Three things we’ve learned about measuring quality in humanitarian WASH responses

Fragile contexts, Humanitarian, Refugees and IDPs, Research, WASH Impact Series, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Six months ago, we started a process for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practitioners and coordination platforms to measure the quality of our responses across different contexts. James Brown reflects on what we have learned …

Aina prepares a meal at her emergency shelter outside Palu. Oxfam installed clean water facilities here after a powerful earthquake struck on September 28th, 2018. Photo: Rosa Panggabean/OxfamAUS

If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it: Quality in WASH responses

Emergencies, Emergency, General, Humanitarian, Methodology, WASH Impact Series, Water, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

As we launch our WASH Impact Series, Oxfam’s Quality Assurance Project Manager, James Brown introduces a new global initiative to help organisations focus on achieving quality in humanitarian WASH responses. …