Desirable Bulking Agents for Moldering Privy Composting: An Annotated Bibliography
December 30, 2022 by Jasmine Burton
Check out this annotated bibliography from our spring 2022 Off-Grid Sanitation Research Team!
Our Work
The work created by the Wish for WASH Thinks community seeks to inform, advocate, educate, reflect and ideate on recent water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related news and research while also acting as a platform for diverse voices to not only contribute to, but to lead innovative and progressive projects within this sector.
2022 Wish for WASH Impact Report
December 3, 2022 by Jasmine Burton
Here is a snapshot of our 2022 Impact as it relates to our membership, research, design and education!
Wish for WASH Spring 2022 Design Jams
November 12, 2022 by Jasmine Burton
Read more about our 2022 design jam experience where we implemented our 1.0 design jams, ideated on a 2.0 design jam concept, and transitioned back to some in-person design thinking experiences! Read more about our process and learnings here.
Wish for WASH x Museum of Design Atlanta
July 19, 2022 by Jasmine Burton
The 2021 Design Thinking and Community Outreach team within Wish for WASH hosted a Design Jam for the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) Virtual workshop series. The focus of the event was “Public Bathrooms’’ in honor of World Toilet Day on November 19th. The content for this Design Jam covered sanitation studies and various stigmas […]
Wish for WASH x Girl Scouts Atlanta November 2021
July 18, 2022 by Jasmine Burton
Wish for WASH (W4W) is an organization dedicated to educating and innovating in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector. The 2021 Design Thinking and Community Outreach team within Wish for WASH hosted a Design Jam for a Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta Earn Your STEM coat troop of Cadets who were between the ages […]
Wish for WASH x The Weber School Fall 2021
by Jasmine Burton
After two successful 3-part Design Jam series with the Weber High School in Atlanta, Georgia last fall and spring, W4W coordinated with the faculty to repeat the series this fall to continue increasing design thinking and WASH knowledge in its high school student body. Check out more about the fall 2021 Wish for WASH x […]
2021 Wish for WASH Impact Report
December 12, 2021 by Jasmine Burton
Here is a snapshot of our 2021 Impact as it relates to our membership, research, design and education!
Designing for Off Grid Sanitation: A Research Process Book
October 14, 2021 by Jasmine Burton
This specific design research process book is the result and synthesis of: • A market research analysis that showcases the current landscape of toilet products that are both off-grid and available for purchase on the United States market; • A critical analysis and literature review of the sanitation landscape; and • The results of a […]
Wish for WASH x Atlanta Girl’s School Period Problems Design Jam June 2021
October 11, 2021 by Jasmine Burton
Wish for WASH (W4W) is an organization dedicated to educating and innovating in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector. The 2021 Design Thinking and Community Outreach team within Wish for WASH hosted a Design Jam for the Atlanta Girls’ School (AGS) Unconscious Bias Summer Institute. The focus of the event “Period Problems” which covered […]
Wish for WASH x Museum of Design Atlanta Spring 2021 Teen Design Jam
by Jasmine Burton
Wish for WASH (W4W) is an organization dedicated to educating and innovating in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector. The 2021 Design Thinking and Community Outreach team within Wish for WASH hosted a Design Jam for the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) Teen Virtual workshop series. The focus of the event “Period Problems” which […]
Wish for WASH x The Weber School Spring 2021
by Jasmine Burton
The Weber High School in Atlanta, Georgia approached W4W with an interest in being a part of this pilot program in order to increase design thinking and WASH knowledge in its high school student body. The three, two-hour Design Jams that W4W held for Weber in spring 2021 focused on water, sanitation and menstrual health. […]
Wish for WASH x Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta Period Problems Design Jam Spring 2021
April 30, 2021 by Jasmine Burton
The 2021 Design Thinking and Community Outreach team within Wish for WASH hosted a Design Jam for a Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta ‘Earn Your STEM coat’ troop of Cadets (who were between the ages of 11-14 years). The focus of the event “Period Problems” which covered Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) and various stigma […]
