September 5, 2025
Written by Julia Hall
For the millions of children living in rapidly growing cities, schools are often the only place to access essential services. Yet, public schools in many urban centers lack the infrastructure to provide safe drinking water, functional toilets, or handwashing facilities. This systemic failure not only compromises children’s health and dignity but also creates significant barriers to education, especially for adolescent girls.
Splash is tackling this challenge with a bold, systems-change approach. Through Project WISE (WASH in Schools for Everyone), their goal is to achieve 100% WASH coverage for every public school in a given city, as they are doing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Kolkata, India. Splash designs and installs durable, child-friendly hardware, delivers high-quality hygiene education, and provides menstrual health support. Crucially, they partner with local governments to ensure a smooth transition of ownership and financial responsibility, creating a model for long-term, city-wide sustainability.
Executing such an ambitious vision requires a versatile and reliable supply chain of WASH technologies. Business Connect is an invaluable resource for organizations like Splash, providing a curated database of verified solutions that can be deployed in diverse contexts. Whether sourcing high-volume filtration systems or complementary point-of-use technologies like the AfriClay Filter for surrounding communities, the platform helps ensure that implementation partners have the right tools to achieve their mission at scale.
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