Wish for WASH

GENDER EQUALITY APPROACHES IN WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE PROGRAMS: TOWARDS GENDER-TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICE: "Transformative models of gender equality for WASH policies, programs, and projects are recently emerging." https://buff.ly/3CJtv5e #WASH #scooponpoop #everybodypoops

AFRICAN WATER FACILITY TO LAUNCH NEW FINANCING WINDOW FOR URBAN SANITATION IN AFRICA: "Despite sanitation being a fundamental human right, critical to public health, and overall well-being, Africa has on of the lowest access rates in the world." https://buff.ly/4g51Vhl #WASH #scooponpoop #everybodypoops

MAPPING SAFE DRINKING WATER USE IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES: "More than 4.4 billion people in poorer countries lack safe drinking water, a number twice as high as other estimates." https://buff.ly/41lhgX1 #WASH #scooponpoop #everybodypoops

TRANSFORMING SANITATION MARKETS: KEY LEARNINGS FROM ETHIOPIA AND THE GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS: "USAID is committed to generating new evidence that will drive improvements globally" https://buff.ly/40OwqDB #WASH #scooponpoop #everybodypoops

STORY TIME ?? So back when I was studying at the Georgia Tech College of Design, I was one of a few #blackdesigners in my Industrial Design program year (shoutout to Leslie and Grant for being the GOATs and Raja for all you did and continue do as design faculty ????) After my senior design team won the InVenture Prize competition, my #socialimpactdesign career was launched by way of Wish for WASH and #toiletdesign adventures around the world with a focus on co-designing sustainable solutions in partnership with underserved communities. ?? Over time, my #careerecosystem has blossomed, and I now work to apply my #humancentereddesign skillsets and mindsets that I cultivated in the #WASH sector to projects, programs and strategies in various organizations across the #impacteconomy, all while continuing to center and amplify marginalized voices. ???? Fast forward to yesterday, on #WorldToiletDay. I had the distinct honor of sharing my story - from sanitation to school design - with the first ever Black Students in Industrial Design (BiD) organization at Georgia Tech! ?? Where are the Black Designers? — here we are ?? Cheers to the power of the #humancentereddesign process, to learning and building in community, and to #blackexcellence across time and space ???? Thank you to Sydney and Leah for starting this incredible organization and for having me — onwards and upwards ?? [Learn more about BiD here ???? https://lnkd.in/eWcyuJ52 ] #wishforwash #georgiatech #lecturer #SDG6 #wherearetheblackdesigners #industrialdesign #socent #blackindesign #everybodypoops #socialimpactdesign #representationmatters #education #SDG4

LIVELIHOODS IN THE SANITATION ECONOMY: "On the following pages we frame the Sanitation Economy market and livelihoods potentional across Latin America, Africa and Asia."https://buff.ly/4hUBuwA #WASH #scooponpoop #everybodypoops

WOOHOO - HAPPY WORLD TOILET DAY YALL! ???? World Toilet Day is a United Nations observance day that raises awareness about the 3.5 billion people around the world that live without access to safe toilets.??? Here are 3 key messages about the power in importance of toilets today and everyday ???? : 1?? Toilets are a place for peace. This essential space, at the center of our lives, should be safe and secure. But for billions of people, sanitation is under threat from conflict, climate change, disasters and neglect. 2?? Toilets are a place for protection. By creating a barrier between us and our waste, sanitation services are essential for public and environmental health. But when toilet systems are inadequate, damaged or broken, pollution spreads and deadly diseases get unleashed. 3?? Toilets are a place for progress. Sanitation is a human right. It protects everyone’s dignity, and especially transforms the lives of women and girls. More investment and better governance of sanitation are critical for a fairer, more peaceful world. The world is seriously off track to achieve safely managed sanitation for all by 2030 – one of the targets of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. This lack of progress hinders efforts across many other SDGs, particularly on nutrition, health, gender equality, education, sustainability and a clean environment. ???? At Wish for WASH, we have some exciting new projects that we are pumped to share more about as we continue to work to bring #innovation to #sanitation and #menstruation at the intersections of these SDGs and across the #sanitationvaluechain because #everybodypoops and #menstruationmatters (so stay tuned ??) In the mean time, check out these toilet-forward photos from across my #careerecosystem over the past decade, and be sure to celebrate the healthy and dignified life that your toilet affords you while advocating for improved #WASH infrastructure worldwide! ?? [Learn more about this day and how you can get involved here ???? https://lnkd.in/dTkA_hsi] #wishforwash #worldtoiletday #toiletinnovation #toiletdesign #socent #womenindesign #thisispublichealth #educationinnovation #sanitationworkforce #WTD Period Futures #SDGs #humancenteredesign #communitydesign #codesign

NUTRIENT UPCYCLING - UNEARTHING THE POTENTIAL OF FAECAL SLUDGE COMPOST: "Faecal sludge contains valuable organic matter and plant nutrients which can be reused in agriculture and unlock new opprounities" https://buff.ly/3Od8Gl7 #WASH #scooponpoop #everybodypoops

FLO HEALTH - EXPERTS HAVE THEIR SAY ON FUNDING ROW: "The story has attracted a diverse range of views from around the world. We've selected some of the comments below" https://buff.ly/3Ub2flX #WASH #scooponpoop #everybodypoops

PWSA CONTINUES AGGRESSIVE REMOVAL OF LEAD SERVICE LINES WITH $15 MILLION PENNVEST GRANT: "Funding will replace more than 1,000 lead service lines at no additional cost to ratepayers." https://buff.ly/3NqPLTB #WASH #scooponpoop #everybodypoops