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Harada Lab’s SPLASH project was featured on JICA Magazine

The SPLASH project, led by the Harada Laboratory at Kyoto University, was featured in the December 2025 issue of JICA Magazine, published by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The article provides an overview of the project’s participatory approach to improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. It highlights the initiative as a successful example..

SPLASH was featured on Front Page of Asahi Shimbun

SPLASH was featured as the lead article on the front page of the Asahi Shimbun evening edition on October 17, 2025. The article highlights the project’s initiatives in the unplanned settlements of Lusaka, Zambia, specifically focusing on participatory risk visualization activities designed to prevent diarrhea and cholera. It provides an in-depth look at both the..

SPLASH project in Zambia featured in the Asahi Shimbun withPlanet

Our SATREPS project in Zambia (SPLASH) was featured in the Asahi Shimbun withPlanet on August 12, 2025. This media platform reports on global health and development challenges in low- and middle-income countries. An Asahi Shimbun journalist visited Zambia to cover the project’s activities, resulting in two published articles. The coverage also highlighted the work of..

An Article has been published

An Article Has Been Published in “ACE”! The article features an overview of sanitation improvement activities in Vietnam led by Professor Hidenori Harada, along with a summary of the SPLASH project. For more details, please refer to the article below: ACE, No. 287, April 1, 2025 (Reiwa 7), pp. 22–23https://www.nrc.co.jp/ace/backnumber/index.html

SPLASH Now Featured on the ODA Visualization Website

SPLASH Page Now Available on the JICA ODA Visualization Website! A dedicated SPLASH page has been launched on the ODA Project Website operated by JICA. Moving forward, we will continue to update the latest information on both websites. Please take a look! ODA Visualization Website

Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS)
[SPLASH Project] Risk-based Participatory WASH Planning and Citizen-data WASH Statistics for African Peri-urban Settlements