Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability 2 (WASHPaLS #2)

Operational research and technical assistance to enhance WASH programming effectiveness

Celebrating World Toilet Day. During World Toilet Day celebrations, the BRAC women hold sanitation products, such as SATO pans. Photo credit: Dorothy Nabatanzi

Overview

Celebrating World Toilet Day. During World Toilet Day celebrations, the BRAC women hold sanitation products, such as SATO pans. Photo credit: Dorothy Nabatanzi

Partners

Tetra Tech Logo

TETRA TECH has over 40 years of successful WASH sector programming and thought leadership experience. Tetra Tech provides technical assistance in the areas of rural water supply and sanitation, the sanitation value chain including fecal sludge management, infrastructure and municipal services including WASH financing, and sustainability assessments.


FHI 360 Logo

FHI 360 brings three decades of experience in integrated WASH programming, implementation research, and behavior change approaches. FHI 360 provides technical assistance in the areas of WASH integration including WASH and nutrition, hygiene, social and behavior change communication and comprehensive behavior-centered programming.


FSG Logo

FSG offers a formal business analytics perspective to understanding successes and challenges of market-based sanitation interventions. FSG provides technical assistance in the areas of market-based WASH services, market assessments, and inclusive market development.


iDinsight Logo

IDINSIGHT a global advisory, data analytics and research organization, offers experienced scientists and field-based researchers who bring an objective and rigorous approach to implementation research. IDinsight provides technical assistance in sanitation financing, research design, data analysis, and program evaluation.


Iris Group Logo

IRIS GROUP brings extensive experience in mixed methods research on women and WASH and gender-equitable approaches to rural and urban sanitation programming. The Iris Group provides technical assistance in the areas of gender mainstreaming, social inclusion, menstrual health and hygiene (MHH), and women’s empowerment.

Photo Credit: USAID/WASHPaLS

Resources

Improving Handwashing and Food Hygiene Behaviors for Infant and Young Child Feeding in Rural Malawi Improving Handwashing and Food Hygiene Behaviors for Infant and Young Child Feeding in Rural Malawi
Technical Report

Hands are central to the fecal-oral contamination pathway, transmitting pathogens from contaminated environments to the mouth through hand contact and the feeding of contaminated foods. Pathogen consumption from contaminated food causes significant…
Reflections on Materials and Methods for Latrine Pit Design Reflections on Materials and Methods for Latrine Pit Design
Technical Report

Pit latrines, a common form of on-site sanitation in low-income settings, can collapse in areas with unstable soils, in flood-prone areas, or when they contain excess moisture. Pit collapse poses not only a safety concern for users, but also results…
Menstrual Health and Hygiene in Bangladesh: A Landscape Assessment Menstrual Health and Hygiene in Bangladesh: A Landscape Assessment
Technical Report

Read the brief In Bangladesh, people who menstruate experience substantial challenges in managing their periods with dignity and in good health. Advancements in menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) to address these challenges have come about due to…
Sanitation and Hygiene Human Resource Capacity Needs Assessment Toolkit: Sanitation and Hygiene Human Resource Capacity Needs Assessment
Toolkit

Understanding and addressing the human resource needs (HR) and gaps in the sanitation and hygiene sector is a critical part of achieving universal access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene. To understand the current and future HR needs…

Gender - Making Soap in Liberia. Photo Credit: Alex Bobor Keimbe, Global Communities Liberia

Contact Us

Morris Israel, Chief of Party, Tetra Tech, [email protected]

Jesse Shapiro, Environmental Health Team Lead, USAID, [email protected]