Laundry Innovation in Household and Community Settings Bangladesh

About this project

This Partners for Water project focuses on improving water efficiency, health conditions, and environmental performance within Bangladesh's household and informal laundry sector, by• assessing current practices,• gendered workloads,• chemical exposure, and water use, and• co-designing low-cost, practical innovations with women's groups in rural and semi-urban areas.Through diagnostic fieldwork, pilot testing, stakeholder engagement, and alliance-building, the project will generate evidence on feasibility and impact, while developing a 2-5 year roadmap for inclusive scale-up and potential long-term investment engagement, contributing to strengthened water security, gender equity, and sustainable WASH systems.

Published by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency · Government

Countries

Bangladesh

Sectors

Basic drinking water supply and basic sanitationWaste management/disposal

Focus

Gender equality · Main focusEnvironment · Main focus

Funded by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Implemented by

Metameta Research B.V.

Accountable

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Published by Netherlands Enterprise Agency to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 30 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27378529-PVW525BDA6.

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