The trouble with subsidized sanitation: blog post highlights need to promote sanitation businesses
In a recent blog post titled "Dirty Dilemma", Public Health practitioner, "the chronicole", touched upon the problems of subsidizing the cost of latrines in the villages where she works.
WaterSHED laboratory presents water filter study results to Water & Sanitation (WatSan) sector group
On 03 July 2012, WaterSHED-Cambodia's Lab Supervisor, Chai Ratana, presented findings from an evaluation of microbiological effectiveness of Mineral Pot Filters (MPFs) during a monthly WatSan
WaterSHED hosts Chinese delegation for sanitation field visit and knowledge exchange
This week WaterSHED hosted a Chinese delegation organized by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council's (WSSCC) Global Sanitation Fund team. The Geneva-based WSSCC staff joined representatives from China's sanitation sector, including provincial government officials and sector experts, to see
Southeast Asia Globe features WASH in Cambodia
The June edition of Southeast Asia Globe features the current water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) situation in Cambodia. Referencing the country's recent efforts to provide clean water and improved sanitation, as well as the experience of
WaterSHED Shares Sanitation Marketing Experience in Laos
From 4-8 June 2012, WateSHED visited Laos to share lessons from its successful 'Hands-off' sanitation marketing program in Cambodia.
WaterSHED hosts Nepal delegation visit to Cambodia
On 23 May, WaterSHED and Plan International hosted a Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) learning exchange in Kampong Cham Province Cambodia for Nepalese government officials and representatives of NGOs working in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
WaterSHED Projects Spotlighted in Berlin TEDxChange Talk
On 05 April 2012, WaterSHED’s innovative sanitation marketing and handwashing programs were highlighted at an internationally broadcast TEDxChange event in Berlin, Germany. Award-winning IDEO product designer Jeff Chapin presented his experience
WaterSHED hosts Global Sanitation Fund visit to Cambodia
On 02 February 2012, WaterSHED-Cambodia hosted representatives from the Swiss-based Global Sanitation Fund (GSF), the Cambodian Ministry of Rural Development and Plan International, for a field visit to one of WaterSHED's sanitation project
Hands-Off Marketing: Helping to fill the sanitation gap
In Cambodia, a country where 75 percent of rural villagers do not have toilets, Skuh Commune in Kampong Speu Province is proving that achieving Open Defecation Free status is not just development talk, but a real target that is being met
Sanitation Marketing expands to Pailin Province, Cambodia
On 28 February 2012, WaterSHED-Cambodia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Governor of Pailin Province, Cambodia to begin cooperation in the implementation of WaterSHED's WASH Marketing project. The agreement marks the launch