countries On Wednesday, 28 July, 2021, FINISH Mondial organised a live webinar to announce
Insights from the Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) 6 Conference FINISH Mondial participated in the global Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) 6 conference, where we share the best practices to improve the global sanitation sector from 31 May to 4 June 2021. We had a chance to catch up with some of our
Message from our CEO, Valentin Post Financial inclusion can unlock opportunities for persons excluded from many aspects of society. However, converting this step into changed realities is not so straightforward. It is very timely that FINISH Mondial presents a special edition on financing as it is core to its mission.
Sanitation champion, Pius, develops local Serengeti market For Pius Zebedayo Zakayo, 43, who hails from Rwamchanga village, Manchira ward in Serengeti District, Tanzania, the construction of toilets under FINISH Mondial Tanzania has not only helped villages to live in a clean environment but has also helped create employment for people like him. “I’m now a professional mason. The training I got from the FINISH Mondial Tanzania programme has helped me construct toilets for many people,” he says. Unlike the traditional
Blended Finance for Universal Health Coverage The Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) is an African-led biennial global health convening hosted by Amref Health Africa. The conference brings together diverse stakeholders to accelerate progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and collectively chart a course forward by highlighting and seeking to address Africa’s most pressing health challenges. The second two-yearly conference
Non-grant Sanitation Financing- Sharing 20 years of financial innovations in the sustainable development sector In March 2021, FINISH Mondial founding partner, WASTE, was invited to share successes and lessons learned from its experiences in innovative financing in the sustainable development sector, namely in waste management and sanitation. Hosted by the
