Make A Splash!

THE LARGEST MARKET-BASED SANITATION PROGRAMME IN THE WORLD

In 2018, LIXIL and UNICEF joined forces to make the Make a Splash! (MaS!) partnership. As the largest shared-value partnership for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) it combines the strengths of both organisations to accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. More specifically, it aims to promote safe sanitation and good hygiene, increase the supply of hygiene and sanitation products and solutions, and strengthen sanitation markets.

Since it started in 2018 the MaS! partnership has improved the lives of 12.7 million people. Beginning in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, the partnership focused on improving supply and demand of sanitation services, reaching 2.9 million people in just three years. Building on this success, the partnership expanded to reach children and families in six countries by including India, Indonesia and Nigeria, reaching a further 9.8 million people by the end of 2023.

Activities included supporting government-led, community-led total sanitation (CLTS) approaches and ensuring that a steady supply of affordable products was available where people needed them. Schools and health facilities were refurbished with products such as SATO Pans to serve as models for communities. Hygiene programmes were integrated to teach hand washing and supply facilities, such as SATO Taps.
Read more: Download the “2018-2023 Make a Splash! Lessons learned from 5 years of sanitation and hygiene market strengthening” report.

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