A Rapid Technology Analysis: The Case for Self-Cleaning Technologies and Methodologies in Public Toilets
April 5, 2021 by Jasmine Burton
In 2020, we – a team of Georgia Tech Engineers Without Borders sanitation researchers and engineers – joined the Wish for WASH Thinks (W4W)team to conduct this rapid technology analysis. We hypothesized that the development of a self-cleaning toilet mechanism could be a potential method for counteracting disease spread and to improve the overall user […]
A Critical Analysis: Bathroom and Toilet Engineering and Design Norms for Products that are Both On and Off-Grid
by Jasmine Burton
Wish for WASH Thinks seeks to expand the off-grid sanitation market. Sections 2 through 4 of this report provide an overview of design considerations, such as external design, sanitation concerns, disability accommodations, and composting options. Section 5 is an abbreviated market research landscape analysis that compares cost estimates and features for some of the toilets […]
Wish for WASH x The Weber School Design Jam Fall 2020 Series
January 25, 2021 by Jasmine Burton
Wish for WASH (W4W) is a social impact organization that seeks to innovate in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector through culturally specific research, design, and education. Since 2018, W4W has been expanding its WASH-related educational programming by piloting Design Jams for intergenerational and intersectional audiences. The Weber High School in Atlanta, Georgia approached W4W […]
Wish for WASH x International Rescue Committee in Atlanta Instructional Design + Life Skills Curriculum Pilot 2 – Cooking Oil Disposal and Plumbing Lesson Reflections
January 12, 2021 by Jasmine Burton
This life skills curriculum pilot reflection is a continuation from the first Wish for WASH (W4W) and International Rescue Committee Atlanta (IRC) pilot report from April 2020. View the initial, flagship report here for further context on the history and goals of this collaborative project. Read more about this Curriculum Pilot 2 in the December […]
Wish for WASH x Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta 2020 Virtual STEM Expo
January 8, 2021 by Jasmine Burton
The Wish for WASH 2020 Design Thinking and Community Outreach team, comprised of 10 W4W members, hosted a Design Jam for the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta’s first ever Virtual STEM Expo in November 2020! Read more about the event in the learning report below.
2020 Wish for WASH Impact Report
December 9, 2020 by Jasmine Burton
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for sustainable, effective, and accessible WASH infrastructure and interventions. This year, our world has acutely felt the consequences of prevailing inequities, limited resources, and lack of diverse leadership in the global heath and WASH sectors. Recognition of these very concerns laid the foundations for Wish for WASH (W4W) […]
Improving Public Health Through Smart Sanitation and Digital Water – Wish for WASH Case Study
by Jasmine Burton
On #WorldToiletDay 2020, a landmark report entitled “Improving Public Health through Smart Sanitation and Digital Water” was published by the Toilet Board Coalition and IWA Publishing! ✨ “The report reinforces the critical importance of data mapping and sharing, and the use of remote monitoring for managing disease outbreaks, to shift from a reactive to a more preventative response. Notably, these […]
2018-2020 Compost Research Project Reflection
September 1, 2020 by Jasmine Burton
The purpose of this experiment conducted by the Wish for WASH compost research team between 2018-2020 was to develop a method that properly composts horse manure into natural fertilizer within a variety of carbon to nitrogen ratios. Check out this quick write up about this project as members of the team learned and experimented with […]
Smart Sanitation—Biosensors as a Public Health Tool in Sanitation Infrastructure
July 22, 2020 by Jasmine Burton
In July 2020, the Wish for WASH health research team published our systematic literature review entitled “Smart Sanitation – Biosensors as a Public Health Tool in Sanitation Infrastructure” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health! 🎉 “This literature review addresses current research surrounding biosensors as a tool for public health surveillance and […]
COVID-19 DESIGN THINKING WORKSHOP – May 2020 Virtual Design Jam Pilot Process + Reflection
by Jasmine Burton
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wish for WASH team sought to use the power of design thinking to help support water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)-related homeless initiatives in Atlanta in a creative, interactive, and generative format. This document captures the team’s process, experience and learnings as well as potential next steps for conducting a similar […]
