All Ears on Water and Sanitation Entrepreneurship
5 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Water and sanitation entrepreneurs play an important role in delivering basic services to people who need them the most. But the road to business sustainability is also paved with challenges. All Ears on Water and Sanitation Entrepreneurship is the first and only podcast specifically for water and sanitation entrepreneurs where we share stories, insights, lessons learnt and tips and tricks on how to grow and sustain a WASH business. Over the course of the series, Andy, the host, will speak with a wide range of entrepreneurs and experts from around the world and unpack the most pressing issues facing WASH entrepreneurs and the wider WASH business ecosystem
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Impact Measurement for WASH Businesses with Tono Aguilar and Paul Gunstensen
May 26, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBIn this episode, we are looking at the impact measurement side of water and sanitation businesses. The host, Andy Narracott, is joined by Tono Aguilar, President of CASSA, a social enterprise providing sustainable, social housing in Guatemala. And Paul Gunstensen, Director of WASH at the Stone Family Foundation. The episode covers: Why you should measure the impact of your social enterprise Using IRIS indicators of impact, and mapping them onto the SDGs What the Stone Family Foundation ...
Finding and Keeping Great Staff with Baker Bozeyeh, Marc Aoun and Sebastian Hamers
April 29, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBWater and sanitation businesses that serve basic needs are not high-margin businesses. Therefore, there's never going to be enough money to compete with more profitable businesses on salaries. Equally, local players often only see the opportunity to provide a service, but rarely see the complexity of building a business to attract and keep staff with the right skills and capacity. On this episode, Andy Narracott talks to Baker Bozeyeh, Co-Founder and CEO of Flowless to understand the chall...
Raising Investment for WASH Businesses with Beth Koigi, Mona Mijthab and Landry Parkouda
April 16, 2021 18:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBPrivate and institutional investors are typically looking to make investments above what an average WASH entrepreneur can absorb. Yet there are few investable WASH businesses anyway. The majority are informal, have irregular revenues and do not make much money. When entrepreneurs do meet investors, they need to learn the language of investment. On this episode, Andy Narracott talks to Beth Koigi, Co-Founder of Majik Water, to understand the entrepreneur's perspective on challenges raising...
Partnering with Government with Dickson Ochieng, Pamela Bundi and Ibrahim Basweti
April 05, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBWater and sanitation services are often seen as a public good, so the line between public and private responsibility is blurred. In many regions, the WASH businesses face many restrictions, such as regulated tariffs, licences and heavy taxes. In many countries, legal frameworks, policies and incentives for water and sanitation put limits on the ability of entrepreneurs to operate in the sector. On this episode, Andy Narracott talks to Dickson Ochieng, Director of Government Relations at San...
Raising Grants for WASH Businesses with Joyce Klu, Titia Wouters and Kishan Nanavati
March 21, 2021 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBRaising grants for water and sanitation businesses has its challenges. Grants are important for water and sanitation businesses serving low-income populations because the gap between what people will pay and the cost to provide these services is usually quite large. So, grants are often used to help businesses innovate to lower the costs, but also to cover some of their setup costs in the first place. On this episode, Andy Narracott talks to Joyce Klu, Founder of Mobile Alert Toilets, abou...