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Millennium Water Alliance Learning Event – Building Financial Sustainability: Scaling Innovative Microfinance Models in Kenya Webinar
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar, “Building Financial Sustainability: Scaling Innovative Microfinance Models in Kenya.” This event is designed to highlight the role of microfinancing in supporting small-scale irrigation and improving agricultural productivity. We will be specifically discussing the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) model developed by one of MWA’s corporate partners for the market entry…
Read MoreRAPID+ Learning Briefs: Sustainable Financing Methods
To read the previous set of learning briefs in this series, please follow these links: Flood Mitigation and Resilience, Innovative Tools and Capacity Building, and Peacebuilding and Conflict Mitigation. We will be hosting a webinar on the topic of sustainable financing methods on Thursday, March 20th. Additional details and a link to register will follow.…
Read MoreRAPID+ Learning Briefs: Peacebuilding and Conflict Mitigation
To read the other sets of learning briefs in this series, please follow these links: Flood Mitigation and Resilience, Innovative Tools and Capacity Building, and Sustainable Financing Methods. Background This learning brief is part of a series highlighting the work of the Resilient Arid Lands Partnership for Integrated Development (RAPID+) program in Kenya. The program…
Read MoreRAPID+ Learning Briefs: Innovative Tools and Capacity Building
To read the other learning briefs in this series, please follow these links: Flood Mitigation and Resilience, Peacebuilding and Conflict Mitigation, and Sustainable Financing Methods. Background This learning brief is part of a series highlighting the work of the Resilient Arid Lands Partnership for Integrated Development (RAPID+) program in Kenya. The program is funded by…
Read MoreThinking Beyond the Borehole: Safe Water Supplies Begin with Healthy Watersheds
For the full article, click here. The intersection of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), water resources management (WRM), resilience, and climate adaptation is more urgent than ever. This insightful piece by Francesca Battistelli at World Resources Institute, with support from Brett Gleitsmann and Jason Lopez, MWA’s Deputy Director, explores how environmental degradation and climatic shifts…
Read MoreEvaluation of WASH Services in Health Care Facilities in Dera, Farta, and North Mecha Woredas, Ethiopia: Endline Results
To read the full evaluation report, please click here. Background The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) has been implementing the five-year Sustainable WASH Project (SWP) in Ethiopia to strengthen water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in schools, health facilities, and communities, contributing directly to Ethiopia’s One WASH National Program and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s…
Read MoreMillennium Water Alliance Welcomes RTI International & LifeStraw as Newest Member Organizations
January 13, 2025, Washington, DC / Nairobi, Kenya – The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) is pleased to announce the addition of two new members: RTI International, a global nonprofit contractor working in international development in more than 75 countries, and LifeStraw, a private sector company renowned for its work in water filtration. The Millennium Water Alliance is a global alliance…
Read More10 Years Today, Water for the World Act Became Law
It’s hard to believe for those of us who advocate to Congress and the Administration year-round for international water, sanitation, and hygiene, but it was 10 years ago TODAY that President Barack Obama signed the Sen. Paul Simon Water for the World Act into law. Over this time, the WASH account at USAID has grown by more than 50%…
Read MoreWASH Data Clinics: Using Demographic and Health Survey Data to Drive WASH Decisions
The Millennium Water Alliance is proud to support USAID and the Rural Water Supply Network’s first webinar in the WASH Data Clinic series on Wednesday, November 13th from 09:00-10:30 ET on Zoom focused on understanding and utilizing WASH data tools for decision-making. Join the first WASH Data Clinic for a practical demonstration of the Demographic and Health Surveys…
Read MoreUNC Water and Health Conference Poster: Results-based Financing for Water Security – The Role of Carbon Credits in Sustaining Water Access
Author: Jason Lopez, Deputy Direct, The Millennium Water Alliance Link to Full Carbon Financing learning paper and executive summary (we are also testing a chatbot) Water security and Water Resource Management (WRM) are crucial for public health, sustainable development, and environmental conservation. In low-income regions like Ethiopia, the long-term maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) of…
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