The overall objective of this report is to provide an endline assessment of the sanitation systems in Debre Birhan in 2021 as part of the Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership (SWS) project.
Since late 2016, the USAID Lowland WASH Activity and the USAID Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership (SWS) have collaborated to improve rural water supplies for pastoralist communities in the drought-prone, lowland regions of Ethiopia.
On Wednesday, October 14, 2020, USAID announced a new partnership agreement with the global sanitation company LIXIL to extend market-based solutions for sanitation and hygiene to underserved and vulnerable communities around the world.
This issue of Water Currents focuses on the work of local governments, civil society organizations, and other partners as they continue strengthening water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems amidst COVID-19 and protracted emergency responses.