Emily Rand is a water supply and sanitation specialist at the World Bank, who also teaches about the design, implementation, and evaluation of WASH programs at George Washington University in Washington, DC. In her recent conversation with Global Waters Radio, Rand discusses key findings from recent research produced by the World Bank and UNICEF in the growing public health field of child feces management. She also shares examples of improved caregiver behaviors and programs to promote those behaviors. This podcast was originally published in August 2016.

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* Global Waters Radio – Emily Rand Transcript

For more information on the organizations discussed in this Global Waters Radio podcast:

* World Bank Water and Sanitation Program

* World Bank Water

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Annabell Waititu is a water and gender specialist who serves as executive director of the Nairobi, Kenya-based Institute of Environment & Water Management. Drawing on her 15 years of experience mainstreaming gender into natural resource management, Waititu talks to Global Waters Radio about why it is important for women to become involved in water management decisions beyond the household. She also discusses the ways increased gender mainstreaming in water utility workforces can contribute to improved water supply provision. This podcast was originally published in July 2016.

To view or download a written transcript of this podcast: 

* Global Waters Radio – Annabell Waititu Transcript

For more information on the organizations discussed in this Global Waters Radio podcast:

* USAID/Kenya

* Kenya Integrated Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (KIWASH) Project

* Institute of Environment & Water Management

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Piet deVries is Senior WASH Specialist and Liberia Country Director for Global Communities, a Maryland-based NGO with programs in more than 20 countries around the world. In his recent sit-down with Global Waters Radio, deVries discussed his experiences in Liberia promoting community-led total sanitation (CLTS) over the past several years, as former chief of party for USAID/Liberia’s Improved Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (IWASH) program. This podcast was originally published in June 2016.

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* Global Waters Radio – Piet deVries Transcript

For more information on the programs or organizations discussed in this Global Waters Radio podcast:

* USAID/Liberia Integrated Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (IWASH) Program

* USAID/Liberia Partnership for Advancing Community-based Services (PACS) Program

* Global Communities

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Eddy Perez is a professor of practice in sanitation at the Emory School of Public Health’s Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. In his recent conversation with Global Waters Radio, Perez talks about his career in the sanitation sector, shares lessons he has learned along the way, and explains why sanitation improvements in both rural and urban areas must remain a programming priority in international efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This podcast was originally published in June 2016.

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* Global Waters Radio – Eddy Perez Transcript

For more information on the organizations discussed in this Global Waters Radio podcast:

* Emory Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

* Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Water Sanitation & Hygiene

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Darren Saywell is Senior Director for the Water, Sanitation and Health Practice with Plan International USA. Plan International has recently teamed up with the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina on “Testing Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Approaches for Scalability,” an operational research initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this conversation with Global Waters Radio, Saywell talks about the project’s key findings and discusses why it is critical for the sanitation sector to replace anecdotal evidence on CLTS’ effectiveness with rigorous evidence. This podcast was originally published in April 2016.

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* Global Waters Radio – Darren Saywell Transcript

For additional materials produced by the “Testing CLTS Approaches for Scalability” project — including implementation guides, policy briefings, and videos — please visit the websites of Plan International USA or the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina.

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Christian Holmes is Deputy Assistant Administrator in USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment, and the Agency’s first Global Water Coordinator. Mr. Holmes is responsible for overseeing the Agency’s global water portfolio. In observance of World Water Day’s 2016 theme — water and jobs — Mr. Holmes talks with Global Waters Radio about the role that USAID water programming plays in fostering sustainable economic development around the world. This podcast was originally published in March 2016.

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* Global Waters Radio – Christian Holmes Transcript

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In May 2015, more than 120 water stakeholders from 22 countries across Africa gathered in Uganda for a Knowledge Forum hosted by the USAID-implemented Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Africa (SUWASA) program. The gathering allowed participants to share best practices and lessons learned for urban water sector reform.

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