Being a developing country, Bangladesh still has lot of scopes to improve on the WASH sector as everyone does not get access to water. sanitation and hygiene equally. WaterAid Bangladesh is working to make these facilities universally accessible for everyone, everywhere.
Our universal access to WASH programme focuses on modeling effective service delivery, developing institutional commitments, and mobilising resources and capacities, with the ultimate goal of establishing a model towards universal, safe, and sustainable WASH access. This involves creating demonstration models in specific geographic locations, gradually expanding coverage to the entire sub-district, and replicating successful models and innovations in other coastal areas. Meanwhile, at the national level, the strategy infuses learnings from local interventions into government institutions and policies, amplifying the impact to all over the country and contributing to a broader influencing environment. Through these coordinated efforts, universal access to WASH programme aims to address underlying barriers, build resilience, and drive sustainable change in WASH access across Bangladesh.
Active projects under universal access to WASH programme
Improving Public Health, Sanitation and Dignity in Major Cities in Bangladesh
Improved city environment and scale up the impact of improved public sanitation services, prioritising women, persons with disability, low income populations.
Promoting WASH for hard-to-reach communities including Teagarden workers in Bangladesh
This project works to improve the health of tea garden workers and their surrounding communities in Sreemangal Upazila of Moulvibazar district by providing WASH services.
Addressing resilience losses of climate-induced migrants in Southwest Bangladesh affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
The project addresses socio-economic vulnerability of climate-induced migrants in Khulna and Satkhira's urban slums.
Enhancing CWASA Investments to Alleviate Climate Vulnerability in Low-Income Communities
Empower low-income communities in Chattogram to build climate-resilient water and sanitation services.
Improving environmental health and resilience of WASH-deprived urban poor living in slums and low-income settlements
The project aims to serve people of slums and LICs in three City Corporations and three municipalities.
WASH systems for health
Progressive reduction in the number of preventable deaths of poor mothers, children, and infants due to WASH related disease in target areas of Bangladesh
Hygiene Apa in community
Khadija Akhter (24) is a mother and works as the Hygiene Apa in her community. As she roams around the streets of the slum playing her megaphone, people from all ages especially women and girls would reach out to her for help and information.
Partnerships and collective action will be critical in achieving the aim of this programme. We partner with public, private and non-governmental organisations to demonstrate successful models of management and delivery of sustainable services and behaviour change in Paikgacha. We will prioritise embedding our footprint in the existing areas where we are/have been present especially in municipalities and Upazilas for ensuring universal and sustainable WASH.