Despite all the awareness raising, menstruation still remains a taboo topic due to cultural beliefs and practices. Read more...
Continue with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) activities during COVID-19 as so much still needs to be done especially for the vulnerable. Read more...
A video capturing an MHM stakeholder breakfast and exchange visit to Kenya. Read more...
Special children's sessions on menstrual hygiene during Sanitation Conference show need for education and information on the topic. Read more...
What can Uganda and other sub-Saharan African countries learn from Kenya's successful approach to improve menstrual health management? Read more...
Grants awarded for WASH in healthcare facility advocacy Read more...
Podcast featuring Virginia Roaf, Neville Okwaro and Radha Paudel, who discuss how to tackle the taboo surrounding menstrual hygiene at the global... Read more...
On 17 March, IRC made a key presentation on factors that enhance and hinder effective WASH in school programs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague. This was for a Kenyan delegation from Nakuru who were in the Netherlands for the Football for Water programme. Read more...
As a result of Africasan Award for Youth going to Maji na Ufanisi for its work with Kongowea Youth, Mombasa County Government has decided to invest $2 milllion within the next one year to extend the initiative of youth managing WASH. Read more...
Eight African countries are creatively achieving the goals of community led total sanitation programmes (CLTS) including one idea in Malawi where handwashing is monitored according to the health of tree seedlings planted beneath water outlets. Read more...