Susan Davis

Susan is the founder and Executive Director of Improve International. She has 23 years of leadership roles in both the for-profit and non-profit worlds. She served on the boards of the Millennium Water Alliance and WASH Advocates and is now on the advisory committees for DRI’s Circuit Rider promotion efforts and the Water Point Data Exchange. Susan previously worked with Water For People, CARE USA, and WaterPartners International (now water.org).

Susan Davis

Blunders, Bloopers and Foul-Ups: Sharing Failures in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programs

August 1, 2018

Shit happens. It is known that international development programs don’t always go as planned, and the water, sanitation and...

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Susan Davis

Less Data, More Action

March 29, 2018

“A little less conversation, a little more action, please” – Satisfy Me, Elvis Presley In recent years there has...

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Susan Davis

Why companies should not sell or give technology intended for individual and household use to NGOs

August 14, 2017

When I worked at CARE, I used to get these calls about once a month. “Hi, I’m Bob! I...

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Susan Davis

We Need to Learn Why People Use Toilets Before We Can Change Behavior

February 14, 2016

Before we can change human behavior, we need to understand the human. Our recent research on sanitation successes in...

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Susan Davis

Beyond the Band-Aid: Building Sustainability into Emergency Response Efforts

August 17, 2015

Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Tsunamis. Floods. Landslides. These kinds of disasters hit developing countries hardest and the people affected often lose...

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Susan Davis

How to improve the adoption of innovative technology in developing countries

July 1, 2015

Focusing on technology or infrastructure alone as a solution to water access issues has contributed to high failure rates....

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