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
3 unique thematic focuses, 5 chances to find FINISH Mondial sharing experiences, expertise and announcing major future ambitions at SIWI #WorldWaterWeek at home, 23-27 August 2021. More on the sessions below: Results-based financing: Addressing bottlenecks & unlocking finance for WASH Thurs. 26/Aug 17-19.30 CEST Attracting novel financing
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
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
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
