By Jacqueline Eckhardt-Gerritsen, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Working Group FINISH Mondial Mid-February, Kenyan Senator Gloria Orwoba became the subject of a vicious online hate campaign. The reason being that she had protested against period poverty and shame - by sitting through a Senate meeting in white clothing stained with fake menstrual blood. Many of
Women leading the sanitation revolution in Maharashtra Story by FINISH Mondial GESI Working Group Jayshree Yona Valvi, is 25 years old and a mother of two. She has lived all her life till now without a toilet in Wadjhakan Gram Panchayat, around 20 kms from Nandurbar city. Open defecation is an age-old practice that is
From 5th-8th March, we participated in the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) held in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference’s theme this year was “Resilient Health Systems for Africa: Re-envisioning the Future Now” and brought together Africa’s top thought leaders, political figures, innovators, researchers, policy makers, health workers and community mobilisers for dialogue and action aimed
Winners announced! 3rd Annual Sanitation Technology Hackathon on innovative ideas on smart public toilet designs. Our jury of international sanitation experts and our technical working group have selected the top 3 winners for their innovative ideas on smart public toilet designs. 1st Place: S.M.I.L.E (Smart Maintenance Insight by Latrine End user), by Willem
FINISH Mondial will be participating in the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) held between March 5th-8th 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference’s theme this year is “Resilient Health Systems for Africa: Re-envisioning the Future Now” and will bring together Africa’s top thought leaders, political figures, innovators, researchers, policy makers, health workers and
Our jury of international sanitation experts and our technical working group have selected the top 3 finalists/winners for their innovative ideas on smart public toilet designs. We received 20 applications from different countries with as many novel ideas submitted to the call. The top 3 finalists match our detailed criteria: (a) Toilet design
Our CEO on the promising potential of the circular sanitation economy Smart Water Magazine interviewed our CEO, Valentin Post. He spoke about our approach to address the sanitation challenge and how our programme contributes to the circular sanitation economy by encouraging safe disposal and reuse of human waste. On page 104 to 107 of the
Our Ugandan team has welcomed Antoon Blokland, the Dutch cycling water reporter, in Fort Portal to promote safe water and sanitation together. Despite the heavy rains, about 40 cyclists from the local cycling club ...
FINISH Mondial and SATO, part of Lixil, join hands to accelerate the achievement of SDG6 across Africa and South Asia We are delighted to announce that we are joining forces with the award-winning social business SATO, part of LIXIL, one of the largest toilet manufacturers globally. The new partnership aims to leverage finance to bridge
Breaking down sanitation taboos: The female masons of Uganda By Sam Franklin, Communications Officer, FINISH Mondial Uganda Over the years, sanitation in districts within the Rwenzori region has been very poor. According to the Kabarole district WASH master plan 2018-2023, over 60% of latrines in rural areas are poorly constructed, do not meet the standards
