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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

Sanitation campaign in action in Tanzania

How Tanzanians got back into building toilets

Published on: 15/12/2021
Lessons from the National Sanitation Campaign.

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

An overview of phase II activities in Negelle Arsi and Shashamane districts in Ethiopia..
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Multi-stakeholder platform meeting in Ethiopia, participant on the left is using Telegram on his computer

Connecting market-based sanitation stakeholders in the age of Covid

Published on: 25/11/2021
Telegram app builds community for sharing in Ethiopia.

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

More emphasis is needed on building and strengthening the work of multi-stakeholder platforms in WASH at the national level.
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Celebrating women’s leadership in WASH during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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

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

Launch of ANAM implementation phase

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Small grant winners in Asutifi North, Ghana

Closure report ANAM WASH small grants for CSOs

Published on: 08/06/2022
Looking back at the Conrad N. Hilton funded small grants for civil society organisations (CSOs) in Ghana.

Implementation of the ANAM WASH small grant for CSOs

This report on the Small Grant Opportunity for CSOs in Asutifi North District in 2021. describes the process, the winners, their achievements and...
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Colour-coded bins outside a healthcare facility in Kabarole, Uganda

Beyond the pandemic: Kabarole champions water and sanitation in healthcare facilities

Published on: 19/05/2022
This video highlights the WASH in healthcare initiatives implemented in Kabarole District, Uganda in response to COVID-19, but built to last beyond the pandemic.

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