Integrating Sanitation Into Development Sectors

FLUSH is a US-based social enterprise organization that advocates for the integration of sanitation into development work in the public and private sectors. The sanitation sector faces limited funding opportunities to build capacity through partnerships with other sectors. FLUSH enlisted a Capstone team to create a visual framework using evidence-based metrics to link sanitation to other sectors within the development field. The team first conducted a literature review to explore linkages between sanitation and other sectors, including health, education, and human rights. The team traveled to Cambodia to learn firsthand how sanitation fits into the development field by conducting interviews with experts working in sanitation and conducted remote interviews with sanitation experts around the world. The team’s collective research resulted in a framework outlining the positive impact outcomes of integrating sanitation into other sectors, which will be used to grow FLUSH’s influence and reach.