Mar 23, 2021Equitable Access to Sanitation and Water Supply in the U.S. Can Benefit from Lessons Learned in Developing CountriesThis commentary is by Eddy Perez, Global Communities Technical Director for Water and Sanitation I was wrong about water supply and sanitation in the United States. When I volunteered in Honduras as a civil engineer with the U.S. Peace Corps in the mid-1970s, I believed that water supply and sanitation…Water4 min readWater4 min read
Mar 22, 2021The Value of Water: Feminist Perspectives in the Time of COVID-19By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Technical advisor for Gender Integration, PCI, a Global Communities Partner It has been over a year since COVID-19 brought much of the world to a halt and exacerbated the most pressing development challenges, including inadequate and unsustainable access to water. According to pre-pandemic estimates, more than…Gender5 min readGender5 min read
Nov 18, 2020World Toilet Day Highlights Global Sanitation and Health CrisisEddy Perez, Global Communities Technical Director for WASH With billions of people lacking access to the safe, sustainable sanitation essential for public health and for eradicating extreme poverty, World Toilet Day is not a day for celebration, but rather a day to sound the call for action on the global…Water5 min readWater5 min read
Oct 10, 2020World Mental Health Day 2020: It’s Time to Scale Up Investment in Mental HealthBy Rebecca Wener, Global Communities Program Officer for Governance and Global Health October 10th marks the 28th annual World Mental Health Day, and this year’s theme is a call to scale up investment in mental health. Mental health disorders represent a critical yet under-emphasized component of the global public health…Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
Jul 2, 2020Kenyan Cooperatives demonstrate Resilience & Concern for the Community to Mitigate the Effects of Covid-19Ashley Holst, Technical Specialist Cooperatives & Inclusive Businesses July 4, 2020 As we celebrate International Day of the Cooperative this year, we recognize that over the last several months cooperatives have demonstrated their resilience and their dedication to bettering the world. The cooperative sector in Kenya jumped into action to…Cooperatives4 min readCooperatives4 min read
Jul 1, 2020Can the ‘Next Normal’ Economy Learn from the Successes of Inclusive Businesses?By Kristin Wilcox Feldman, Chief of Party, USAID CLEAR Program June 30, 2020 The impacts of Covid-19 are weighing heavily on so many of us right now. As reality sinks in it becomes evident that Covid-19’s weight has hit some of us more dramatically than others. As governments globally struggle…Cooperatives5 min readCooperatives5 min read
May 12, 2020When disaster strikes, where do you turn? Lessons from Kenyan Co-opsCooperatives Leadership Engagement Advocacy and Research (CLEAR): Impactful Research for a Better World Scott Bellows, United States International University-Africa Kristin Wilcox Feldman, Global Communities Since 1990, Kenya has received over $38 billion in net official development assistance and in that same time period, the country’s gross domestic product grew 934%…3 min read3 min read
May 11, 2020Shifting Responsibilities of Household & Family: The Gendered Pandemic in KenyaFredrick Nyagah, Technical Specialist, Gender, CLEAR Kenya, Global Communities. “Covid-19: The Gendered Pandemic in Kenya” is a blog series that explores the many ways gender social norms effect and are effected by Covid-19. The authors discuss ways that the pandemic may challenge gender norms and how it presents opportunities for…4 min read4 min read
Apr 10, 2020COVID-19: Gendered Social Distancingby Fredrick Nyagah, Technical Specialist, Gender, and Ashley Holst, Technical Specialist, Cooperatives & Inclusive Businesses, CLEAR Kenya, Global Communities. COVID-19 is driving new meaning to rationally held social norms especially those surrounding gender relations. Gender norms as triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic are an issue that cannot be ignored. Prevention…3 min read3 min read
Jan 8, 2019Taking Concrete Actions to Leave No One Behind: Government of Ghana Pro-Poor Policies and Sanitation Guidelines for Targeting the Poor and VulnerableBy Alberto Wilde, Ghana Country Director and Eddy Perez, Technical Director for WASH and Health, Global Communities Despite Ghana’s progress in recent years — it is the fastest growing economy in Africa — it is one of the lowest ranked countries in terms of access to basic sanitation worldwide. Out…Water And Sanitation4 min readWater And Sanitation4 min read
