Environment, WASH, and Health Expertise

Since 2007, the Development Innovations Group (DIG) has expanded and improved access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for informal settlers in poor, urban and peri-urban communities worldwide.  To improve service delivery to informal settlements, DIG works with and ensures buy-in from the full range of stakeholders, including municipal governments, WASH utilities, WASH small …

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DIG improves municipal solid waste management (SWM) systems by identifying weaknesses and gaps, and building the capacity of local governments, service providers, and households to address them. DIG helps local governments to develop and implement environmentally friendly SWM plans and policies; to collaborate with the private sector on service delivery; and to comply with national …

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Since 2007, DIG has played a pivotal role in building the capacity of utilities and small service providers (SSPs).  DIG has supported utilities and SSPs through training and capacity building to: assess client demand and capacity to pay for basic services, analyze gaps in business operations, design project business plans, develop and deliver training curriculum, …

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DIG’s approach to urban health is simple: by focusing on some of the pillars of good health – clean water, reliable sanitation, and solid waste / ocean plastics management – we can improve the health status of entire communities. We work with communities and municipalities to improve WASH infrastructure and basic service delivery (see our WASH …

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DIG promotes gender mainstreaming in the WASH sector by building the capacity of service providers to adopt institutional gender policies and to provide a more equitable delivery of services. DIG works with a range of service providers from small, informal operators to large government-owned and private utilities. DIG’s extensive support to these organizations includes designing …

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