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As a global hub, MWA accelerates learning, evidence documentation, and effective models.
The MWA Global Accelerator serves MWA members and the WASH sector by focusing on specific topics, gathering contextualized learning, and packaging messages to be actionable by government, donors, and implementers. The Global Accelerator focuses on six countries, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Guatemala, Honduras, and Madagascar, but the learning on these pages has been selected from global sources.
Below you can find links to specific topics that will take you to learning pages with information from MWA programs and from our members and the WASH sector more broadly.
Collective Action Approaches
Published Paper (includes MWA Staff Contributors):
“Pathways for collaboratively strengthening water and sanitation systems,” Pugel, K., Javernick-Will, A., Peabody, S., Nyaga, C., Mussa, M., Mekonta, L., Dimtse, D., Watsisi, M., Buhungiro, E., Mulatu, T., Annis, J., Jordan, E., Sandifer, E., Linden, K., 2021. Pathways for collaboratively strengthening water and sanitation systems. Science of The Total Environment 149854.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149854
2019 Blog post:
Blog: What are Collective Action Approaches Anyway?
Learning Papers
Ethiopia
#1 Learning from Piloting Dispensers for Safe Water
#2 Partnership Development in an Alliance for Increased Impact
#3 Learning from Long-term Strategic Planning in a District
Kenya
Using a District-Wide, Collective Action Approach
The Safe Water Strategy of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has been guiding teams of actors, such as government, NGOs and private sector entities, to do district-wide work using a collective action approach. The aim is to work together to achieve SDC 6.1 in selected districts in focus countries. Below is a set of papers developed by IRC WASH with support from MWA and other partners to demonstrate the approach and progress thus far.
#1 Working Together for Safe Water in Burkina Faso: the Journey so Far
#2 Working Together for Safe Water in Ethiopia: the Journey so Far
#3 Working Together for Safe Water in Ghana: the Journey so Far
#4 Working Together for Safe Water in Mali: the Journey so Far
#5 Working Together for Safe Water in Niger: the Journey so Far
#6 Working Together for Safe Water in Uganda: the Journey so Far
District WASH Master Plans
Dera Woreda WASH Strategic Plan – 2018
Position Papers
#1 PlanningDifferently-DevelopingWASHPlans-MillenniumWaterAlliance-2019
#2 Service delivery models for universal, safe and sustainable water services in Ethiopia
#3 Government-Led WASH Monitoring Systems
#4 Financing Universal, Safe and Sustainable Water Services in Ethiopia
#5 Capacity in the WASH Sector of Ethiopia
Blog: How to achieve the SDGs: A road map for strengthening WASH Systems – Reviewing the purpose and process of MWA position paper development.
Self-Supply Resources
See this major 2018 evaluation of self-supply acceleration underway in Ethiopia, and a later blog by MWA and partners:
Self-supply End-line Evaluation
Self-supply in Ethiopia – Endline Briefing note -March2018
Blog: Moving Unsubsidized Self-supply Forward
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| GLAAS Report
The United Nations and World Health Organization’s assessment of sanitation and drinking water conditions and programs
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UNICEF WASH Annual Report
UNICEF’s annual update on its global WASH program
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| Safeguarding the World’s Water
Annual report on USAID water sector activities (USAID renaming new editions of this publication beginning in 2019):
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A Review of U.S. Efforts in Water and Sanitation
2011 Working paper by Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions on the U.S. Government’s WASH efforts.
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| The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
Documents by other organizations analyzing implementation of the landmark 2005 legislation, amended in 2014 by passage of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act): International Housing Coalition report – 2011 CARE/NRDC/WaterAid Report Card – 2012 NRDC, WaterAid, CARE et al. report – 2010
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A Silent Tsunami 2006 Aspen Institute and Nicholas Institute report on water and sanitation challenges, goals, and solutions: A Silent Tsunami Revisited – 2011
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| ONE Data Report – 2011
A statistical analysis of the G8 and EU’s development commitments to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
USAID’s evaluation of global trends and U.S. responses in diplomacy and international development (Trump Administration not as yet producing one):
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| World Water Day Advocacy Guide
World Water Day’s guide to improving advocacy and action for water and food security. |
Raising Clean Hands – UNICEF WASH in Schools
WASH in Schools is UNICEF’s effort to improve health, school attendance, and equality though improved water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. Communications Strategy – 2010 Advancing Health, Learning and Equity through WASH in Schools -2012 Maintaining the Momentum: Advancing Health, Learning and Equity through WASH in Schools -2014 |
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Global Waters – Archive USAID’s update on several global WASH development projects.
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Collective Impact Study on MWA Ethiopia Program, 2004-2012 – Susan Davis, Improve International Assesses whether, and how, the collaborative work under the MWA structure adds value to the process and outcomes of the program. |
| USAID Kenya
WASH is a Key Ingredient in Tackling |
WHO Achieving Quality Universal Health Coverage through Better Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Health Care Facilities |
U.S. Government and multilateral WASH websites
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Technical Designs |
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| WASH in Schools Monitoring Package – UNICEF
A resource for WASH and education professionals
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Akvopedia
A resource open to editing that includes technical and strategic approaches for water and sanitation projects
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| Water Point Mapper – WaterAid
A free tool designed for WASH organizations to produce
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Rural Water Supply Network
The Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) is the global network of professionals and practitioners working to raise standards of knowledge and evidence, technical and professional competence, practice and policy in rural water supply and so fulfill the vision of sustainable rural water services for all
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| WASH-FIT Tool
WHO and UNICEF have developed the Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT) to assist facilities in systematically addressing risks associated with WASH and continually monitoring and improving services.
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