Top 5 Finalists Announced! FINISH Mondial 2nd SanTech Hackathon Following the success of last year's inaugural technical sanitation contest, on March 23rd 2021, FINISH Mondial launched the 2nd annual SanTech Hackathon, led by our Technical Working Group. This year, our Technical Working Group experts have challenged innovators and practitioners to
Impact Financing for Sanitation in India The Sanitation Story of India Access to improved sanitation is intricately connected to health and well-being of a nation and India struggled to provide this until very recently. Being the 2nd most populous country of the world, India has a huge share of
2nd Annual SanTech Hackathon Innovating in safely managed sanitation solutions for flood-prone & high-water table areas You can download the full text pdfs of the contest call and application/supporting documents here. The challenge During rainy seasons, ground water tables rise. This may lead to flooding/waterlogging destructive to
Community health workers like Maria ‘Mama Choo’ key for community-wide sanitation uptake in Tanzania Community health worker, Maria, speaking with the FINISH Mondial Tanzania team (2020). A safely managed toilet in the construction phase in Tanzania (2020). Community health worker, Maria, speaking
8 finalists selected! FINISH Mondial Sanitation Contest Since April, the FINISH Mondial (FM) Technical Working Group (TWG) which supports the global FM programme on developing technical construction manuals for sanitation systems, institutionalising artisan training, and advising and sharing innovations in design and construction of sanitation systems, has been hosting a sanitation
Best technology for household sanitation? FINISH Mondial technical sanitation experts weigh-in on the septic tank vs biodigester debate Ecosans, Aberloos, toilet-linked biogas biodigesters…A great debate wages on in the sanitation sector, each technology and modification striving to be the next great innovation for mass uptake. When it comes down to on-the-ground efficacy
The FINISH Mondial (FM) Technical Working Group (TWG), which supports the global FM programme on developing technical construction manuals for sanitation systems, institutionalising artisan training, and advising and sharing innovations in design and construction of sanitation systems, launched a sanitation design contest in April. Considering the various disruptions due to COVID-19 restrictions, the
You can download the full FINISH Mondial Sanitation Challenge Open Call (printable PDF version) here. Background & Objective: FINISH (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation & Health) Mondial (www.finishmondial.org) is an ambitious, 6-country WASH programme aiming to substantially scale up the access and use of safe sanitation in Africa and Asia. FINISH started
In November, the FINISH Mondial team traveled to the first of its kind, Sanitation Economy Summit, in Pune, India, where we caught up with Kelsey Mcwilliams where we were able to chat about the links between various sectors to the niche Sanitation Economy and especially such opportunities regarding agriculture. Find
Hereby, we wish to introduce our FINISH Family to our newest team member--Tjitske Leemans. Tjitske is based in the Netherlands and joined the FINISH Mondial team in October as COO of the overarching programme. We are happy to welcome her to the team and wanted to know more about what experience and passion she
