Thrive Networks Global

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene - A community-based program integrating proven solutions to increase access to clean water and promote better sanitation and hygiene conditions for people in poor, rural areas of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. We work closely with local partners, use innovative financing and incentives, and support community education to stimulate demand for household connections to clean water, hygienic toilets, and the adoption of hygienic behaviors. Our Community-Led Inclusive, Climate Resilient WASH project integrates climate change adaptation knowledge with practical adaption actions at the household and community levels and promote inclusive resilient WASH in Cambodia's climate vulnerable areas. Aiming for transformative and scalable efforts with maximum impact, the approach focuses on reducing impacts and sustainability. The project adopts a mainstream approach to training and education on adaptation, and a targeted approach to implementing WASH adaptation actions that are socially inclusive and gender responsive. It builds on existing efforts of working with the government, private sector businesses, and disability groups develops new collaboration with experts to ensure the project produces data and information that are relevant and influential for the government and community in making decision about community resilience, especially for the most vulnerable. Thrive Networks WASH in Schools program installs water filtration systems and handwashing basins and latrines for kindergartens, primary schools, and secondary schools in rural and mountainous areas where daily living conditions of pupils and teachers are very difficult. The program also aims to raise awareness for school hygiene, and conducted a behavior change campaign promoting handwashing. The Climate Smart School pilot tackles the effects of climate change on education by providing climate adaptation upgrades to infrastructures, and promoting green skills and green lifestyles to students, teachers, and communities in rural areas. Applied research Nearly all of Thrive Networks programs feature a research component that moves beyond traditional process and output monitoring into the realm of impact evaluation. In Thrive Networks sanitation program, for example, there are dedicated resources to understand the relative advantages of individual vs. community-based output incentives, as well as exploring the interaction between smart subsidies and sanitation marketing. Community-scale water systems Thrive Networks has been constructing, rehabilitating, and expanding rural water supply and treatment systems since 1995. The majority are piped village water systems with metered household connections a smaller number are school-based water systems. Upon project completion, Thrive Networks transfers ownership and management responsibilities to government, private, or community operators.