Sanitation, water and hygiene together helps in improving nutritional outcomes : synthesis document
Sanitation and malnutrition: challenges and opportunities
World Bank targets smarter sanitation communication for rural Ethiopia
Published on: 05/04/2017
The World Bank in Ethiopia has commissioned a rapid survey of what motivates people to upgrade their latrines, with the aim of delivering behaviour change communication materials with greater impact.
Making hand washing a habit: What stands in the way?
Published on: 26/10/2016
For decades, people in Uganda have been encouraged to wash their hands as a way of preventing the spread of diseases. However, the percentage of the population accessing and using hand washing facilities remains low at only 36%. What are the challenges?
Much ado about handwashing in Burkina Faso
Published on: 20/10/2016
The 9th International Handwashing Day was celebrated a few days later on 18 October in Gnagna Province, East Region, Burkina Faso.
Est du Burkina: ferveur autour de la Journée mondiale de lavage des mains
Published on: 15/10/2016
La 9e Journée Mondiale du Lavage des Mains a été commémorée en différé le 18 octobre dernier à Bilanga dans la province de la Gnagna dans la région Est du Burkina Faso.
Global Handwashing Day
Published on: 03/08/2016
Global Handwashing Day is an annual global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an easy, effective, and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. Celebrated annually on October 15, Global Handwashing Day was...
A healthy WASH conference: 6th Africa Water Week
Published on: 19/07/2016
Roel Blesgraaf looks back on day 2 of the Africa Water Week.
National Department of Health launches hand hygiene behaviour change strategy
Published on: 14/07/2016
After a decade of emphasis on accelerating water and sanitation infrastructure development, South Africa circles back to behaviour change.
Ghana : local NGOs promote toilets and hygiene for better health
A credit scheme helps families to build household toilets in northern Ghana. A story about action learning supported by the Dutch WASH Alliance.
Hygiene promotion in Bhutan : does it work and at what cost?
Poster sharing the results of a hygiene cost effectiveness study in Bhutan.
Handwashing groupies
Published on: 15/10/2015
How can you get 110 million children to wash their hands before meals? India has the answer.
Helping handwashing happen
Published on: 14/10/2015
Handwashing with soap is still the most effective way to reduce the spread of diarrheal infections. Today on Global handwashing day, hygiene and sanitation expert Alana Potter talks about key messages from IRC's experience how to make hygiene promotion work.
UN consensus: Hygiene stays on the Sustainable Development Agenda
Published on: 03/08/2015
1st August 2015: The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes hygiene in it's vision statement and as a target.
A toilet for 66 million people in rural Bangladesh
Published on: 11/06/2015
In Bangladesh, the largest NGO in the world BRAC is working its way up to help the country to get proper sanitation. It has reached more than half of the population since the start nine years ago. It is one of the world's largest sanitation implementation programmes. IRC works with BRAC to make it...
Health workers must have #safeHANDS
Published on: 05/05/2015
On May 5th each year the World Health Organization calls on health workers to wash their hands.
Le dilemme de la poule ou l’œuf : promouvoir les pratiques hygiéniques ou favoriser la construction d’ouvrages ?
Published on: 09/12/2014
Les programmes d'assainissement se concentrent en général sur la construction d'ouvrages, au détriment d'une promotion soutenue pour leur usage. Or, cette dernière peut faire plus pour la santé que n'importe quelle construction. N'importe quelle? Et si certains ouvrages favorisaient l'adoption de...
Efficacité des interventions en matière d'hygiène et d’assainissement
Etude de cas des latrines EcoSan dans le cadre du projet d'appui à l'assainissement familial dans 12 communes rurales des régions du Plateau Central...
The Challenge of Measuring Changes in Hygiene Practices
Published on: 18/09/2014
IRC updated its ladder to measure effectiveness of hygiene interventions, which is breaking down hygiene practices according to categories, and that can be used to compare the "before" and "after" behaviour of a beneficiary, for a given intervention.
Le défi de la mesure des changements de pratiques d’hygiène
Published on: 14/09/2014
IRC a mis à jour son échelle de mesure d'efficacité des interventions d'hygiène, qui décompose les pratiques d'hygiène en catégories permettant de situer les comportements d'un bénéficiaire entre un "avant" et un "après" une intervention.
HANDINET Visiodev : Promotion du lavage des mains en Côte d’Ivoire
Published on: 22/07/2014
La Côte d'Ivoire s'engage à promouvoir l'auto-initiation de sa population au lavage des mains au savon grâce au dispositif HANDINET Visiodev. Le dispositif a été présenté lors du « Tool fair » du WASH sustainability Forum 2014 (Amsterdam, 30 juin - 1 juillet 2014).
“SuperAmma” campaign results in significant improvements in people’s handwashing behaviour
Published on: 27/02/2014
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...
Toilets, trash and social status: the top 10 emergency hygiene challenges
Published on: 17/02/2014
Toilets, trash and social status: the top 10 emergency hygiene challenges
Hygiene cost effectiveness studies in Ghana, Mozambique and Burkina Faso
Published on: 13/02/2014
The results of a three-country hygiene cost effectiveness study make interesting reading.
UNICEF – Handwashing Promotion: Monitoring and Evaluation Module
Published on: 03/02/2014
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
The tea-time message for men is hot and strong – but first wash your hands!
Published on: 29/01/2014
IRC and the BRAC WASH programme's efforts in reaching out to men through the tea stall approach as informal meeting spaces for men to talk about hygiene in Bangladesh.