{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"EWB Canada","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/","author_name":"nicholas","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/author\/nicholas\/","title":"WASH Catalysts: Fostering Ingenuity Within Confines - EWB Canada","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/news-and-events\/news\/fostering-ingenuity-within-confines\/\">WASH Catalysts: Fostering Ingenuity Within Confines<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n\t\t!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display=\"none\";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement(\"a\"),i=d.createElement(\"a\"),a.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document);\n\/\/--><!]]>\n<\/script><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/news-and-events\/news\/fostering-ingenuity-within-confines\/embed\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;WASH Catalysts: Fostering Ingenuity Within Confines&#8221; &#8212; EWB Canada\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe>","description":"Looking for an opportunity to work alongside young leaders like Christina in Sub-Saharan Africa? Apply now for an EWB Fellowship. WASH Catalysts\u2019 held a final workshop on May 30th and 31st to close its Tingathe program, drawing 30 participants from District Water Development Offices (DWDOs) and NGOs across Malawi to its capital, Lilongwe. The program first launched in 2014 and initially included only a handful of districts, but by May 2017, it had expanded to include half the districts in the country. \u00a0It was created to help DWDOs fulfill their mandates of providing water service delivery support to their districts within their existing resource constraints. Under current budget allocations of about 600 USD per month, after paying office rent, utilities and supplies, there is little, if any, money left over for DWDOs to carry out water point maintenance. Through the Tingathe program, WASH Catalysts aimed to empower DWDOs to come up with creative ways to stretch restricted funds. The program consisted of providing DWDOs with a three-month embedded consultancy to develop and pilot an innovative approach to improving service delivery, and a continuous knowledge sharing platform to learn from each other through regular workshops and learning visits. \u201cTingathe\u201d, translated from the local language of Chichewa, means \u201cwe can.\u201d \u201c\u201cWe can\u201d use innovative approaches despite our limited budget\u201d was truly the spirit among the participants. Hands were flying as attendees passionately described their experiences implementing innovative strategies in their respective districts, and heads were nodding ardently by empathetic listeners. Perhaps a true testament to the purpose of the peer-to-peer learning platform was the work done by Chitipa District. At the workshop, the Chitipa DWDO ran a session about their recent creative approach to improve water service delivery, but it didn\u2019t focus on their original Tingathe innovation. Rather, the presentation was about [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Copy-of-Concordia_ChampagneParty1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":1066}