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Excited to follow along and congrats on the new gig, @improve_intl! lnkd.in/gEsQTch
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Great opportunity to contribute and network with some of the leading organizations in the WASH sector.
[BLOG] The Power of #Incentives: Lessons Learned from Designing and Implementing Results-Based #WASH Programs ow.ly/vaTp30gsXUR
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Today's #100WaterHeroes is ! As Principal of , John focuses on global #water issues that have been historically under-funded and under-represented! John also contributed kms for our global #RunningDry marathon last Sunday 👊💧bit.ly/2G6Olfy
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RWSN is launching a #mentoring programme for young professionals in the #water sector. If you are interested in being a mentor in 2019, or benefiting from mentorship, find out more here: bit.ly/2RBXGSJ
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Worrying situation at Naguru hospital, struggling to cope with #cholera outbreak during water shortage. But lack of water, sanitation & hygiene in health centres in #Uganda is not uncommon - 1 in 3 HCFs lack a water point. @WaterAidUganda @SecGTFCC @MegsWJ
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Request for proposals - from data to decisions. How should development partners help promote the use of data for decision-making? is looking for a consultant to research evidence-based decision making for WASH. washmatters.wateraid.org/publications/r
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Excellent podcast @careusa . Susan Davis of @improve_intl talking about the critical challenge of talking openly about failure in the WASH sector. goo.gl/AY5urh #WASH #water #sanitation #aideffectiveness
Revisiting this amazing session from last year for a related story coming up on . Highly recommend for anyone interested in collaborative #philanthropy & systems change youtube.com/watch?v=Hb-3uG (featuring )
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When humanitarian innovation is inspired by solutions rather than problems, it is unlikely to achieve positive impact at scale. How can insights from behavioural science help us address the right problems? Blog from :
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I like this article 'cause I'm wrong a lot. "Intellectual humility: the importance of knowing you might be wrong"
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I feel it is my duty to remind folks working on the newest "world saving" small-scale drinking water treatment technology of the following fact: it won't work unless people use it consistently and correctly. This has never been demonstrated at-scale over long periods anywhere.
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in Mexico City, a city of nearly 22 million, 70 percent of residents have water for only twelve hours a day.
Improve International celebrates 7 years and 9 months of change.
Happy New Year and thank you for your support! In 2011, I founded Improve International to seek better ways to help people everywhere get lasting safe water and sanitation services. Since…
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Very important research from ! A big pile of cubic poops is the wombat equivalent of a "Hello, there." #sanitation #poopcubes #wombats
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#cwisinmanila someone said “it is easier to fix pipes than Institutions”... But that would be only true if we first knew where the pipes are!! None of our cities actually do!!
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Springfield are delighted to be presenting the Systemic Change Framework, also known as AAER, as guest speakers as part of the MRM online course from DevLearn. Tune in and check it out this February!
You can find out more, including how to apply, here: devlearn.co.uk/online-trainin
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What incentives could support knowledge sharing? This is just one of the questions an affinity network of evaluation leaders working with philanthropy are considering. Learn more: ow.ly/UHNA30mYXFC #OpenForGood
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Hear hear! What @DrMariaNeira said! twitter.com/wateraid/statu…
Enjoyed talking to Failing Forward podcast about how we can incentivize talking about failure so we can make new mistakes rather than continuing to make the old ones. #podcast #failure #resolution careinternational.podbean.com/e/mistake-mone
"Humanitarian agencies' efforts are often hard on the environment." Report concluded that much of their energy sources classified as "dirty." via #COP24 #FirstDoNoHarm chathamhouse.org/sites/default/
Very interesting - need to address urban land reform before expanding water & sanitation access
And also FINANCE 💰
From post-implementation evaluation of FIRE-D program in India
Some people were worried abour privatization of sewerage services - perception of PPPs needs to be managed - from FIRE-D post-implementation evaluation
"68% did not practice handwashing with soap" - #Handwashing is a key action to fight the spread of infection. We believe everyone has the right to safe, CLEAN care! #TEACHCLEAN #IPC #handhygiene
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Learn about how investments in water, sanitation & hygiene #wash are contributing to #UHC #healthforall from Mali bit.ly/2EsrCKO @wateraid @WaterAidCanada
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"No matter how determined I or the staff are, without safe water our role is limited.” Salimata is the matron at Talo Health Centre in Mali 
. She has worked at Talo for eight years and faces big challenges in her role without the availability of clean water.
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. She has worked at Talo for eight years and faces big challenges in her role without the availability of clean water.
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Bravo for this series of post-implementation evaluations & for sharing the results #accountability & #transparency & #adaptation & sector #learning
[BLOG] Susan Davis of asks: how can we develop a taste for artisanal development? Reflections inspired by a community-led organization in #Honduras with a 30-year track record of improving and maintaining their local water system ow.ly/70EC30lMiWO #CLTS
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We need evidence and accountability if we want to make policy and achieve universal #WASH
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Prof. Jamie Bartram of @UNC_Water_Inst at today's @R_S_P_H water and health conference (paraphrased): "grossly misleading numbers (of donor achievements in #WASH) are accepted without critical discussion, meaning it is difficult to make truly evidence-based policy decisions."
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Anybody up for a world tour of urban water reuse initiatives? #Singapore #Melbourne #Hamburg #Tuscon Read article: Developing Alternative Water Supplies by Robert Brears
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Taking a #systems approach can help us see factors that restrict the flow of #finance in the organisations and rules that govern the #WASH sector. Read about all the thematic areas for #Allsystemsgo! ➡️ bit.ly/2QUzqI1
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The international development community spends upwards of USD $2.5 billion each year on program monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
BUT country governments & donor agency staff report little to no utilization of M&E data for decision-making.
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Love non-sewered sanitation? Here's a chance to get involved:
IAPMO Seeks Committee Members for the National Adoption of ISO 30500 as an American National Standard (ANS) and National Standard of Canada (NSC) lnkd.in/eTykE5u
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