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WALIS Year Six Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet
USAID Supports a Sanitation Revolution in Africa
Blog
Sustainable access to sanitation and hygiene has consistently lagged behind access to water in both the Millennium Development Goals (2000–2015) and the Sustainable Development Goals (2015–2030).
Laying the Foundation for Sanitation Revolution in Africa: WALIS Technical Brief
Technical Brief
After the slow progress made by African countries in meeting sanitation-related Millennium Development Goal targets, African governments and sector stakeholders renewed efforts to realize an African sanitation revolution via the “AfricaSan” moveme
Striving for Borehole Drilling Professionalism in Africa: A Review of a 16-Year Initiative through the Rural Water Supply Network from 2004 to 2020
Article
Drilled boreholes are vital to achieving universal, safe drinking water and meeting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1, particularly in Africa.
Publication Launch: FW-WASH Advocacy Strategy Facilitator's Guide - August 20, 2020
Announcement
Reduction of watershed degradation and pollution, and thereby improvement of the health of freshwater ecosystems is one of the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group's (ABCG) key focus areas.
The Capacity Gap: Addressing Human Resource Needs in the WASH Sector
Blog
Low levels of investment in recruitment, education, and skills development in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector have resulted in significant shortages of skilled professionals needed to sustain WASH interventions and to satisfy the
Facilitating Collective Action for Sustainable Development Goal 6 through Learning Alliances
Video
In this video from Sustainable WASH Systems partner IRC WASH, learn about Learning Alliances and how they build strong local systems:Changing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems for the better – with the many social, technical, institutio
Addressing Human Resource Gaps in the Sanitation Sector
Report
The ambitious goal of achieving universal access to safe water and sanitation as set out in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, has led to increased investments in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and inst
Key Highlights from the African Sanitation Academy Feasibility Study and Market Assessment Brief
Document
Sanitation remains a neglected service in Africa. There is chronic under-investment in sanitation infrastructure and management, and a general lack of strategic approaches for addressing sanitation on a larger scale.
Key Highlights from the African Sanitation Academy Feasibility Study and Market Assessment Infographic
Infographic
Sanitation remains a neglected service in Africa. There is chronic under-investment in sanitation infrastructure and management, and a general lack of strategic approaches for addressing sanitation on a larger scale.