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Integrity in Informal Settlements: Securing the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
Exploring overlooked corruption and water integrity failures contributing to poor service in informal settlements, and what to do about them
Feb 281 min read


Do-it-yourself water? The benefits and pitfalls of self-supply for water and sanitation
On the benefits and challenges of self-supply, which is key to achieving SDG6 but reflects failures in upholding human rights obligations.
Jan 217 min read

Qu'est-ce que la sextorsion? Que faire pour contrecarrer cette pratique?
Un récapitulatif des bases à connaître sur la corruption sexuelle dans les secteurs de l'eau et l'assainissement préparé par WIN, ANEW, End
Nov 11, 20245 min read

¿Qué es la sextorsión y qué podemos hacer al respecto?
Todo sobre los aspectos básicos de la corrupción sexual en los sectores del agua y el saneamiento
Nov 11, 20245 min read

Integrity for sanitation, from containment to disposal
Developing regulatory and risk management approaches to strengthen CWIS with integrity
Nov 1, 20243 min read


Regulating urban sanitation: integrity and CWIS go hand in hand
How to strengthen urban sanitation regulation for CWIS and integrity - new report and recommendations for urban sanitation regulatory reform
Sep 30, 20243 min read


Behind the scenes of the campaign to end sex for water in Kenya
video interviews - In Kenya, a petition in parliament against sextortion is the result of years of campaigning by water organisations
Sep 10, 20244 min read


Bangladesh Water Integrity Country Programme
Ensuring better water and sanitation services and gender equality through integrity
Aug 4, 20243 min read


Mexico Water Integrity Country Programme
Building an integrity baseline for better services for all in Mexico, leaving no one behind.
Jul 17, 20242 min read

Understanding integrity in informal settlements, as a water service provider or decision-maker (new course)
On the importance of better understanding integrity risks related to poor water and sanitation in slums, with intro to new course
Jun 24, 20243 min read


Sex for Water: uncovering hidden forms of gendered corruption
Understanding sextortion in the water and sanitation sectors
Jun 22, 20242 min read

Youth for Integrity in Water and Sanitation (Integrity Talk 10)
Integrity Talk 10 summary: on youth engagement for water integrity - networking, advocating change, monitoring budgets & election promises
Jun 14, 20246 min read

When Vulnerabilities are Exploited—The Role of Sextortion in the WASH Sector in Bangladesh
On risk factors for sextortion in accessing water and sanitaiton services, based on surveys in 2 rural and 2 urban areas of Bangladesh
Oct 5, 20232 min read


Sextortion and Basic Public Services (Integrity Talk 7)
PREVENTING CORRUPTION AND ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO WATER, SANITATION, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION By Marcela Lopez and Josefa Vergara, WIN...
Sep 25, 20239 min read


Closing Civic Space Poses Threat to Accountability Interventions Shown to Benefit Water Sector
Lessons learned from the Accountability for Water research programme : paying attention to gender equity and closing civic space
Aug 31, 20232 min read

Water and Sanitation in Informal Settlements and the COVID-19 Crisis (Integrity Talk 2)
How can we assess and address issues of exclusion and marginalisation in informal settlements from a water integrity perspective?
Aug 9, 20237 min read


Integrity for community-managed and small water systems
Integrity paths to improve water supply service and address premature water system failure in rural and marginalised areas.
Aug 4, 20232 min read


Climate Adaptation and Maladaptation in the Water Sector
Putting water integrity at the heart of climate work for climate justice and effective adaptation.
Aug 4, 20232 min read


Integrity Management Toolbox for Small Water Supply Systems (IMT-SWSS)
Practical resources for managing committees of small water supply systems or community-based systems.
Jul 17, 20232 min read


Suffering in Silence: Understanding a Hidden Form of Gendered Corruption
Lessons from new research on sextortion for water access in Bangladesh
Aug 23, 20226 min read
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