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Menstrual hygiene management is of critical importance for school going girls. Last week in Kampala a conference on menstrual hygiene management aimed to break the silence and move towards solutions. One of the drivers of the conference was a study undertaken by IRC and SNV Uganda. Read more...
Ebola is spreading fast and continues to plague West Africa. One of the countries hardest hit is Sierra Leone. With numbers of infected people rising every day, measures are taken to contain it. Read more...
This week, Uganda will host the first Menstrual Hygiene Management Conference in East Africa. The conference will showcase good practices and stimulate discussions on how improve menstrual hygiene management, especially in schools. Read more...
The call by women MPs in Uganda to make mandatory provision of sanitary towels for all school girls under Universal Primary Education programme demands immediate action. This measure calls for support because it is necessary that our girls do not skip classes or drop out because of poor menstrual... Read more...
Parmi les principaux engagements pris lors de la Réunion de haut niveau d'Assainissement et eau pour tous (SWA) figurent plus de 260 mesures concrètes émanant de plus de cinquante pays afin de renforcer les institutions, d'améliorer la planification et d'accroître les dépenses nationales et les... Read more...
Hygiene is missing from an important United Nations document on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will be submitted to the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly. Read more...
With your creativity we want to break the silence about toilets and sanitation in India! Read more...
A study commissioned by Plan International on the sustainability of CLTS programs in Africa revealed that 87% of the households still had a functioning latrine. Read more...
A unique handwashing campaign jointly funded by SHARE (source) and the Wellcome Trust has shown for the first time that using emotional motivators – such as feelings of disgust and nurture – rather than health messages, can result in significant, long-lasting improvements in people's handwashing... Read more...
Toilets, trash and social status: the top 10 emergency hygiene challenges Read more...
Sue Barnes, founder of Project Dignity, a remarkable initiative for South African school girls, has been recognised as the 2013 Clarins Most Dynamic Woman of the Year. Read more...
The results of a three-country hygiene cost effectiveness study make interesting reading. Read more...
Handwashing Promotion: Monitoring and Evaluation Module, 2013. UNICEF. Full text, pdf Prepared by Jelena Vujcic, MPH and Pavani K. Ram, MD, University at Buffalo. This guide will walk you through planning and implementing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for your handwashing Read more...
Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar promotes hygiene and sanitation as South Asia UNICEF Ambassador. Read more...
Les pouvoirs publics ont pris conscience de la gravité du problème d’assainissement. Dans la capitale Yaoundé, plus besoin de se rendre à « l’immeuble de la mort » pour déféquer, la Communauté urbaine en Avril dernier a installé un peu partout des toilettes mobiles. Read more...
L’atelier « Vers un assainissement total pérenne » a attiré plus de 70 participants provenant de 16 différents pays d’Afrique de l’ouest. Environ 40% des participants proviennent d’ONGs, 35% d’agences gouvernementales, 20% d’organisations internationales et 5% sont des bailleurs de fonds. Read more...
Du 12 au 14 novembre 2013, s'est tenu à Cotonou au Bénin, un atelier régional d'apprentissage et d'échanges d'Afrique de l'ouest. Le thème portait sur : « De l'Assainissement Total Piloté par les Communautés (ATPC) à un service d'assainissement pérenne». Organisé par le Centre International de l'... Read more...
Western-central municipality is first in Nepal to achieve TBC in Hygiene and Sanitation. Read more...
If the system isn't hygienically used and operated, people's lives and health will not be improved. Read more...
Le Ghana doit réduire de moitié le nombre de personnes sans accès à l’hygiène de base pour atteindre les Objectifs Millénaire de Développement (OMD) sur l’hygiène d’ici 2015, a indiqué M. Akwasi Oppong-Fosu, ministre du gouvernement local et le développement rural. Les données indiquent que seul 15... Read more...