WASH

Sub-Saharan Africa and achieving the SDG target for drinking water

Achieving universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030 is a target of the Sustainable Development Goals. Africa has been identified as being at risk of severe water scarcity. Nearly 400 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are denied even a basic drinking water supply. One of the main usesContinue reading “Sub-Saharan Africa and achieving the SDG target for drinking water”

Sanitation security model: importance, explanation and uses

Bolaji Ogunfemi Sanitation is one of the most intractable development challenges of the twenty-first century. It has garnered greater attention from the UN, development actors, policymakers, national governments and donors since the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals in 2000. With the launching of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, rhetoric on sanitationContinue reading “Sanitation security model: importance, explanation and uses”

Experience and reflection on sanitation and human security in South Sudan

Bolaji Ogunfemi It was the afternoon of Tuesday 4th of July, 2017, different thoughts ran through my head as I was approaching departure lounge of Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 to check in for my flight to Nairobi. I was travelling to Juba, South Sudan for the fieldwork of my research titled- Sanitation and Human SecurityContinue reading “Experience and reflection on sanitation and human security in South Sudan”

Why Africa’s Biggest Economy is Falling Behind on Sanitation and 7 Ways Donors Can Make a Difference

Bolaji Ogunfemi Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, has a staggering 130 million people without access to adequate sanitation according to WaterAid Nigeria. The country is witnessing rapid population growth such that urgent planning is needed to effectively pursue meeting the sanitation target of the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2013, United Nations projected that the country by 2050Continue reading “Why Africa’s Biggest Economy is Falling Behind on Sanitation and 7 Ways Donors Can Make a Difference”