SolutionMUS can help you
- Get a better return for every dollar invested. Increase income by $0.50 – $1.00 with each additional liter of water provided (above the international norm of 20 liters per person per day).
- Address many poverty reduction strategies simultaneously (improved health, increased food security, livelihoods diversification and enhanced climate resiliency).
- Enhance the sustainability of your water sector investments.
Are you unsure how to deal with the challenges of introducing SolutionMUS?
Challenges
- Funds are allocated by sector.
- Funding new approaches is challenging.
Solutions
- Break down silos for funding by setting aside some resources specifically for integrated programming.
- Co-design a program with pooled sources of funding from different sectors.
- Consult with other funders and sector experts to understand costs, timeframes and expected results of SolutionMUS.
- Consider pilot activities or innovation funds for learning, replication and scale-up.
- Use indicators that focus on sustainability of impact rather than on number of people initially served.
How you can get started with SolutionMUS
- Start discussions across sectors within your organization or among colleagues and grant recipients to identify opportunities that are aligned with your mission.
- Create incentives for integrated programming, such as opportunities to combine WASH, nutrition, and agricultural extension, or climate change and food security.
- Help implementers find complementary partners across sectors.
- Fund initiatives for innovation, learning, replication and scale-up.
Interested in learning more? Check out our resources or contact us for more information.