Changing the message: to promote handwashing, we need to stop talking about it
Marketing hand-washing-enabling technology is neither about the technology nor actual hand washing. HappyTap CEO Geoff Revell argues that tapping into people’s emotions... Read More
Fostering Collective Action in the rural sanitation and hygiene sector in Cambodia
“Collective impact is fundamentally not about creating a whole new initiative, but rather connecting and strengthening existing efforts and filling gaps.” [Committing... Read More
How Do We Measure Women’s Empowerment?
As we launch our new Women’s Empowerment program, one of the biggest challenges we will face is measuring success. Our aim is... Read More
Reflections on Nairobi: Breaking the Barriers to Women’s Empowerment
Last week our Women’s Empowerment Program Manager, Sarah van Boekhout, and Social Behaviour and Research Specialist, Janita Bartell, headed to Nairobi for... Read More
Civic Leaders Bring Transformational Change to Cambodia’s Sanitation
Leadership training is not groundbreaking. But Civic Champions is. How WaterSHED is guiding local leaders to boost Cambodia’s sanitation towards full coverage.... Read More
Introducing: Our Toilet Shelter
Over the last five years we have successfully designed a low-cost, high-quality toilet, marketed it as aspirational, and built a robust supply... Read More
Why Shelters Matter
The lack of affordable quality shelters means fewer people purchase a toilet. We were pretty excited last month when our local business... Read More
The Secret Sauce of the Civic Champions Project
The Civic Champions program is a 9 month program designed to transform rural commune councilors in Cambodia into civic champions who can... Read More
Microfinance boosts latrine purchases in rural Cambodia
An innovative way to integrate micro-finance and sanitation marketing is resulting in a truly Hands-Off success story and helping to scale up... Read More
Business Plans and Models
A lot of questions come to the WaterSHED team about our model, and if how we help to develop business plans for... Read More