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"I am calling on WASH and health professionals to change the way we address hygiene promotion", says Juste Nansi, Country Director IRC Burkina Faso. Read more...
COVID-19 and #BlackLivesMatter are a wake-up call for leaders to take a closer look at WASH knowledge generation. Read more...
Examples of how Asutifi North has become a beacon of hope for water services in Ghana Read more...
Sanitation is chronically underfunded, perhaps that’s because we’re not asking for money in the right way or from the right source. Read more...
On World Toilet Day, I am sharing a positive story to inspire everyone. Read more...
Hygiene is both the first and the last defence against diseases due to climate change. Read more...
What is needed to promote behaviour change along the sanitation value chain? Report of a WASH Debate. Read more...
We need to move beyond the easy option of coercion, humiliation and threats to stop open defecation. Read more...
"Human beings are being used to plug the gaps in failing sanitation systems" – Bezwada Wilson. 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...
For decades, people in Uganda have been encouraged to wash their hands as a way of preventing the spread of diseases. However, the percentage of the population accessing and using hand washing facilities remains low at only 36%. What are the challenges? Read more...
The new Sustainable Development Goals will not be reached if we do not tackle urban sanitation. This has a serious impact on the health and dignity for all those living in cities, not just the poor. Read more...
Faute d'un statut social élevé, les hygiénistes locaux formés pour faire la promotion de l'assainissement familial en milieu rural ont un impact limité. Le recours aux coutumiers et au religieux qui jouissent d'une plus grande écoute ne serait pas superflu. Read more...
2015 is the year that the Millennium Development Goals make way for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An important role in both development agendas is reserved for water, sanitation and hygiene issues that leave much to be desired in many countries. OneWorld dived into the world of... Read more...
India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi has deviated from convention and made sanitation a central theme of his Independence Day speech 2014. He has announced a programme of Clean India to make the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 2019. In that year India will celebrate the 150 th birth... Read more...
Les règles (aussi appelées menstruations) est un phénomène naturel qui fait partie intégrante de la vie humaine, mais elle reste un sujet tabou et négligé dans la plupart des programmes d’AEPHA. Il est temps de mieux comprendre les défis associés à la gestion de l’hygiène menstruelle et d’agir. Read more...
Menstruation is an integral and normal part of human existence, but a taboo subject and neglected in most WASH programmes. It's time to better understand challenges around menstrual hygiene management and to act. Read more...
BRAC's WASH activities reach more than 30 million people, and the Village WASH Committee (VWC) plays a crucial role. Read more...