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Assessing Resiliency of WASH Projects in Eastern Africa

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects are some of the most important aspects in humanitarian development work. Addressing everything from clean drinking water to sanitary training, WASH projects are a necessity to improve people's overall quality of life. Disruptions such as COVID-19, conflict, and natural disasters lead to challenges for project success. To better understand how projects succeed during disruptions, or why they fail; a combination of a literature review, stakeholder interviews, and primary research was done. Documents such as case-studies, and peer-reviewed articles helped give background, while interviews provided a snapshot of projects during disruptions. Personal experience helped interpret the two and better analyze the findings. Learning how projects can be resilient to disruptions like COVID-19, assists in creating sustainable and long-term success. After the three research methods, a list of resilient and success factors was laid out over a WASH project timeline. Cross-cutting those factors allowed for the emergence of seven components that have the strongest influence on project success and resilience.

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