Technical Assistance to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its Grantees in Emergency Response/ WSH Projects

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Jordan Lebanon Senegal China Bangladesh

Technical Assistance to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its Grantees in Emergency Response/ WSH Projects

Client: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Expertise

Sustainable sanitation-waste-energy nexus

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Key facts

Project Location

China, Bangladesh, Jordan, Lebanon, Senegal
Period

2017-2020
Context

Emergency

Sector

Sanitation, Waste-to-value
Services

Technical assistance, Capacity Building
Beneficiaries

Refugees and host communities

Purpose

Provide sustainable sanitation services to refugee communities by offering technical assistance to the Foundation partners in the Middle East, Africa and Asia

Background

Improving the Living Conditions of Displaced Populations, Refugees and Their Hosting Communities

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is working with variety of partners (Government, Donors, NGOS and Industries) in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, to improve the living conditions of displaced populations, refugees and their hosting communities.

The objective of this project is to to provide Technical Assistance to the Foundation partners for the following:

Identification, evaluation and demonstration of innovative toilets and sanitation innovation for refugee settings;
Capacity building of partners for procuring “waste-to-value” technologies, and project management.

Services provided

Technical support for procuring and operating of toilet and sanitation innovative technologies, including faecal sludge treatment systems, in refugee settings, primarily located in Pakistan, Lebanon and Jordan or any country in the Middle East, Africa or Asia as directed by the Foundation.

Oversee or lead the feasibility studies for the projects, assist with project design and monitoring as well as act as a technical advisor on sanitation solutions to implementing partner and grantees.

Sustainable development goals MORE DETAILS

Good Health and Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, by providing access to quality healthcare services, sanitation, and safe drinking water.

Clean Water and Sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, by improving water quality, wastewater treatment, and access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities

Affordable and Clean Energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all, by promoting renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures.

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation by investing in infrastructure, industrialization, and technological progress.

Climate Action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by implementing policies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance resilience to climate-related hazards.