The climate change and inclusive WASH online course
UTS-ISF has launched a free self-paced online course on climate change and inclusive WASH. This course provides participants with a foundational understanding of the links between WASH, gender and social inclusion (GSI), and climate change.
Working in Partnerships
When considering gender equality, disability and social inclusion in WASH, we need to look at both the people who are benefiting from and managing WASH systems, and the institutions that shape and deliver WASH services. We also need to transform these institutions so that they “walk the talk” of equality and inclusion.
National Workshop on Risks and Opportunities of Self-Supply for Safely Managed Water in Indonesia
The Institute for Sustainable Futures - University of Technology Sydney (UTS-ISF) and Universitas Indonesia (UI) held a national workshop titled “Risk and Opportunities of Self-Supply as Safely Managed Water in Indonesia”. This workshop was the last of a series of...
World Vision Bangladesh Sense-making workshop
The Institute for Sustainable Futures - University of Technology Sydney (ISF-UTS), University of Rajshahi, and World Vision Bangladesh met together in a hybrid workshop on 22 August 2022 to make sense of and validate findings of the outcome assessment. Primary data...
Webinar on Gender Transformative Social Accountability for World Vision International
The Institute for Sustainable Futures - University of Technology Sydney (ISF-UTS), University of Rajshahi (UoR), and World Vision Bangladesh (WVB) were invited to lead a webinar with World Vision International (WVI) about Gender Transformative, WASH Governance and...
Rainwater and remote logging in Vanuatu
Above: Theo from USP and water committee chair Enock installing a real time logger in Pele. Photo:Theophile Duduni As part of the Water for Women fund, ISF has been investigating ‘self-supply’ of drinking water in Indonesia and Vanuatu. Think household or communal...
Assessing the outcomes of gender-transformative social accountability
ISF is working in partnership with World Vision Bangladesh and the University of Rajshahi to conduct an outcome assessment of gender-transformative social accountability in Bangladesh
Audio Surveys
Audio surveys allows users to submit short audio clips rather than typing responses. They are primarily used in self-administered internet-based surveys and replace open-response questions.
Unpacking significance
This simple framework can help unpack descriptions of change and untangle significance.
Introducing the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene – Gender Equality Measure
ISF-UTS has recently developed a tool to explore the connections between gender equality and WASH – the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Gender Equality Measure – the WASH-GEM. The WASH-GEM can describe these connections and evaluate changes over time.
WASH-GEM
The water, sanitation and hygiene – gender equality measure (WASH-GEM) is a quantitative measure for use in program monitoring and evaluation.
The WASH-GEM assists practitioners and researchers to explore gender outcomes associated with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs for women and men.
New research by ISF offers guidance on how WASH organisations can become more inclusive.
When considering gender equality, disability and social inclusion in WASH, we need to look at both the people who are benefiting from and managing WASH systems, and the institutions that shape and deliver WASH services.
Learning Series on Engaging the Private Sector in Inclusive WASH
ISF-UTS, along with the Water for Women Fund Partners (iDE, SNV, RTI, East Meets West/Thrive Networks) organised a learning series to better understand how the private sector can contribute to improved and inclusive WASH services
Inclusive WASH Workplaces
When considering gender equality, disability and social inclusion in WASH, we need to look at both the people who are benefiting from and managing WASH systems, and the institutions that shape and deliver WASH services. We also need to transform these institutions so that they “walk the talk” of equality and inclusion.
Self-supply at World Water Week
In August 2021, the project team were involved in a session on self-supply at Stockholm World Water Week. The discussions explored self-supply's potential for increased resilience and water security in the Asia-Pacific region. Key contributors to the session included...
Project Launch
ISF-UTS recently started work on its project “Strengthening WASH sector capacity on climate change” which will provide global WASH actors with knowledge, tools and case studies to proactively tackle climate change challenges in the WASH sector. The project draws on...
Inspiring local government heroes of climate action
Rural communities in Nepal and Lao PDR have historically been affected by flooding and drought conditions. In Lao PDR, floods have caused widespread damage to latrines and droughts have killed crops which undermines sanitation demand creation. In Nepal, extreme...
Virtual Learning Event for the Climate Change Response for Inclusive WASH research
ISF-UTS, Plan International Australia (PIA), Yayasan Plan International Indonesia (YPII) and WaterAid Timor-Leste (WATL) hosted a virtual Learning Event on 2 – 4 June 2021. This event was an opportunity for research, civil society organisation and government partners to share knowledge from the ‘Climate Change Response for Inclusive WASH’ research and further identify pathways to achieve impact.
Launch of data collection in Vanuatu
In June 2021, the enumerator team in Vanuatu completed training at the University of the South Pacific and will soon commence data collection in Vanuatu. The team of eight enumerators will carry out household surveys and water quality testing across 10 islands.
Five new resources published on WASH, climate change, and gender and social inclusion
ISF-UTS, in partnership with Plan International and WaterAid, is pleased to announce the publication of five practitioner-friendly resources stemming from the “Climate Change Response for Inclusive WASH” Water for Women project.
First round of data collection completed in Kota Metro
In Oct-Nov 2020, the University of Indonesia and Universitas Muhammadiyah Metro successfully carried out a large-scale household survey, infrastructure assessment and water quality testing across five sub-districts in Kota Metro.
First round of data collection completed in Bekasi
In Feb-Mar 2020, University of Indonesia (UI) successfully carried out a large-scale household survey, infrastructure assessment and water quality testing across three districts (‘kecamatan’) in Bekasi city.
Inception begins in Indonesia
The UTS-ISF team visited Indonesia in August as part of the inception process and to support co-design of the research, and early engagement with end-users of the research.
Sector Forum on Gender-Transformative Social Accountability
ISF-UTS and World Vision Bangladesh hosted a Forum in Dhaka on 13 February 2020 to explore emerging findings from our gender-transformative social accountability for inclusive WASH research with Bangladesh stakeholders.
Combining expertise for a gender-transformative social accountability model
The Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, University of Rajshahi, and World Vision Bangladesh (WVB) met together from 9 to 11 February 2020 in Dhaka to workshop a co-design process of a gender-transformative social accountability model...
WASH-GEM piloting in Cambodia and Nepal
Piloting of the WASH-GEM tool in Cambodia and Nepal started last year and has already provided invaluable insights into ways the tool, and associated processes, can be improved.
Completion of ISF’s visit to Timor-Leste
ISF’s 4-week visit to Liquica with WaterAid and its local partner Fundasaun Hafoun Timor Lorosa’e (FHTL) successfully concluded with joint reflection on our collaborative research and planning for how climate change can be considered in WaterAid Timor-Leste’s WASH...
Integrating climate change considerations into Community Action Planning in Timor-Leste
Following an engaging 4-day workshop on how to practically assess the impacts of climate change on WaterAid’s Water for Women program, ISF, WaterAid Timor-Leste and the local NGO Fundasaun Hafoun Timor Lorosa’e (FHTL) sought further insights from a rural community in...
Investigating the WASH workforce in Cambodia
ISF piloted the women in the WASH workforce research approach in Cambodia at the Commune and District levels with partner East Meets West Foundation (EMW).
Considering climate change impacts on inclusive WASH in Timor-Leste
ISF, WaterAid Timor-Leste and the local NGO Fundasaun Hafoun Timor Lorosa’e (FHTL) teamed up from 30 September to 3 October 2019 in Dili to consider how the Water for Women program in support of inclusive WASH in rural Timor-Leste can be strengthened to respond to...