Aquaya Institute

Programs: Water, sanitation and hygiene partnerships and learning for sustainability (washpals)the water, sanitation and hygiene partnerships and learning for sustainability (washpals) project is a centrally funded activity of the united states agency for international development (usaid) global health bureau. Washpals supports the agencys goal of reducing morbidity and mortality in children under five by ensuring usaid programming employs high-impact, evidence-based environmental health and water supply, sanitation and hygiene (wash) interventions. The project will identify and share best practices in achieving sustainability, scale, and health impact by generating evidence around sanitation and hygiene programming paradigms necessary to eliminate open defecation (od) and move communities up the sanitation ladder while also focusing on reducing feces exposure for infants and small children through less-studied behavioral pathways. Washpals is being implemented by the firm tetra tech and aquaya is providing research services under a sub-contract with tetra tech. Aquaya cofounder, dr. Jeff albert, is also serving as the full-time washpals deputy project director.

technical assistance to fecal sludge management (fsm) services in rivers state, port harcourtport harcourt is the focus of water and sanitation infrastructure development programs financed by the african development bank and the world bank. To inform the sanitation priorities and an integrated sanitation master plan for the whole city, this study will assess the existing fecal sludge management. This study will explore options for improving the standard of sludge removal, transport, and disposal services at the city level and in low income areas.

haiti water and sanitation sector reform consolidation support: sanitation value chain study in rural areas and small towns in haitithe world bank group is providing financial and technical assistance to haitis national directorate for water supply and sanitation (direction nationale deau potable et dassainissement - dinepa ), a unit of the ministry of public works, to increase the coverage of improved, hygienic latrines in rural haiti. To support these efforts, the water and sanitation program (wsp) of the world bank has commissioned this study to determine the current status of commercial sanitation markets in rural areas and small towns and to evaluate options for expanding these markets, particularly among low-income households.