Water, sanitation and health
Itad strengthens WASH and health outcomes by generating evidence and helping organisations improve strategies, monitoring and data systems to deliver sustainable, equitable services that improve lives.
Water, sanitation and hygiene are fundamental to life, health and human dignity, and are central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Our WASH team brings extensive practical and academic expertise in monitoring, evaluation and learning to help clients and partners understand what works, strengthen their strategies and achieve meaningful, long-term impact.
WASH sits at the heart of environment, development and public health. Safe water and sanitation, combined with good hygiene practices, are essential for preventing disease, supporting well-being and enabling resilient communities. Water is also a critical economic, social and natural resource that must be managed sustainably to protect ecosystems and ensure equitable access for all.
We generate evidence on what does and does not lead to sustainable WASH outcomes and help partners act on that learning. Through evaluations, systems analysis and support to strengthening monitoring, data and feedback mechanisms, we contribute to more effective WASH policies, programmes and service delivery that improve lives and safeguard resources for the future.
Project
Global Evaluation of UNICEF’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programming in Protracted Crises, 2014-2019
The average humanitarian crisis, which requires a UN-coordinated response, lasts more than nine years. Vulnerability in such...
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Independent Monitoring and Verification of the WASH Results Programme
Millions of people worldwide still lack access to improved water supply and sanitation. The DFID Water, Sanitation & Hygiene...
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Independent monitoring and verification of the Accelerating Sanitation, Water and Hygiene for All (ASWA II) Programme
Accelerating access to drinking water and household sanitation is key to achieving the sustainable development goals and DFID...
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School Health and Nutrition Portfolio Evaluation for Dubai Cares
Millions of school-age children are affected by serious, yet easily treatable and preventable, illnesses, which inhibit their...
Publications
Report
Outcome achievements in the WASH Results Programme: data and insights
WASH Results Programme learning brief #1
Report
Setting and monitoring outcome targets in WASH programmes
WASH Results Programme learning brief #2
Report
Reaching the vulnerable and working in fragile contexts
WASH Results Programme learning brief # 3
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Experiences in WASH systems strengthening
WASH Results Programme learning brief #4
Blogs and news
Impact story
Shaping organisational change for more effective philanthropy
An Itad evaluation conducted in partnership with global philanthropic organisation Porticus, led to organisational changes for...
Blog
Three ways digital data is helping UNICEF make decisions for WASH programming
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on urban water and sewerage utilities is critical to managing potential emergent and...
Blog
Maximising the value of third party monitoring
COVID-19 has brought greater challenges and complexity to delivering aid, particularly in insecure settings. An external...
Blog
How regular outcome monitoring makes WASH programmes more effective
Measuring progress towards WASH outcomes is more difficult and more expensive than reporting outputs, but it is a valuable...
