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PPE and NFI distribution in Shashamane District

Reaching the most vulnerable during COVID-19

Published on: 21/12/2021

Lessons learnt from WASH First COVID-19 Response Project in Ethiopia Read more...

Sanitation campaign in action in Tanzania

How Tanzanians got back into building toilets

Published on: 15/12/2021

Lessons from the National Sanitation Campaign. Read more...

Collaboration with local government : experience from WASH First COVID-19 Response Project

Published on: 08/12/2021

An overview of phase II activities in Negelle Arsi and Shashamane districts in Ethiopia.. Read more...

Strengthening mutual accountability in partnerships for WASH. Pt 2: Summary of six country case studies

Published on: 18/08/2021

More emphasis is needed on building and strengthening the work of multi-stakeholder platforms in WASH at the national level. Read more...

Celebrating women’s leadership in WASH during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published on: 28/05/2021

Inspirational stories about how ordinary women in India and Kenya have converted the challenges posed by COVID-19 into an opportunity to promote good... Read more...

How women gain power by investing in water

Published on: 05/03/2021

On International Women's Day , research from Water.org shows how empowerment flows from financing improved water and sanitation access. Read more...

Demonstration of no-touch handwashing device in the contest that took place in Ethiopia

Innovating for no-touch handwashing: Ethiopian industrial designers reach for scale

Published on: 01/03/2021

A design competition initiative of USAID Transform WASH Read more...

What is in a name - the ANAM WASH initiative

Published on: 22/02/2021

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation supports collective action in many countries. Ghana is proudly one of them. Read more...

Young girls listening to teacher talking about menstrual hygiene in Kenya

Review policy and funding to support post-COVID teenage mothers

Published on: 08/02/2021

The deep divide between governmental health policies on menstrual hygiene and the reality on the ground during the pandemic. Read more...

Healthcare workers exposure risk assessment : a survey among frontline workers in designated COVID-19 treatment centers in Ghana

Published on: 21/11/2020

Despite the high level of exposure to the COVID-19 virus among HCWs in the treatment centers, only 14.0% were at high risk of COVID-19 virus... Read more...

Testing sewage for early warnings about COVID-19 : thematic discussion synthesis

Published on: 24/06/2020

The challenges of developing an 'Indian' protocol to monitor COVID-19 in sewage. Read more...

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) instructions for chlorine disinfection in Kabarole, Uganda. Photo M. Watsisi/IRC Uganda

What legacy of COVID-19 do we want for the WASH sector?

Published on: 24/06/2020

Our strategic systems responses to the pandemic and climate change. Read more...

COVID-19 - Social distancing at a handpump in Bangladesh.

How civil society is adapting WASH advocacy to COVID-19

Published on: 30/04/2020

Report of a Watershed empowering citizens webinar on adjusting your advocacy to COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Cartoon of disabled person trying to wash hands but tap is too high (source:Mdogo)

How to avoid a 20-year setback in the water and sanitation sector

Published on: 23/04/2020

Smarter emergency measures against COVID-19 needed to ensure lasting solutions in service provision. Read more...

Photo by Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/REX (10614307d)

Poverty kills

Published on: 20/04/2020

Every now and again the rich world has its nose rubbed in the true meaning of poverty. The coronavirus pandemic is but the latest example. We need to make sure it's the last. Read more...

Cartoon of Burkinabè asking their president for water during the pandemic (cartoon by André Jules Nikiema)

COVID-19 and rural water crisis: putting pressure on Burkina Government

Published on: 20/04/2020

IRC and WASH specialists are working hard to ensure that the rural population is not abandoned in this time of crisis. Read more...

Identifying stakeholders and capacities required for the roll-out of hand hygiene initiatives at state level and below : Mayurbhanj and Ganjam, Odisha

Published on: 21/10/2022

Recommendations for hand hygiene in public places and institutions; hand hygiene in the local governance process; hand hygiene promotion strategy;... Read more...

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