As we navigate the challenges of the 21st century, particularly in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), technology must be simple, accessible, and affordable.
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Before the digital revolution, water, sanitation, and health data in developing countries was gathered very slowly. People would create paper maps of water sources and carry out paper surveys on their functionality. Health workers would also complete paper surveys, as they spoke to families about issues such as child weight gain, breastfeeding and vaccination schedules.
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The Solstice Global Indicator Library is set up to make it easy for our users to measure and analyse progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal targets. A simple click will add WHO/UNICEF JMP standardized questions to your survey - and once your survey is completed, our portal will automatically determine your service level!
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The primary WASH challenges in South Sudan revolve around the availability, accessibility, and quality of water and sanitation services.To address these issues and in the quest to embrace technology and innovation in Save the Children International humanitarian programming, Save the Children International South Sudan secured funding from LIFTLAB for innovation in the WASH program to pilot the Real-time Monitoring System of WASH facilities using the mWater platform
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As part of USAID STAWI, Solstice is creating tailored MIS for nine counties in Kenya by centralizing water infrastructure data, conducting comprehensive surveys, and collaborating with local stakeholders to enhance water service delivery and data management.
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Any Solstice user can now bring the EquityTool question set into their survey and assess which wealth quintile a household belongs in.
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The dream of making significant progress in a seemingly intractable problem did not begin with international development, but it is currently most alive in our sector.
During these strangely short days of quarantine, when I feel overwhelmed by news about our national failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak and updates from our friends in New York who are getting sick, I find myself thinking forward a year or two. What will the world look like then?
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