Developing approaches to ‘Do No Harm’

SNV and partners are driving innovation in inclusive WASH practice through the application of a Do No Harm (DNH) approach to reduce and mitigate risks of harm in their WASH programming in Bhutan, Lao PDR and Nepal. Led by SNV Bhutan, SNV’s three Beyond the Finish Line WASH programmes are deepening SNV’s existing organisational commitment to inclusive development and environmental safeguards, leaving no-one behind and ensuring that water and sanitation is accessible for all.

BEYOND THE FINISH LINE
Beyond the Finish Line is a five year (2018-2022) multi-country project supported by the Australian Government’s Water for Women Fund. In Bhutan and Lao PDR, the project builds on SNV’s Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All (SSH4A) rural sanitation product and increases the quality of sanitation and hygiene accessed by a total of 475,000 people. In Nepal, the project contributes to professionalising gender and socially inclusive sustainable rural water supply services in two districts, based on SNV’s Area-wide Rural Water Supply Services (ARWSS) product.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Special thanks to Dr Sarah House, whose initial guidance, training and development of tools has guided this work, along with contributions from Tshering Choden (SNV Bhutan), Jose Mott and Di Kilsby (Water for Women Fund) and Claire Rowland. 

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