What WASH can learn from the Game of Thrones
By Susan Davis, Executive Director [This blog is based on a talk Susan gave at FailFest DC on December 10, 2015. If... Read More
Philanthropy Must Evolve
By Katie Scolari Borden, Strategic Advisor to Improve International Katie has more than a decade of experience in non-profit fundraising, strategy and... Read More
Water on the brain: the discomfort of cognitive dissonance
By Susan Davis, Executive Director Are you working on international development? Do you sometimes feel uncomfortable? This might sound a bit like... Read More
Why water systems fail part 4: poor implementation
By Susan Davis, Executive Director What leads to success or failure of water systems? Everything we read points to a complex mix... Read More
Why water systems fail part 2: lack of accountability
By Susan Davis, Executive Director What leads to success or failure of water systems? Everything we read points to a complex mix... Read More
Global water point failure rates
This graph shows that the average global failure rate for water points in developing countries has varied over time, but the trend... Read More
Learning about Monitoring & Evaluation
By Susan Davis, Executive Director, Improve International Last week I attended the 1st Pan-Asia-Africa Learn MandE Conference in Bangkok. (M & E... Read More
Performance indicators & monitoring: more questions than answers?
Yesterday I chaired a panel at the Philadelphia Global Water Initiative conference on performance indicators. Our panel (“Perspectives & Experiences from National & International Organizations” had... Read More
Is transparency a one-way mirror?
By Susan Davis, Executive Director, Improve International I just attended an event called “On the Cutting Edge of Aid Effectiveness” about the... Read More