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UNICEF (EDITOR) (2016): Strengthening Enabling Environment for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH): Guidance Note. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018]

ILO (EDITOR) (2016): Red Tape Assessment Product Description. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018]

GLOBAL STANDARD (EDITOR) (2016): About Gold Standard. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018]

BLONDEEL, D. (2013): Value increase through smart partnering. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018]

This study suggests a social business format, founded on social entrepreneurship for the water sector, which appears suitable in Bangladesh. The paper provides an overview of a successful social business format composed from the nine cases of social business enterprises and the eight non-profit social enterprises in the water sector. Similarities between the social businesses’ formats indicated by the social business enterprises’ cross-case analysis include business mission, market exploitation, direct relationship dynamics and the basis for differentiation.

HOQUE, M. ; NAHID, K. (2015): Business Format in Social Entrepreneurships for Bangladesh’s Water Sector. In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research : Volume 5 URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018] PDF

VAN HUIJSTEE, M. (2012): How to use the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in company research and advocacy - A guide for civil society organisations. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018]

This Position Paper addresses three key issues that are receiving limited attention in the water and sanitation sector discussions on (blended) finance:

1. The lack of finance for strengthening the enabling environment
2. The untapped use of micro and blended finance
3. The inequities in allocation of finance in the sector

FONSECA, C. PORIES, L. (2017): Financing WASH: how to increase funds for the sector while reducing inequities. The Hague: IRC, water.org, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Simavi URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018] PDF

VAN DER KERK, A. (2016): Carbon finance: unlocking investments for safe water?. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018]

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON (2012): Introduction to Smart Subsidy for Community Development. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018]

ILGAZ, Z. (2015): The 5 Best Pitch Tactics I Heard as an Angel Investor. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018]

SCHWEITZER, R. ; GRAYSON, C. ; LOCKWOOD, H. (2014): WASH Bottleneck Analysis Tool. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018]

ZHANG, Y. (2009): How the Principle of Risk Management Can Be Applied to Different Types of Projects? . In: International Journal of Business and Management: Volume 4 , 9-16. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018] PDF

This paper showcases innovative microfinance approaches to bring affordable safe water to the poor. In Kenya, a collaborative program is bringing together community-based organizations and micro-lenders to provide better water services to poor people and generates lessons for similar initiatives.

MEHTA, M. VIRIEE, K NJOROGE, S. (2007): Helping a New Breed of Private Water Operators Access Infrastructure Finance: Microfinance for Community Water Schemes in Kenya. (= 25 ). Washington: World Bank URL [Accessed: 18.04.2018] PDF

FAVARO, K. (2015): Defining Strategy, Implementation, and Execution. In: Harvard Business Review : Volume 93 URL [Accessed: 18.04.2018]

ERISMANN, G. ; SRA, L. (2017): Safe Water and Jobs - Creating Access to Safe Water in India through Women-Led Service Delivery Models. URL [Accessed: 18.04.2018]

DRUCKER, P. (1954): The Practice of Management. New York : Harper URL [Accessed: 18.04.2018]

This paper examines how monitoring and evaluation has been strengthened rural water supply programmes in Uganda in recent years and what various challenges are still remaining, considering their implications for realising the human right to water.

QUIN, A. BALFORS, B. KIELLÉN, M. (2016): Monitoring and Evaluation of Rural Water Supply in Uganda: Implications for Achieving the Human Right to Water. In: Riedel, E. ; Rothen, P. (2006): The Human Right to Water. 33-54. URL [Accessed: 18.04.2018]

WHITEHEAD-BUST, M. ; DAWANS, V. (2007): Quest for the Holy Grail: Financial Analysis for the Social Enterprise. In: Social Enterprise Reporter: Volume 302 , 8-10. URL [Accessed: 18.04.2018]

A broad collection of impact measurement tools and indicators designed to consolidate otherwise fragmented impact measurement and management (IMM) resources and direct users to those that are best tailored to their needs.

GLOBAL IMPACT INVESTORS NETWORK (2018): Impact toolkit. URL [Accessed: 18.04.2018]

GOSSELIN, M. (2006): A Review of Activity-Based Costing: Technique, Implementation, and Consequences. In: Handbooks of Management Accounting Research: Volume 2 , 641-671. URL [Accessed: 18.04.2018]