Learning paper
Financing for improved sanitation: case study from SNNPR, Ethiopia
USAID Transform WASH Project
Lessons learned and a framework for understanding public-private collaboration in consumer sanitation markets
This learning note summarises a study commissioned to map examples of public-private collaboration in consumer sanitation markets from around the world. The aim of the study was to identify lessons learned and provide a framework for understanding public-private collaboration, which can be used to consider potential strategies and activities that facilitate growth of sanitation markets.
USAID Transform WASH aims to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) outcomes in Ethiopia by increasing access to and sustained use of affordable, quality WASH products and services, with a substantial focus on sanitation. It does so by transforming the market for WASH: stimulating demand at the community level, strengthening supply chains and building the enabling environment for a vibrant private market.
USAID Transform WASH is a USAID-funded project implemented by PSI in collaboration with SNV, Plan International, and IRC. The consortium is working closely with government agencies - including the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity, the National WASH Coordination Office and sub-national governments.