“One” WASH program improves well-being of vulnerable communities in Ethiopia
(WorldNews Finland)

Download logo Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (, (https://bit.ly/2Bif7lh) has steadily improved the well-being of the country’s rural and urban communities, top local officials say. “The ‘One’ here means we have one account, one budget and one report in one consolidated WASH Account,” says Tadesse Masresha, Coordinator for the Regional WASH Coordination Office in Oromia Region. The scheme combines the construction of infrastructure to extend access to water and sanitation to new areas and the revamping of disused equipment such as pumping stations and pipelines. The program also provides...