Two years ago, WASH SDG did a call for innovation projects in health care. Any innovation was welcome: a pilot for a new business model, operational or production processes, policy practices and research into behavioural insights or ways of delivering products and services. By the end of 2020, three projects were approved. How are these projects doing almost 2 years later? Our host Ken Caplan invited Shrawasti Karmacharya (Hecaf360, Nepal), Putri Annisa Pramesti (SNV Indonesia) and John Mutebe (WASEU, Uganda) to discuss their achievements, challenges and future plans.
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About the WASH SDG innovation fund:
The WASH SDG innovation fund was established to complement and enhance the impact of the WASH SDG programme and to increase the catalytic effects or spin-off beyond this programme. It provides the opportunity to test innovative approaches and practices in the WASH sector and gather evidence of their impact (or lack of). WASH in healthcare facilities has been identified as a key challenge by several of the WASH SDG sub-programmes. Additionally, the topic has received a lot of attention recently from the sector as highlighted by two important reference documents.
About the WASH SDG Consortium:
The WASH SDG Consortium is formed by the WASH Alliance International (lead by Simavi), Plan International Netherlands and SNV. These organisations partner with a large number of other NGOs and public/private institutions in the countries where the programme is implemented, as well as from the Netherlands.
The WASH SDG Programme is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Inclusive Green Growth (IGG) department.