3. Project Design and Implementation

The SATO team can support your USAID project in a number of ways, and looks forward to collaborating with you throughout your project lifecycle. Please contact us when you receive your award so we can engage with your USAID project. Early collaboration will help us understand how SATO products can support your project, thereby reducing supply chain delays.

Download this list of ways the SATO team can support USAID projects, and reach out to your local SATO representative to start collaborating!

SATO can support USAID activities by providing guidelines and support as you introduce new sanitation products to your project’s communities. Specifically, the SATO Innovation team designs field trials and provides technical assistance and troubleshooting throughout. The SATO team greatly values the data and feedback that partners gather about SATO products, and requests that partners share with us the data they have collected during field trials. Please contact your local SATO representative to discuss how we can collaborate as you introduce SATO products through your projects.

Please click below for a sample field trial plan for introducing the SATO Slab.

The SATO team collaborates closely with USAID projects to support market testing when our products are introduced in new markets. We can work with you to customize questionnaires and surveys for the specific needs of the project and community. The SATO team greatly values the data and feedback that partners gather about SATO products, and requests that partners share with us the data they have collected.

This resource is a non-exhaustive list of questions that can be used while introducing a household to a SATO product. Please contact your local SATO representative to discuss how we can collaborate as you introduce SATO products through your projects.

The SATO team is eager to partner with USAID projects, as well as retailers & distributors, NGOs, and government-led sanitation campaigns to create demand for improved sanitation and hygiene. We invite you to explore the resources we’ve made available to support you in your marketing efforts.

The “SATO Brand Book for Partners” includes SATO’s brand guidelines and examples of customizable sales and promotional collateral to assist in creating awareness and generating demand.

The primary resource for indicator design and measurement for any USAID-funded WASH activity is the USAID Global Water Strategy Indicator Handbook. Be sure to verify that you are referring to the most recently-published version, as USAID makes important updates to this handbook from time to time. This tool was developed using the version published in July 2023.

Click below for SATO’s recommended indicators and suggestions for your consideration as you develop your M&E plan. Please contact your local SATO representative for support and to share your progress and reports.