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Latest Episodes

Celebrating Global Handwashing Day Around the World with USAID
September 28, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing with soap has emerged as one of the simplest and most effective ways to contain the spread of the disease. In celebration of Global Handwashing Day on October 15, the latest podcast from Global Waters Radio tak...

Jeff Albert and Jesse Shapiro on Researching Best Practices for WASH Service Delivery and Sustaining Behavior Change
May 11, 2020

The latest podcast from Global Waters Radio features a conversation with Jeff Albert and Jesse Shapiro about their involvement with the USAID-supported Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability program,

Exploring the 2019 Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLAAS) Report
November 18, 2019

The latest podcast from Global Waters Radio features a conversation with Bruce Gordon, Coordinator for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health at the World Health Organization (WHO), and Oliver Subasinghe, Communications and Data Advisor with the USAID W...

Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Rural Water Improvements in Kenya
September 25, 2019

Under the terms of Kenya’s 2010 constitution, all of the country’s nearly 50 counties became responsible for providing water supply services to local residents. But that task has often not been an easy one in a country experiencing significant populati...

Strengthening Water Security to Improve Economic and Environmental Sustainability
May 22, 2019

Did you know that more than 2 billion people—or nearly one out of every four people on the planet—deal with high water stress in their lives, according to the U.N.? The impacts on everyday life are considerable. Water insecurity weakens public health,

How Improved Financing Enhances Water and Sanitation Service Delivery
March 18, 2019

Pipes, treatment plants, and other infrastructure are key pieces of any well-functioning water supply system. But good governance and, the topic of today’s podcast—financing—are just as important as infrastructure to guarantee the successful delivery o...

Rolf Luyendijk and Portia Persley on Tackling the Global Sanitation Crisis
November 14, 2018

Sanitation is one of the world’s most pressing public health challenges. Three out of every five people on the planet, or about 4.5 billion people, face every day without access to safely managed sanitation,

Canisius Kanangire and Richard Rapier on Strategic Planning for Africa’s Water and Sanitation Sectors
September 26, 2018

The latest podcast from Global Waters Radio features a conversation with both Dr. Canisius Kanangire, Executive Secretary of the African Ministers’ Council on Water, and Richard Rapier, Chief of Party for the USAID-supported Water for Africa through Le...

Sylvia Cabus on Gender Mainstreaming in Water and Sanitation Programming
August 24, 2018

Sylvia Cabus serves as Senior Gender Advisor for USAID’s Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. In this podcast, Sylvia speaks with Global Waters Radio about some of the many ways the Agency integrates gender into its water, sanitation,

Sylvia Cabus on Gender Mainstreaming in Water and Sanitation Programming
August 22, 2018

Sylvia Cabus serves as Senior Gender Advisor for USAID’s Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. In this podcast, Sylvia speaks with Global Waters Radio about some of the many ways the Agency integrates gender into its water, sanitation,