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Sustainable Solutions for Social Innovation in WASH & IAQ Technologies

This project aims to identify barriers, design scalable business models, and quantify health impacts of technology and social innovations related to water, sanitation, and indoor air quality. Through iterative design and community testing, it supports learning communities and international research partnerships for real-world impact.

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Sustainable Solutions for Social Innovation in WASH & IAQ Technologies

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  1. Operations Research to Support Social Innovation • Identify and understand barriers to access and adoption of proven WASH & IAQ technologies (e.g. market failures and behavioral barriers) • Design and test sustainable, scaleable business models and behavioral interventions (e.g. purchase contracts, seller incentives, social marketing) • Understand causal mechanism and quantify the health impacts of technology and social innovations in the “real world”

  2. Engineering Innovative Solutions • Iterative, user-centric design of household and community safe water, sanitation and cook stove devices • Rapid prototyping, rigorous lab and field testing (in partnership with the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and a wide network of international field sites and collaborators) Supporting Learning Communities • Coordination of multi-country research programs that generate and share generalized knowledge • Credible, independent, ethical research partner committed to local capacity building and connected to global science & policy networks

  3. Opportunities • India • Bangladesh • Uganda • Kenya • Guatemala Why these countries? • Existing UCB activities, contacts, partnerships, credibility • Opportunities to scale

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