Alixandra Buck reports on an Oxfam project in Jordan where the local community is working with local authorities to improve water supplies. In Jordan, it is not common for government …
Taking emergency water, sanitation and hygiene to market
Esther ShaylorEsther Shaylor explains how Oxfam is working with other NGOs to share learning about providing emergency water, sanitation and hygiene using local markets. In recent years there has been a …
Taking a toilet break: on the railway line
Caroline SweetmanHaving unmet needs for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) not only endangers life, it can negatively affect all aspects of daily existence, and women and girls suffer the most. Editor, …
A harvest of dysfunction: Causes and impacts of drought in South Africa
John MagrathJohn Magrath introduces the report, A Harvest of Dysfunction: rethinking the approach to drought, its causes and impacts in South Africa. “Interventions to assist poor people affected by drought must …
Unlocking the potential of social accountability to improve water and sanitation services
Carmen Fernández FernándezAchieving the targets within Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG) will require huge infrastructure investment to improve services and to extend them to those they currently do not serve. Social accountability …
Accelerating Action: The need for next generation water targets
Suzanne ZwebenOriginally posted by CEO Water Mandate, this blog calls for transformational change in water stewardship efforts. here is an opportunity for leading companies endorsing the CEO Water Mandate to rise …
Overcoming social barriers: A journey by women WASH platform
Ashish BaruaIn this latest blog Ashish Barua explains how the all female ‘Women WASH Platform’ has broken down social barriers to encourage better practice in Bangladesh. “We install latrines inside the …
Measuring WASH sustainability in a Payment by Results context
Mimi CoultasPayment by Results (PbR) is bringing new ways to fund water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes. Here Mimi Coultas from Plan International UK, reflects on a recent joint side-event at …
