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Introducing our Podcast Conversations From the WASH Room

Listen to Conversations From The WASH Room and meet experts in the fields of systems change, WASH, and sustainability

Please note: this is a multilingual podcast. In our commitment to reaching a wider audience, some episodes will be in English, and others in Spanish.

Podcast Series #2: TRUST THE PROCESS

Building a sustainable sanitation enterprise is a complex undertaking. It's a challenging journey that comes with more than a few setbacks and is often overlooked in the sanitation sector.

Water For People is therefore proud to present Trust the Process, the second series of our podcast Conversations From The WASH Room. Dive into the obstacles and opportunities of safe and inclusive sanitation as we listen to the experts, entrepreneurs, and market actors as they break down how they’re innovating the WASH sector.

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Episode 4 - Creación de mercado para vaciado de pozos (Español)

Episode 4 - Trust the Process: Creación de mercado para vaciado de pozos

Joel Cruz, Asesor Técnico en Saneamiento Sostenible de Water For People en Honduras junto a Julissa Castro, Oficial de Comunicaciones y Marketing de Water For People en Honduras discutirán sobre la puesta en marcha de un mercado de vaciado de pozos.

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Episode 3 - Incentivo Municipal (Español)

Episode 3 - Trust the Process: Incentivo Municipal

Hoy, Alberto Yutronic, ex Director de País de Water For People en Bolivia junto a Gonzalo Terrazas, Responsable de la Área Social de la Dirección Municipal de Saneamiento básico en el municipio de Arani en Bolivia discutirán el programa del Incentivo Municipal para apoyar con la construcción de baños en Arani.

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Episode 2 - So you wanna make poo briquettes? (English)

Episode 2 - Trust the Process: So you wanna make poo briquettes?

Today, Yvonne Lugali, Sanitation Officer of Water For People in Uganda is joined by Vincent Nturanabo, Managing Director and Ronald Sakaya, Plant Manager of Lubigi Treatment Plant of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) in Uganda to discuss the partnership to produce poo briquettes in Kampala. 

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Episode 1 - Pit Emptying in Blantyre (English)

Episode 1 - Trust the Process: Pit Emptying in Blantyre

Brian Mulenga, Sanitation Officer of Water For People in Malawi is joined by Edwin Mkorongo, owner of a pit emptying business in Blantyre; Samden Seunda, Deputy Director of Public Health on Blantyre City Council; and Roy Khonyongwa, Head of the Pit Emptiers Association in Blantyre, Malawi to discuss the pit emptying business.

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Podcast Series #1: THE HOW OF SYSTEM STRENGTHENING

Introducing our first podcast series, The How of System Strengthening.

The How is for people who want to go beyond the technical checklists and building blocks to understand the "how" of actually changing norms and systems in a country to make sure Sustainable Development Goal 6 is achieved by 2030. 

Episodio 6 - El Cómo: Incidencia al nivel nacional en Bolivia (Parte 1 y 2)

Episodio 6 - El Cómo: Incidencia al nivel nacional en Bolivia

La Especialista Internacional en Agua y Saneamiento Básico en La Paz, Bolivia y campeona del modelo Cobertura Total Para Siempre, Betty Soto, acompaña Daniel Oporto, Director Regional de América Latina de Water For People. Juntos discutirán la incidencia al nivel nacional y el desarrollo de la política nacional desde cero.

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Episode 6 - The How: Influence at the National Level in Bolivia

Betty Soto, an International Specialist in Basic Water and Sanitation of La Paz, Bolivia, and champion of the Everyone Forever model is joined by Daniel Oporto, Water For People’s Regional Director for Latin America. Together they will be discussing influence at the national level and the development of national policy from scratch.

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Episode 5 - The How: Government Partnerships in Rwanda

Episode 5 - The How: Government Partnerships in Rwanda

Vice Mayor Prosper MULINDWA of Rulindo District in Rwanda’s Northern Province is joined by Perpetue KAMUYUMBU, Country Director of Water For People in Rwanda. Together they will be discussing the importance of Water For People’s partnerships with district governments.

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Episodio 5 - El Cómo: Asociaciones de gobiernos en Ruanda

Al vicealcalde Prosper MULINDWA del distrito de Rulindo, en la provincia septentrional de Ruanda acompaña Perpetue KAMUYUMBUDirectora de Water For People en Ruanda. Juntos discutirán la importancia de las asociaciones de Water For People con los gobiernos de distrito. 

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Episodio 4 - El Cómo: Colaboración con Agencias Gubernamentales en Honduras

Episodio 4 - El Cómo: Colaboración con agencias gubernamentales en Honduras

Escucharemos a Ingeniero Martín Rivera, Coordinador del Movimiento Para Todos Por Siempre en Honduras y el Ingeniero Pedro Ortíz, Coordinador de la Secretaria Técnica de Consejo Nacional de Agua Potable y Saneamiento (CONASA). Lo acompaña Julissa Castro de Water For People en Honduras, y discutirán la colaboración de ONGs con agencias gubernamentales.

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Episode 4 - The How: Collaborating with government agencies in Honduras

We hear from Engineer Martín Rivera, coordinator of the Para Todos Por Siempre (Everyone Forever) movement in Honduras, and Engineer Pedro Ortíz, Coordinator of the Technical Secretariat of CONASA. They are joined by Julissa Castro with Water For People in Honduras to discuss collaboration between NGOs and government agencies.

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Episode 3 - The How: Resource-Constrained Contexts in Malawi

Episode 3 - The How: Resource-Constrained Contexts in Malawi

Crispin Songola, District WASH Officer in Chikwawa, Malawi is joined by Kate Harawa, Director of Influence and Scale with Water For People in Malawi. These Everyone Forever model champions discuss systems change in an extremely resource-constrained context.

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Episodio 3 - El Cómo: Contexto limitado por los recursos en Malawi

Hoy, Crispin Songola, Oficial Distrital de ASH en Chikwawa, Malawi, se une a Kate Harawa, Directora de Incidencia y Escala con Water For People en Malawi. Estos campeones del modelo Cobertura Total Para Siempre discutirán el cambio de sistemas en un contexto extremadamente limitado por los recursos.

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Episodio 2 - El Cómo: Política y Voluntad Política en Perú

Episodio 2 - El Cómo: Política y Voluntad Política en Perú

Daniela Navarro y Beatriz Alvarado de Water For People Perú discuten cómo sentar las bases para las políticas y la voluntad.

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Episode 2 - The How: Policy and Political Will in Peru

Daniela Navarro and Beatriz Alvarado from Water For People Peru discuss laying the groundwork for policy and political will.

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Episode 1 - The How: National Level Relationship Building in Uganda

Episode 1 - The How: National Level Relationship Building in Uganda

Cate Nimanya, Country Director of Water For People in Uganda, is joined by Engineer Eyatu, Acting Director of Water Development, to discuss the importance of relationship-building at the national level in achieving SDG 6.

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Episodio 1 - El Cómo: Construcción de relaciones a nivel nacional en Uganda
 
Cate Nimanya, Directora nacional de Water For People en Uganda, se une al Ingeniero Eyatu, Director interino de Desarrollo del Agua, para discutir la importancia de la construcción de relaciones a nivel nacional para alcanzar el ODS 6.
 
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