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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

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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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

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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Handwashing with soap: technologies and innovations (webinar)

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Clement Akazeire Nyaaba, head teacher of Foe Primary School B, being interviewed

Water vital for education says head teacher

Published on: 28/05/2020
“Water is very, very important for children in terms of their education,” says Clement Akazeire Nyaaba, head teacher of Foe Primary School B.

Hygiene: a crucial piece of the puzzle for the impact of WASH [podcast]

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Many people from Boudry came to the start of the campaign (Ph. Production Universal)

Clean Hands, Good Health has now reached Boudry

Published on: 02/12/2021
After Mogtédo, it is now the turn of the commune of Boudry to benefit from the Clean Hands, Good Health campaign tour in the Central Plateau region of Burkina Faso. Boudry is part of the communes selected to benefit from the second phase of the campaign. The ceremony was held on Saturday, November...

Les enfants de Boudry étaient très impliqués dans cette campagne (Ph. Production Universal)

Mains Propres-Bonne Santé est maintenant à Boudry

Published on: 02/12/2021
Après Mogtédo, c'est au tour de la commune de Boudry de bénéficier de la tournée de sensibilisation Mains Propres-Bonne Santé dans la région du Plateau Central. Boudry, faisant partie des communes sélectionnées pour bénéficier de la deuxième phase de ladite campagne, la cérémonie s'est tenue le...

Children, young people, women, and elderly, nearly a thousand people were mobilised on the Global Days celebrations (Ph, Vision

IRC Burkina commemorates Global Handwashing Day and World Toilet Day 2021

Published on: 29/11/2021
IRC Burkina celebrated both Global Handwashing Day and World Toilet Day on Friday, November 19, 2021, in Tenkodogo. This public event was organised for the general public and schools.

washing hands on global handwashing day in Ethiopia

Global Handwashing Day celebration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Published on: 25/10/2021
Global Handwashing Day in Addis Ababa was celebrated at a local primary school in the attendance of many dignitaries.

Global Handwashing Day 2021

Published on: 12/10/2021
October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. [Webinar] Global Handwashing Day - Launch of The State of the World's...

From left to right, Ouattara Mamadou, driver at IRC, Bancé Wahabou, assistant accountant at IRC, Zombra Tingandé Prosper, Direct

Tenkodogo: Teachers trained in hand hygiene practices

Published on: 07/10/2021
100 primary school teachers from 18 different schools in Tenkodogo are now trained in hand washing techniques. This is thanks to a training organised by IRC with the support of the Latter-day Saints Charity (LDSC), on Thursday, September 23, 2021, as part of the Clean Hands, Good Health campaign.

Aperçu des enseignants à la formation (Ph. D. Zongo)

100 Enseignants formés aux pratiques de l’hygiène des mains

Published on: 07/10/2021
100 enseignants du primaire, issus de 18 différentes écoles de la commune de Tenkodogo, sont désormais aguerris en techniques pédagogiques de lavage des mains. Ceci, grâce à une formation organisée par IRC avec le soutien de la Fondation Américaine LDSC (Latter-day Saints Charity), le jeudi 23...

Nurse washing his hands at a health centre in Burkina Faso

What do we actually know about mental health and handwashing?

Published on: 15/09/2021
Findings from a scoping literature review on handwashing and mental health in humanitarian crises.

ANAM award winners together with the traditional leaders of the Kenyasi area

Five CSOs in Asutifi North District receive ANAM Small Grant

Published on: 24/08/2021
Five civil society organisations in Asutifi North District received grants to carry out public education and sensitisation around issues of equity and inclusion.

Scaling-up sanitation and hygiene in Kabarole : a monitoring report of the home improvement campaigns in Mugusu and Kasenda Sub-counties, June-July 2021

In February and March 2021, home improvement campaigns were conducted in 49 villages of Mugusu and Kasenda sub-counties, and a monitoring exercise...
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Mains propres bonne sante campaign billboard in Ouagadougou

Clean hands campaign reaches 2.8 million people in Burkina Faso

Published on: 26/03/2021
IRC Burkina Faso had an ambitious target: to reach 3.6 million people with an important public health announcement for good hygiene behaviours. A message of critical importance in times of Covid-19 and beyond.

RWSN webinar series

RWSN webinar series: Achieving sustainable WASH at scale - Lessons from an NGO-led Payment by Results Programme

Published on: 05/11/2020
On November 10 th , 14:30 CET ( 13:30 GMT and 16:30 EAT ), representatives from FCDO , SNV , Tearfund , Plan International UK , and Itad will discuss learning under three headings: Payment-by-Results, sustainability, and reaching the vulnerable .

Webinar poster on measuring hand hygiene.

Webinar - Measuring handwashing with soap: The what and how of monitoring and evaluating hand hygiene interventions, 05 November 2020

Published on: 03/11/2020
Last in a series of three webinars of organised on the occasion of Global Handwashing Day 2020. Please join on 5 November 2020 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm IST (10:30-12:00 CET).

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