Our jury of international sanitation experts and our technical working group have selected the top 3 finalists/winners for their innovative ideas on smart public toilet designs. We received 20 applications from different countries with as many novel ideas submitted to the call. The top 3 finalists match our detailed criteria: (a) Toilet design
Our CEO on the promising potential of the circular sanitation economy Smart Water Magazine interviewed our CEO, Valentin Post. He spoke about our approach to address the sanitation challenge and how our programme contributes to the circular sanitation economy by encouraging safe disposal and reuse of human waste. On page 104 to 107 of the
Our Ugandan team has welcomed Antoon Blokland, the Dutch cycling water reporter, in Fort Portal to promote safe water and sanitation together. Despite the heavy rains, about 40 cyclists from the local cycling club ...
FINISH Mondial and SATO, part of Lixil, join hands to accelerate the achievement of SDG6 across Africa and South Asia We are delighted to announce that we are joining forces with the award-winning social business SATO, part of LIXIL, one of the largest toilet manufacturers globally. The new partnership aims to leverage finance to bridge
Breaking down sanitation taboos: The female masons of Uganda By Sam Franklin, Communications Officer, FINISH Mondial Uganda Over the years, sanitation in districts within the Rwenzori region has been very poor. According to the Kabarole district WASH master plan 2018-2023, over 60% of latrines in rural areas are poorly constructed, do not meet the standards
Mutunga next to an improved toilet he constructed Sanitation Options Expand in Kitui County Thanks to Artisans like Mutunga By Grace Okwisa, Communications Officer Kenya When Mutunga left school, little did he know that down the line, he would become a teacher, not for school children, but for his community. As a FINISH
Call for Innovation in Smart Public Sanitation Facilities The FINISH Mondial program is seeking innovation on public sanitation facilities. Application is open till the 30th of November. The challenge Year over year, governments in low-income countries spend millions of euros in new construction of public and / or institutional sanitation facilities in places such as
How to Finance the Missing Middle Feature from Friend of FINISH and Finance Expert (WASTE), Jacqueline Barendse Until recently, WASH has been notoriously difficult to finance. Why? It is capital intensive, high-risk, has small margins, and lots of regulations. Combined, these make the sector rather unattractive for investors. This is also why the supply
Connecting Sanitation with Climate Finance : 3 key takeaways for the sanitation sector from the IPCC 2022 report By Sumeet Pawar, Sanitation and Circular Sanitation Adviser at FINISH Mondial The sanitation sector has been overlooked for too long in the climate change agenda, but it is finally starting to get some attention. There is
Microfinance as an enabler of sustainable household sanitation and business development By Valentin Post, CEO FINISH Mondial To meet the SDG 6 target for safely managed sanitation, a capital investment of US$ 46 billion per year is needed as well as US$ 21 billion annually for operational expenses (UNICEF 2022). Not only are these amounts
