Developing Tools to Evaluate the Effectiveness of NGO WaSH Interventions in Low to Middle Income Countries

H2O4All is one of many small, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to address the needs of the 663 million who lack access to safe drinking water and the 2.4 billion who are without access to sanitation facilities in low- and middle-income countries. Unfortunately, evaluation of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) interventions are rarely a priority for NGOs like H2O4All whose projects are time and budget sensitive; this is concerning because without evaluation we cannot determine H2O4Alls impact on the communities in which it works. Therefore, we will evaluate H2O4All as a case study to understand the factors that influence the success of a WaSH intervention. In addition, we will produce a set of cost-effective tools that H2O4All and similar NGOs (both inside and outside the WaSH sector) can use to continually evaluate their work.

Faculty Supervisor:

Susan Elliott

Student:

Stephanie Lu

Partner:

H2O 4 ALL

Discipline:

Epidemiology / Public health and policy

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Waterloo