This proposal notes inefficiency and insufficiency of current water and sanitation resources and solutions, as well as a lack of scalability. The team offers a mobile solution to engage major stakeholders in order to increase donations through pre-paid mobile services. The team also recommends leveraging SMS-based telephony for water monitoring, payment notification, public education, messages and information on the availability of water supply.
Enhance and Expand to Achieve 100 Million in WatSan
Challenges: Limited public/philanthropic resources, Waiting for Water, Water Mafia/Black Market, Access, Social, Cultural, and Political, Donor Fatigue, Financing
Solutions: Partnership Building, Education and Awareness Campaigns, Fundraising, Community Level Solution, External Industry and/or Sector Model , Water Access Points (public or private taps), Communication (Information, Availability, Quality, Reporting), Awareness and/or Reporting, Economic and Commercial, Business-Led, Public-Private Partnership (Multiple Stakeholders), Financial, Social, Payment, Technology, Service and Delivery, Training and Education Focused
