The geography of clean water for all: Storymap

As we work to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6, water and sanitation for all, World Vision is embracing spatial mapping technologies that provide the detail needed to precisely plan investments and monitor progress. To strengthen our WASH monitoring approaches and standards, World Vision is adopting best-in-class tools and practices that bolster program quality, generate evidence of impact, engender sustainability, and deliver on our promises to communities and donors alike. Toward this end, there are many evolving technologies that can help us to better monitor progress and plan new investments, including: digital survey applications for field data collection; high resolution satellite imagery for remote data collection and validation; and geographic information systems (GIS) for rigorous data analysis and visualization. While there are a host of examples to consider, this story map explores an especially promising tool for accelerating universal and equitable access to WASH to help ensure we are truly reaching everyone, including the most remote communities that are often overlooked.