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An Old Idea about Handwashing is New Again / គំនិតចាស់មួយនៃការលាងសម្អាតដៃ ឥឡូវក្លាយជាថី្មម្តងទៀតហើយ!

11 Dec 2020

WaterSHED

Think pieces

(Khmer below) Did you know, the SHED in WaterSHED stands for sanitation, hygiene enterprise development. Our most...

Women in WASH Profile – Samros Nov

12 Feb 2019

WaterSHED

Success Stories

WaterSHED developed the Women in WASH Program to bring more women into the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)...

Tackling hygiene in hospitals with HappyTap

10 Apr 2018

WaterSHED

Think pieces

When we began to look at ways to improve hygiene in rural communities across the Mekong, our...

Channel News Asia: Millionaire Minds | Daroath Phav

21 Nov 2017

WaterSHED

In the news

Watch the video documentary, Millionaire Minds, in Channel News Asia. Daroath Phav Fresh out of university, Cambodian Daroath Phav...

Changing the message: to promote handwashing, we need to stop talking about it

15 Oct 2017

WaterSHED

Think pieces

Marketing hand-washing-enabling technology is neither about the technology nor actual hand washing. HappyTap CEO Geoff Revell argues...

HappyTap portable sink to enter Bangladesh market with support of the TRANSFORM initiative

01 Sep 2017

WaterSHED

Press Releases

Dhaka, Bangladesh – HappyTap Co. is partnering with TRANSFORM to develop and test disruptive market-based solutions for...

Champion Profile – Making Handwashing A Habit

01 May 2017

WaterSHED

Success Stories

ABT Kindergarten is located just 80 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City. But despite its proximity to...

AsiaLIFE: Cambodian Clean Water Innovation Shortlisted For Design Award

22 Jan 2016

WaterSHED

In the news

Read the article in AsiaLIFE magazine. WaterSHED’s HappyTap portable sink has been shortlisted in the finals for...

HappyTap Finalist in World Design Impact Competition

12 Jan 2016

WaterSHED

Press Releases

Phnom Penh – WaterSHED’s HappyTap portable sink has been chosen as a finalist for the World Design...

Huffington Post: Funky Sink Gets Kids In Cambodia To Wash Up, Could Save Thousands Of Young Lives

15 Oct 2015

WaterSHED

In the news

Read the article in Huffington Post. Children in Cambodia won’t have a problem keeping their hands clean thanks...

LaBobo & Safeguard team up for Global Handwashing Day 2015

12 Oct 2015

WaterSHED

Press Releases

LaBobo and Safeguard partner for Global Handwashing Day, offering gifts with purchase exclusively for customers in Vietnam Ho...

Al Jazeera: Portable sink promoting hygiene among Cambodia children

08 Aug 2015

WaterSHED

In the news

Read the article in Al Jazeera. Lack of sanitation in Cambodia kills thousands of people every year, mostly children under the...

Reuters: A playful, portable sink to boost handwashing hygiene in Cambodia

06 Jul 2015

WaterSHED

In the news

Read the article on Reuters. A growing number of charities is focusing on selling appealing sanitation products rather...

Washing Your Hands Just Got Easier

02 Jul 2015

WaterSHED

Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE – Award-winning hand-washing device to enter Cambodian market. Phnom Penh – WaterSHED Ventures is launching LaBobo...

USAID Health Expo: Cambodia

19 Dec 2014

WaterSHED

Press Releases

USAID partner, WaterSHED, takes part in development innovation exhibit in Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia – WaterSHED...

Market testing the LaBobo in Cambodia

18 Dec 2014

WaterSHED

Press Releases

WaterSHED tests new hand-washing technology in rural Cambodian market. 18 December, 2014 – The world’s first purpose-built,...

Mastering WASH Sales in Vietnam

30 Jun 2014

WaterSHED

Press Releases

VIETNAM, June 2014 – It all comes down to people. Recognizing the importance of staying up to...

Vietnam Hygiene Campaign Kicks Off with HappyTap

19 May 2014

WaterSHED

Press Releases

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – May 17, 2014. More than one thousand children, teachers, and health...

USAID & WaterSHED Engage the Private Sector to Market Handwashing in Vietnam

06 Nov 2013

WaterSHED

Press Releases

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM | WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Agency for International Development Development Innovation...

WaterSHED & Vietnam Women’s Union Join to Celebrate Global Handwashing Day in Phu Tho

16 Oct 2013

WaterSHED

Press Releases

VIET TRI, PHU THO PROVINCE, VIETNAM – On October 14th 2013, WaterSHED and the Vietnam Women’s Union hosted a...

Video: HappyTap Sales Message Testing

22 Jul 2013

WaterSHED

Press Releases

HappyTap is a handwashing device being commercially launched in Vietnam by WaterSHED. Handwashing Device Commercialization Project aims...

Video: Introducing the HappyTap

05 Jun 2013

WaterSHED

Press Releases

WaterSHED's Handwashing Device Commercialization Project aims to create a dynamic commercial market in Vietnam for handwashing devices...

A Partnership to Improve Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

30 May 2013

WaterSHED

In the news

May 24, 2013 By Maura O’Neill, The Huffington Post Read original post In Vietnam, WaterSHED is introducing...

WASH for Life grant for HappyTap highlighted in Sanitation Updates

29 May 2013

WaterSHED

In the news

May 24,2013 By Sanitation Updates Read original post The HappyTap, a low-cost handwashing device for the Vietnamese market,...

USAID and Gates Foundation Announce Seven New Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Grantees

29 May 2013

WaterSHED

In the news

May 22, 2013 By USAID Read original post Using a market-based approach to improving hygiene, WaterSHED will...

USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Award to Commercialize Innovative Handwashing Solution

27 Jul 2012

WaterSHED

Press Releases

The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) awarded WaterSHED, an NGO based in Cambodia,...

USAID Launches Innovative Handwashing Device at Investor Forum in Vietnam

08 Nov 2010

WaterSHED

Press Releases

On November 5, 2010, USAID’s WaterSHED program launched its new Happy Tap household handwashing station at an...