USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Award to Commercialize Innovative Handwashing Solution
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) awarded WaterSHED, an NGO based in Cambodia, a $100,000 Stage 1 grant to seed the commercial introduction of an innovative hand-washing solution in Vietnam. The commercial launch and scale-up of WaterSHED’s hand-washing product will be a pioneering
Relative benefits of piped water supply over other “improved” sources: A case study from rural Vietnam
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Public-Private Partnership Provides Clean Water Systems in Vietnam
On March 10th 2011, WaterSHED joined partner the East Meets West Foundation, corporate partner Diageo plc, and hundreds of villagers, school children, and local authorities to launch the Xom Bang clean water system in Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam
Healthcare in Asia – WaterSHED Spotlighted by The Economist
WaterSHED was featured in a special edition of The Economist magazine, entitled Healthcare in Asia: The Innovation Imperative. The article showcased the simple, yet game-changing, innovations in health service delivery that are being scaled-up in Asia by both NGOs and
USAID Launches Innovative Handwashing Device at Investor Forum in Vietnam
On November 5, 2010, USAID’s WaterSHED program launched its new Happy Tap household handwashing station at an investor forum in Ho Chi Minh City. The event, conducted by the Global Institute for Tomorrow, was attended by over 100 participants including USAID-VN, the Vietnam Plastics Association, Procter & Gamble
Vietnamese Officials Trained on Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS)
From December 6-10, a USAID-supported workshop in Nha Trang, Vietnam brought together officials from Vietnam’s National Centre for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (NCERWASS) to learn innovative approaches to promoting household water treatment and safe storage programmes