Call for Innovation in Smart Public Sanitation Facilities The FINISH Mondial program is seeking innovation on public sanitation facilities. Application is open till the 30th of November. The challenge Year over year, governments in low-income countries spend millions of euros in new construction of public and / or institutional sanitation facilities in places such as
How to Finance the Missing Middle Feature from Friend of FINISH and Finance Expert (WASTE), Jacqueline Barendse Until recently, WASH has been notoriously difficult to finance. Why? It is capital intensive, high-risk, has small margins, and lots of regulations. Combined, these make the sector rather unattractive for investors. This is also why the supply
Connecting Sanitation with Climate Finance : 3 key takeaways for the sanitation sector from the IPCC 2022 report By Sumeet Pawar, Sanitation and Circular Sanitation Adviser at FINISH Mondial The sanitation sector has been overlooked for too long in the climate change agenda, but it is finally starting to get some attention. There is
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
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
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
