Project database
Total results: 526
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2015 - 2018
Cabinet EDE International
Technical support to share and disseminate the FSM projects results from Dakar
To replicate a sanitation utility service delivery model developed in Dakar in at least three countries in Africa and validate its application at scale for the benefit of urban poor
2012 - 2016
Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor
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Activating the urban on site sanitation market with new technology
The project will prime the market in four cities in Africa and South Asia for the rapid uptake of sanitation services and create the enabling environment for the market based scale-up of new and innovative sanitation options.
2014 - 2017
Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor
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Market-based sanitation solutions
To improve the health and livelihoods of people living in low income areas of Kumasi and Accra, Ghana, through the provision of improved sanitation facilities and associated services which are affordable and sustainable.
2014 - 2015
Duke University
Assessing odor issues and control strategies for the RTTC (Reinvent the Toilet Challenge)
Development of odor control and mitigation solutions for various Reinvented Toilet systems and fecal sludge management (FSM)
2012 - 2016
Rwanda Ministry of Health
Community Hygiene Clubs - Community Based Environmental Health Promotion Programme (CBEHPP)
To monitor the CBEHPP in Rwanda and achieve cost-effective and sustainable hygiene behaviour change through implementation of the holistic and integrated Community Hygiene Club (CHC) model to prevent common diseases.
2014 - 2015
Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka)
City Partnerships for urban sanitation service delivery in Africa and South Asia
To transform non-piped sanitation systems and explore sustainable options for service delivery with private-sector engagement
2013 - 2014
Unilever PLC
Adaptation of pyrolysis technologies to the waste treatment market
To advance the application of pyrolysis technology to treat human waste, as a solution that can increase access to safe sanitation through offering a modular system appropriate for urban environments in developing countries.
2012 - 2016
Mahilia Housing SEWA Trust
A framework for sustainable sanitation solution in Bihar
To pilot a women-led model of sanitation service delivery in Bihar, India.
2011 - 2014
International Development Enterprises (iDE)
The Cambodia Sanitation Marketing Scale Up Project (SMSU)
To achieve market-based sanitation solutions in rural Cambodia and support the dissemination and replication of the Sanitation Marketing approach into other countries.
2011 - 2016
Samagra Waste Management Private Limited
Learning from existing commercial product services (Operating toilet blocks in India with a reward system)
Samagra Sanitation is the first for-profit social enterprise in India that is dedicated to providing access to clean, safe, and reliable community toilet facilities for the urban slum-dwelling poor
2011 - 2013
Naval Research Laboratory in Washington
Hybrid anaerobic digester-microbial fuel cell for energy and nutrient capture
To develop a low-cost wastewater treatment system comprised of an anaerobic digester that generates organically rich acids to power a microbial fuel cell.
2011 - 2013
San Diego State University Foundation
Enhanced anaerobic digestion: a sanitation and energy recovery technology (ModAD)
The goal of this project is to modify and adapt an anaerobic digestion system that will treat waste and generate a reliable supply of biogas from the co-digestion of algal biomass and waste.
2011 - 2012
Livvon LLC
High efficiency, sanitary toilet with sewage treatment
To develop and test a simple toilet with integrated waste treatment that dewaters fecal sludge and decontaminates it of bacteria and helminth eggs, turning it into safe, dry, odorless pellets that can be used for fertilizer or fuel.
2011 - 2012
Frontier Environmental Technology
Biogas generator powered by self-sustaining mixing mechanism
To develop a stand-alone high-rate biogas generator to provide fuel for daily cooking, reduce waste discharge, improve hygiene and eventually, improve the quality of life for the people who live in developing countries.
2011 - 2013
re:char
Conversion of human excreta to energy and biochar
Purpose of the project is to use low-cost pyrolysis reactors to convert human waste into biochar, which can be used as a replacement for wood charcoal or chemical fertilizers.
2010 - 2014
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Support for scaling up rural sanitation
To support the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) in scaling up sanitation for the rural poor.
2010 - 2012
Southern Illinois University
Decentralized next generation sanitation for diarrheal pathogens: Windmill-driven ATAD (Autothermal, thermophilic aerobic digester) for increased pathogen removal
To test an air-pumping windmill sanitation system using normal, existing flush toilets in actual variable weather conditions for its ability to raise and maintain temperatures in an insulated container for wet composting.
2009 - 2015
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Advancing the implementation of the Water and Sanitation Program Global Strategy
To develop and disseminate best practices in the water, sanitation, and hygiene sector by supporting the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP).
2013 - 2018
Community Water and Sanitation Agency
Ghana Sanitation and Water in Small Towns and Rural Areas (SAWiSTRA) Programme
Assisting rural communities and small towns in four regions in Ghana to have access to safe sanitation and drastically reduce open defecation.
2011 - 2015
Columbia University in New York
Fecal sludge to biodiesel – production of chemicals, pathogen reduction and feedstock variability
Developing a technology based on anaerobic fermentation and digestion to convert faecal sludge into biodiesel precursors and biogas and setting up a social enterprise model that reinvests the revenues into improving sanitation for the urban poor.
2013 - 2017
Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (CINI)
Integrated Water and Sanitation Model for Rural India
Sanitation promotion and sustainable sanitation technology for rural households, as part of livelihood projects aimed at alleviating poverty among tribal communities (in the states of Gujarat and Jharkhand)
2012 - 2014
CLTS Knowledge Hub at Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Networking and action learning to support CLTS
To accelerate the adoption of Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) by enabling communities to take action to end open defecation and adopt hygienic behaviors, leading to improved dignity, health, and well-being of the impoverished.
2011 - 2013
Brighton Development LLC
Self-sterilizing easy clean latrine mat and casting form
To develop a latrine mat made from self-sterilizing plastic that can be filled with concrete and set in place to provide a permanent antimicrobial surface for traditional squat latrines
2011 - 2015
BRAC USA
Innovations in sustainable sanitation in Bangladesh
To increase sanitation coverage at scale with a special emphasis on reaching the ultra-poor, as well as innovation and replication of components
2013 - 2015
Biofilcom Limited
Sanitation for all: Development of the Biofil Toilet System for scale up
To further develop an innovative system for on-site processing of human waste so that it is safer, more affordable, and more available to all, especially the poor
