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Continue with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) activities during COVID-19 as so much still needs to be done especially for the vulnerable. Read more...
Who'd have guessed the biggest news item so far in 2020 would involve being told how to wash your hands? Yet it has been – at least for those of us who can, who have access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and can afford or find such luxuries as hand sanitiser or soap. Read more...
Special children's sessions on menstrual hygiene during Sanitation Conference show need for education and information on the topic. Read more...
On World Toilet Day, I am sharing a positive story to inspire everyone. Read more...
Joint efforts at various levels are being made in Bangladesh to improve WASH in health care facilities. Read more...
Hygiene is both the first and the last defence against diseases due to climate change. Read more...
During a Watershed field trip, a community leader experiences a lightbulb moment. Read more...
Just like adolescent girls, incarcerated women - the age cohort with the highest risk of perimenopausal women - need support with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) too. Read more...
Have you ever wondered how the average rural girl manages her menstruation, how she experiences menarche (her first period), a new terminology I learned during my participation in a research that aims to test acceptability of re-usable pad in Harbu kebele of Amhara region. Read more...
C'est un grand honneur de partager mon engagement pour les droits humains à l'eau et à l'assainissement (DHEA) à l'entame de ce précieux manuel. Pour ma part, ce document marque une étape importante dans la compréhension des enjeux et défis relatifs à la réalisation de l'ODD 6 (Assurer la... Read more...
What is needed to promote behaviour change along the sanitation value chain? Report of a WASH Debate. Read more...
We have come a long way, but educating schoolgirls and women remains essential. Read more...
Checking the facts and assumptions about menstrual hygiene in developing countries. Read more...
We need to move beyond the easy option of coercion, humiliation and threats to stop open defecation. Read more...
Solutions that benefit both consumers and suppliers are required. Read more...
How am I going to vote? Read more...
During menstruation every woman wants to cuddle up in a warm blanket. However, women in certain rural areas in Nepal have to sleep in a cowshed during that period of the month. Read more...
Tijdens de menstruatie wil iedere vrouw wegkruipen onder een dikke deken. Vrouwen in bepaalde gebieden in Nepal worden verbannen naar de koeienstal gedurende die dagen van de maand. Read more...
Nous avons célébré le 19 novembre dernier la journée mondiale des toilettes. Cela fait ironiser beaucoup de monde, car on se demande bien d'où peut être venue cette idée de célébrer les toilettes. Evidemment, quand on a des toilettes propres utilisables à tout moment à la maison ou sur nos lieux de... Read more...
Can Self-supply help combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in rural Ethiopia? Read more...