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Dutch Water Sector Today, 15 October, is Global Handwashing Day. Washing hands is by far the most simple and effective way of preventing illness, including the spread of Covid-19. Handwashing remains an essential prevention measure against COVID-19 while vaccines are being rolled out. And it is simple: it only takes clean water and soap.
The Monitor | Uganda | By Alex Ashaba Authorities in Kabarole District are struggling to improve sanitation and access to safe water, especially in rural areas where access to safe water is at 68 per cent.
Khorik Istiana, winner of the 2021 Ton Schouten Award for WASH Storytelling has been featured in a number of news outlets in Indonesia. Metro Lampung News | Netizenku | Format Berita | IDN Times Lampung | RRI.CO.ID | Lampung Post | RMOL Lampung | All articles are published in Bahasa Indonesia
NTV LIVE | NTV News | Uganda Breakfast TV show with Mr. Alfred Okot Okidi PS, Ministry of Water & Environment, Julius Mukunda, Executive Director at the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) and Patrick Moriarty, CEO IRC.
Dutch Water Sector | Netherlands Asutifi North District Assembly in collaboration with its partners have prepared a 13-year Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Master Plan. A grant enables local civil society organisations to support the plan and get involved in allied action with the authorities.
Watchdog news | Uganda | By Mulema Najib Jeremiah Nyaga, the Board chairperson of Uganda Water and Sanitation Network (UWASNET) affirmed CSOs commitment towards the government in the implementation of NDP III programmes.
Watchdog | Uganda | by Mulema Najib The dialogue meeting was organised by UWASNET in partnership with Water For People, and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre Uganda. Jeremiah Nyaga, the Board chairperson of Uganda Water and Sanitation Network (UWASNET) affirmed CSOs commitment towards government in implementation of NDPIII programmes.
NTV News | Uganda Locals in Kabarole unsatisfied with health quality [YouTube]
Circle of Blue and the Wison Center | By Keith Schneider Despite fears of collapse, water, sanitation, and hygiene draw closer to epic goal. Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center posted the first of the three articles in our WASH project. In this article IRC"s Stef Smits and Harold of Aguaconsult Ltd. were interviewed alongside many key actors in the WASH sector.
New Vision | Uganda | Wilson Asiimwe Martin Watisisi the regional Water and Sanitation (WASH) advisor at IRC in western Uganda said that they were working with Kabarole district local government to support health facilities in the deliveries of critical care and safety of helath workers beyond emergency response to the COVID 19 pandemic.