Focus Areas
GSEP’s initiatives and interventions recognize the complex relationship between sanitation and the environment and are founded on four key focus areas.
Sanitation
Environmental Managment
Research & Innovation
Partnerships for Progress
Why these four focus areas?
Sanitation
47% of fecal sludge generated in urban areas in Africa is untreated and poses a threat to the continents fresh water sources and public health.
Environmental Management
The environment bears the brunt where sanitation fails; all solutions need to be founded on the principles of sustainability & circularity
Research & Innovation
Accurate data & insights not only enable us to design effective solutions but also alert us to emerging waste streams.
Partnerships for Progress
Strategic partnerships and synergies extend the scale and depth of social impact accelerating the global push towards SDG 6.2.
Aligned to existing frameworks & initiatives
Aligning GSEP’s initiatives and interventions to existing frameworks ensures continuity and consensus toward universal access to sanitation and also aligns and connects GSEP to like-minded organizations, societies, and individuals. .
Sustainable Devt Goals
SDG 6.2 access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all.
SDG 11.6 reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities… paying special attention to municipal and other waste management
Agenda 2063
ASPIRATION 1: A Prosperous Africa Based on Inclusive Growth and
Sustainable Development (10), (11), and (17) – provision of basic services (water & sanitation)
Vision 2030
Social Pillar: To ensure improved water and sanitation are available and accessible to all