Taxes and tariffs imposed on sanitation products significantly increase their consumer price, which reduces their affordability Read more...
Some business owners and government officials are concerned about whether intellectual property rights are adequately protected in Ethiopia Read more...
USAID Transform WASH teams up with Government of Ethiopia partners to visit Wore Illu Woreda. Read more...
Different stakeholder groups from four districts gave inputs to the District WASH master plan to attain SDG 6 by 2030. Read more...
IRC WASH Ethiopia is supporting Shashamane and Negelle Arsi woredas on knowledge management around COVID-19. Read more...
Two Ethiopian districts, Shashamane and Negelle Arsi, are developing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) master plans Read more...
Some 50 representatives from towns and regional bureaus participated in the small-town WASH symposium on 3 December at the GetFam hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They were joined online by some 30 stakeholders from national and international level during the morning session, focussed on... Read more...
Earning royalties and repatriating profits can play important roles in ensuring a strong WASH marketplace Read more...
For Ethiopia-based businesses that require imported goods or materials, accessing hard currency through the banking system is one of the biggest challenges they face Read more...
In order to achieve improved and sustainable WASH services, IRC WASH Ethiopia has been working on Wash Alliance International (WAI) project implementation in supporting Shashamane and Negelle Arsi woredas (districts). The project is anticipated to enhance effective planning and monitoring,... Read more...
What challenges are women in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) businesses facing in Ethiopia? Read more...
Introducing the plastic toilet slab to the Ethiopian market takes time, patience and tenacity as the USAID Transform WASH project experiences. Read more...
Lessons learned about strengthening the supply chain, stimulating demand and improving the enabling environment. Read more...
Since the coronavirus began spreading throughout the world, few things have been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our activities to develop markets for WASH products and services are no exception. Read more...
Ensuring that sanitation products and services remain affordable through favorable tax policies for consumers and manufacturers is important for... Read more...
Becoming a sanitation entrepreneur against the odds in Ethiopia. Read more...
How combining Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) and market-based approaches can help. Read more...
An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches. Read more...