OUR MODEL: We don’t drill wells, give
away toilets, or teach people how to
wash their hands. Instead, we
strengthen the market for WASH to make
it more sustainable, inclusive and efficient.

CIVIC CHAMPIONS: Our program to foster
local leadership is the most impactful
component of our work to build sustainable
markets for WASH. Read more on our
Civic Champions page.

WOMEN IN WASH: If we are serious about
creating a robust and sustainable system for
public health, we can’t ignore the roles of
women. Visit our Women in WASH page.

EXIT STRATEGIES: It might be a cliché, but it’s
rare for international NGOs to “work themselves
out of a job.” Read WaterSHED's experience
published in the Stanford Social Innovation
Review (Winter 2022).

HANDWASHING: Our most in-depth work on
hygiene enterprise development has been with
HappyTap. We share our thinking behind
this product and the company finding
itself in the spotlight today.

TAKING A STEP BACK: The systems approach &
guiding principles that WaterSHED developed to
strengthen markets for better sanitation and
hygiene under its flagship ‘Hands-Off’ Market-
Based Sanitation (MBS) program.

CASE STUDY OF SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING:
Agenda for Change commissioned a study of
WaterSHED by the Springfield Institute and
Aguaconsult.

COST EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS:
The systems-strengthening approach
promoted by WaterSHED and embodied in the
Civic Champions ‘Hybrid’ program iteration was
found to be extremely cost-efficient.

USAID WASHPaLS: Case study revealed that
most sanitation enterprises supported by
WaterSHED were sustainable because of the
"Hands-Off" commitment to avoid creating
dependencies on non-market support.

CIVIC CHAMPIONS SCALE-UP:
2015-16 iteration facilitated the adoption
of improved sanitation in 15,077 households,
a 7.5% increase in basic sanitation coverage
across participating communes – reversing a
slowing latrines sales trend.