by Polly Markandya | Nov 19, 2018 | News
Complex problems require multi-faceted responses. In Ga West, Ghana, we are creating a public-private response to sanitation. The challenge is significant: like other urban centres in Ghana, around 80% of the population lacks access to a clean, safe toilet. This has...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 16, 2018
Sanitation businesses can improve services for all urban residents – including the poorest – but this requires carefully designed pricing strategies and measures to reduce risk. This publication outlines WSUP’s approach to incentivising the private sector...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 16, 2018
This Topic Brief explores the replication of a public-private partnership (PPP) that provides safe faecal sludge emptying and transport from on-site sanitation facilities such as pit latrines and septic tanks, marketed as ‘SWEEP’. Following a successful pilot period...
by Polly Markandya | Feb 21, 2018
Working with city authorities to improve services and practices This Topic Brief documents the approach, outcomes and learning of an integrated sanitation and hygiene programme implemented in Maputo, Mozambique during the period 2013-2017. The programme was funded by...
by Polly Markandya | Jan 29, 2018 | News
How can the private sector work with city authorities to improve sanitation for low-income customers? In Kisumu, western Kenya, WSUP is working with the city utility KIWASCO, an SME called Gasia Poa and the County Government to improve collection and treatment of...