Wish for WASH x International Rescue Committee in Atlanta Instructional Design + Life Skills Curriculum Pilot: Cooking Oil and Grease Disposal Lesson Reflection
April 29, 2020 by Jasmine Burton
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Atlanta and Wish for WASH (W4W) piloted a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related curriculum with a diverse group of adult learners who attended. W4W was involved in two pilot sessions. The first pilot, led by W4W members Tamara Renno and Jasmine Burton, was held on February 19th, 2020 […]
A Social Impact Snapshot of Wish for WASH
April 28, 2020 by Jasmine Burton
A Social Return on Investment (SROI) Measurement was captured, analyzed, and feature in One Young World’s Global Forum for Young Leaders 2019 Annual Impact Report. This methodology was inspired by Social Value UK and was devised between One Young World and PwC. Wish for WASH’s CEO, Executive Director and Founder Jasmine Burton is a One […]
Winter 2020 Wish for WASH x Girl Scouts of Atlanta Design Jam
April 16, 2020 by Jasmine Burton
The Wish for WASH (W4W) education team conducted a Design Thinking workshop with a troop from the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. It was an overall success with the 5 W4W team members that led the event and coordinated the logistics for 12 Girl Scouts (approximately ~8-9 years old) that attended with their mothers. This inaugural […]
2019 OpenIDEO + Wish for WASH Design Jam Write Up – World Toilet Day Edition
December 24, 2019 by Jasmine Burton
The OpenIDEO Atlanta and Wish for WASH (W4W) Design Challenge, known as the Design Jam, was a success on the part of OpenIDEO, W4W, and the 10 participants (comprised of both undergraduates and graduate students from the metro-Atlanta area) that attended for the second event of the year. This 2nd collaboration was held on November […]
Wish for WASH 5 Year Impact Report
December 18, 2019 by Jasmine Burton
This impact evaluation has been developed for the purpose of assessing the real effect and reach of Wish for WASH (W4W) over its first five years in operation. In 2019, the W4W management team conducted an internal survey that was inspired by our vision to meaningfully engage more youth (under 30s) and women, particularly related […]
A Simple ‘How To’ Guide Sample For Building a Sanitation Superstructure
December 9, 2019 by Jasmine Burton
This document serves as a sample guide for building an external latrine superstructure. A superstructure is a facility that has the capacity to house a simple, improved toilet. In this sample guide, the superstructure houses the Wish for WASH modular SafiChoo toilet in its composting form. The superstructure ensures the privacy of the user as […]
2019 OpenIDEO + Wish for WASH Design Jam Write Up
April 22, 2019 by Jasmine Burton
The OpenIDEO Atlanta and Wish for WASH (W4W) Design Challenge, known as the Design Jam, was a success on the part of OpenIDEO, W4W, and the 20 participants that attended. This inaugural collaboration was held on March 10th, 2019 at the DesignBloc at Georgia Tech and was sponsored by Autodesk Fusion 360. This is summary […]
2018 Wish for WASH Toilet Design Thinking Class Learning Report
September 26, 2018 by Jasmine Burton
Beginning in spring of 2018, the Paideia School granted our Wish for WASH team with the opportunity to conduct a composting research project as well as leading the first of several short -term classes contributing to a larger tiny home project. The resulting course, “Giving a S***: Design for a Better World,” is centered around […]
External Resources
UN’s Sustainable Development Goals-Water and Sanitation — Website detailing UN's sustainable development goal to ensure access to water and sanitation for all. Includes facts and figures, goals, external links, and infographics.
STEM in the Social Sector — Article by Wish for WASH Founder & CEO, Jasmine Burton
TEDxAtlanta: Empathic Design — Video of TEDx presentation on empathic design by Wish for WASH Founder & CEO, Jasmine Burton
In Haiti, Turning Waste into Flowers — Poop Week article by Alexis Barnes
Global development engineering in America: How technology is easing poverty on Native American reservations — Engineering for Change article by Rob Goodier
6 ways to disaster-proof the world’s most vulnerable — World Economic Forum article addressing social entrepreneurship by Elizabeth Hausler Strand of Build Change
IDEO's Human Centered Design Toolkit — Site detailing human centered design methods and how to use them
Humanure Composting Basics — Website offering information on composting human waste for use as fertilizer
Introducing the Sanitation Economy — PDF addressing the potential for economic growth while achieving universal access to sanitation to benefit society