In a USAID-funded project, IDEO.org and Water + Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) are adapting the Community Led Total Sanitation approach that has worked effectively in rural environments to an urban setting in Ghana by combining a digital mobile platform with offline community driven activities.

Kumasi, Ghana

IDEO.org partnered with Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) to explore new ways to improve pit latrine emptying technology in Zambia.

Zambia

IDEO.org's Innovation Fund provides services to select organizations with bold ideas and high potential for scale, who might otherwise have been unable to partner with IDEO.org.

Global

IDEO.org partnered with Unilever, Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor, and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to design a scalable business in Kenya selling water alongside hygiene and nutrition products.

Kenya

IDEO.org designed a new sanitation offering in Ghana that combines product, service and business design. Instead of having to use public latrines, customers receive a toilet in their homes which is serviced three times a week and allows families to pay on an incremental basis.

Kumasi, Ghana