Our work with UNICEF
EXPANDING OUR NETWORK TO REACH MORE PEOPLE
The latest figures from the WHO and UNICEF report 3.6 billion people, or about 46% of the global population, lack access to safely managed sanitation services, particularly in rural communities and in the regions of central and southern Asia (e.g., India) and in sub-Saharan Africa. These conditions carry significant health, social, and economic costs, which negatively impact people in emerging economies.
We have developed a product portfolio that solves many of these challenges, but we can’t do this on our own. We work with like-minded partners – from local manufacturers and distributors to corporates, governments and NGOs – to expand access to our life-changing sanitation and hygiene products.
Commercial opportunities
Opportunities abound for commercial partnerships in the areas of manufacturing, distribution, retailing, and product installation. By partnering with us, you can help expand the availability of our products, while simultaneously playing a role in improving sanitation and hygiene standards in emerging economies.
Such partnerships offer both the chance for commercial success and the opportunity to provide societal benefits by establishing supply networks for much-needed sanitation and hygiene solutions. To date, we have shipped 8.6 million products to more than 45 countries, impacting 68 million people.
Our partnerships with government agencies and intergovernmental organisations like UNICEF also create commercial opportunities as we work to increase household access to sanitation and hygiene, and to increase the adoption of key hygiene behaviours through market-based approaches. Our work to expand the market for affordable sanitation and hygiene solutions, to improve the availability of products, and to ensure the reliability of supply chains means the outlook for our commercial partners has never been more promising. Learn more about how we collaborate with the commercial sector alongside our key government, NGO, and development agency partners on the links below.
Our work with UNICEF
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"The private sector is playing a vital role in accelerating progress to SDG6 and SATO is leading the way by bringing affordable innovation at scale to customers around the world. The Toilet Board Coalition celebrates the 10th Anniversary of SATO and the impactful role it plays in a thriving sanitation economy."
Ann Thomas, Team Lead - Sanitation, Hygiene and Institutions, UNICEF
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Together with our partners we can bring our products to more people to create a better life, every day.
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