Rebuilding Dignity: How Sanitation Loans Transform Lives in Kenya By Grace Okwisa, FINISH Mondial Kenya Access to a latrine is a basic need, but it remains a challenge for some people, like Elizabeth. Recently, her situation took a positive turn with the help of a local savings and credit cooperative, BIMAS (SACCO). Remnants of

We are thrilled to share our latest feature in Smart Water Magazine, showcasing the innovative Busia Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant in Kenya. This pioneering project is turning human waste collected from hotels, schools, and households into nutrient-rich compost, revolutionising agriculture and aiding environmental preservation. By co-composting solid waste like food scraps with human waste, we

FMK participated in the Water and Sanitation Investors Conference (WASIC) to showcase the programme’s blended financing model for access to Safely managed Water and Sanitation FINISH Mondial participated in the Water and Sanitation Investors Conference (WASIC) held between March 6th-8th 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference’s theme this year was “Accelerating Investments for Sustainable Access

By Sajib Mahanta The relationship between ensuring access to safe sanitation facilities and overall well-being has been studied extensively. Although this access comes with challenges, it's also supported by different factors that facilitates the construction of safe sanitation systems. While numerous facilitators have been documented in the comprehensive review on Barriers and Facilitators to Water,

Micro-loans for improved sanitation are key to the FINISH Mondial approach. In this blog by our communications coordinator in Kenya, Grace Okwisa, published by the The Sanitation Learning Hub, we explain how we implement our vision of financial inclusion in Kenya: how we engage with financial institutions, what challenges we face and what mitigation strategies

The esteemed Ambassador of the Netherlands to Kenya, Maarten Brouwer, and the First Secretary of Food Security and Water, Pim van der Male, visited the FINISH Mondial Busia County faecal sludge treatment plant, a groundbreaking initiative supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Together with health officials from the County, they explored the Busia

Our CEO, Valentin Post, and our COO, Nouria Ouibrahim, had the incredible honor of meeting Rachel Ruto, the First Lady of Kenya, on Monday, the 8th of May. The discussions with the First Lady and her delegation touched on several critical areas, Rachel Ruto being a thought leader on environment and climate action, financial inclusion

Mutunga next to an improved toilet he constructed Sanitation Options Expand in Kitui County Thanks to Artisans like Mutunga By Grace Okwisa, Communications Officer Kenya When Mutunga left school, little did he know that down the line, he would become a teacher, not for school children, but for his community. As a FINISH