{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Executive Exchange","title":"Blueprint for Change: WaterAid's Ambitious Project with Helen Puri-Starr and Erik Harvey, WaterAid","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":915,"description":"In this 100th episode of Exec Exchange, host Piers Clark speaks with WaterAid’s Helen Puri-Starr and Erik Harvey about Project Blueprint, a 5-year initiative designed to accelerate progress on the water and sanitation crisis by scaling proven approaches. Building on WaterAid’s 40 plus years in Nepal and the Beacon Project with Anglian Water in Madhesh Province, the plan aims to reach 500,000 people with clean water, toilets, and hygiene by working with local utilities, expanding beyond Lahan to nine other utilities, and convening wider actors. The project also includes a global taskforce to consolidate decades of sector learning into a replicable model for other contexts. WaterAid seeks £16.4 million over five years, starting with £4 million in seed funding from change makers giving £250,000 or more.\n00:00 Welcome and Guests\n00:36 Meet Helen Puri-Starr\n01:27 Meet Erik Harvey\n02:22 What WaterAid Does\n03:26 Why Equity Matters\n03:50 Project Blueprint Explained\n05:24 Why Nepal and Madhesh\n07:06 Beacon Project with Anglian\n08:24 Scaling Across Utilities\n10:04 Funding and Seed Backers\n12:16 How to Get Involved\n13:15 Future Vision and Wrap-Up","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AhH8Oc24Ep5HBk1v4oSv3FPCbdOflcUt3HC2QFXLbGU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZGVm/OTViMGYxNjJiMjNh/YjEwMmM3YmY2MWZj/ZjBmMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}