Challenges

65

Proposals noting access to water as a challenge cite availability of water (waiting, finding, and storing water), presence of a water network, competition for shared resources, and inequitable distribution of ...

61

Proposals noting challenges associated with availability, access to, cost of, or risks associated with funds and financing opportunities.

57

Proposals noting social, cultural, and political challenges associated with water and sanitation cite several factors, including economic (job insecurity and/or lack of sufficient job creation), access and understanding of technologies ...

55

Current state is unsufficient du to limited access to water and sanitation resources; reasons unspecified.

44

Proposals noting challenges associated with current solutions due to a general lack of community involvement, empowerment, and/or buy-in.

41

Current state is insufficient due to lack of proper sanitation and/or sanitation practices.

38

Current solutions are difficult to implement due to limited availability and access to financing options and/or access to general funds.

38

Proposals noting quality of water as a challenge cite improper sanitation, drinkability, and presence of bacteriological contamination as specific concerns.

36

Current state is insufficent due to a general lack of education and awareness regarding existing water and sanitation resources and/or key issues.

28

Proposals noting challanges with current solutions due to a lack of information within a community.

24

Solutions prove difficult to implement due to the cost and/or affordability and of water and/or water and sanitation resources.

20

Current solutions are unsuccessful due to a lack of sustainable options to match increasing and/or changing needs over time.

19

Current state is insufficient due to a limited extension and/or non-existence of water grid to communities in need.

19

Current solutions are unsuccessful due to a lack of scalability to match need over time.

15

Current state is insufficient due to a lack of drinkable water.

14

Current state is insufficient due to the length of time spent waiting for water.

13

Proposals noting challenges to existing solutions cite scalability, lack of participation, and inability to achieve and maintain sustainability over time as specific concerns.

13

Solutions prove difficult to implement because of a lack of financial support due to general financial risks associated with lending.

13

Proposals noting infrastructure as a challenge cite maintenance of existing infrastructure, limited or non-existence of a water grid, and general lack of public toilets as specific concerns.

12

Proposals noting challenges to current solutions due to a lack of demand and/or lending, which in turn, makes additional financial support unattractive.

10

Current state is insufficient due to difficulty associated with locating water and/or points of dispensing.

10

Proposals noting challenges with current solutions stat due to a lack and/or sufficient number of public toilets available.

10

Solutions prove difficult to implement due to a lack of philanthropic funds and resources.

9

Current state is insufficient due to political barriers associated with implementation and/or a lack of buy-in required by stakeholders.

9

Current state is insufficient due to a lack of water infrastructure and/or methods for transportation, storing, and dispensing water and sanitation resources.

8

Current solutions remain unsuccessful due to lack of understanding of key issues (proper sanitation and hygiene etiquette).

7

Current solutions are unsuccessful due to a lack of understanding and/or education of end users regarding technologies and/or solutions provided and available.

6

Current state is insufficient due to the presence of bacteria and/or other contamination.

6

Current state is insufficient due to competition for shared or insufficient resources.

6

Proposals noting challenges with current solutions due to a lack of maintenance to existing infrastructure.

6

Proposals noting challenges to current solutions due to a lack of access to water and sanitation resources, due to overcrowding, resulting in limited resources.

6

Current state is insufficient due to the existence of water mafia and/or a black market.

4

Proposals noting challenges with current solutions due to a general lack of access and understanding of technologies available and/or used.

4

Current state is insufficient due to a lack of consistency in supply of water and sanitation resources.

4

Current state is insufficient due to a general lack or limitation of water and sanitation resources.

4

Current state is insufficient due to a general resistance to change by communities, associated with new technologies and/or solutions.

4

Current state is insufficient due to underutilization of existing solutions.

3

Solutions prove difficult to implement due to a lack of aid available for water and sanitation solutions.

3

Current state is insufficient due to inequitable distribution of water and/or sanitation resources.

3

Proposals noting challenges with current solutions due to a lack of skills needed.

3

Current state is insufficient due to the monopoly of the existing water market by certain players (private and/or government).

2

Proposals noting challenges associated with current solutions due to a diminishing interest in providing funding and/or financial support.

2

Current solutions are unsuccessful due to a lack of social links resulting in continued misinformation and/or a lack in buy-in and participation.

2

Proposals noting challenges with current solutions due to a lack of general participation.

2

Proposals noting challenges with current solutionsdue to a lack of financial support, stemming from a lack of reinvestment of funds in existing water and sanitation solutions.

1

Proposals noting challenges with current solutions because they do not offer opportunities for sufficient job creation.

1

Current and new solutions are unsuccessful or insufficient due to general instability in the job market and/or job insecurity.

1

Proposals noting challenges to current solutions due to a lack of viable and/or sustainable means for storing water safely and/or securely.