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Hygiene: a crucial piece of the puzzle for the impact of WASH

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Joint effort to save river Mpanga

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Wire mesh in river Mpanga to catch waste dumped in the river

Civil society joint effort with local stakeholders to save river Mpanga

Published on: 13/02/2019
The Watershed consortium in Uganda led by IRC presents efforts to strengthen people's voice in water management.

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Hygiene: a crucial piece of the puzzle for the impact of WASH

Published on: 18/12/2018
In this WASH Talk episode, we talk about hygiene promotion, handwashing and behaviour change, highlighting an experience in Bhutan.

Absolute need for providing infrastructure and regular maintenance for WASH in schools : synthesis document

Experts discuss why building and maintaining facilities are equally important for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in Indian schools.
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IRC IHE-Delft WASH Debate panel Sept 2018

Instituting sanitation change

Published on: 25/09/2018
What is needed to promote behaviour change along the sanitation value chain? Report of a WASH Debate.

Impression of earlier WASH debate

IRC WASH Debate: Building institutional capacity for behaviour change & sanitation programming

Published on: 23/08/2018
Held on 11 September 2018, the debate discussed the use of the Community-Led Total Sanitation approach as an effective method to achieve changes in behaviour and ending open defecation. Read the report.

Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All in Bhutan and Nepal: progress brief 2014-2018

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A policy proposal for integrating WASH and water resources management in the Kajiado Water Policy 2018

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Webinar: Systems approaches to hygiene behavior change – lessons across WASH, health, and education

Webinar: Systems approaches to hygiene behavior change – lessons across WASH, health, and education

Published on: 30/05/2018
A discussion on ways to use existing systems to improve scale and sustainability of hygiene promotion efforts.

Systems approaches to hygiene behavior change : lessons across WASH, health, and education

A discussion on ways to use existing systems to improve scale and sustainability of hygiene promotion efforts.
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India - menstrual hygiene box

How did a Bollywood film affect menstrual hygiene in India?

Published on: 15/05/2018
Raising awareness about the socioeconomic, health and environmental context: a WASH Talk podcast.

Burkina Faso: woman washing her hands

Webinar Discussion: Systems approaches to hygiene behavior change – lessons across WASH, health, and education

Published on: 08/05/2018
The Global Handwashing Partnership and IRC are organising a discussion on 9 May 2018 at 10 am ET, focused on ways to use existing systems to improve scale and sustainability of hygiene promotion efforts. Hygiene behaviours one of the most effective ways to improve outcomes in health, education, and...

Indian anti-open defecation cartoon

The power of ‘’self-assembly’’: a critical tool in behaviour change for toilet use

Published on: 04/09/2017
We need to move beyond the easy option of coercion, humiliation and threats to stop open defecation.

Mapping public finance for rural drinking water and sanitation : Odisha State, Ganjam District (India)

This paper focuses on budget allocations and expenditures by national, state and district authorities for Odisha State and Ganjam District (India).
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Kampala WASH Symposium: Outcome Report 2016

This Symposium explored methods for evaluating the context in which traditional interventions are situated, considering the political economy, and...
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Manual scavenger in Cambodia (photo by Danny Dourng

#InDeepShit

Published on: 25/04/2017
"Human beings are being used to plug the gaps in failing sanitation systems" – Bezwada Wilson.

Sanitation promotion and behavioural science : experts come up with better ways to promote sanitation in India : synthesis document

Changing behaviours - there is no quick fix!
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India, West Bengal - school toilets

Changing behaviours: there is no quick fix!

Published on: 20/01/2017
Experts come up with better ways to promote sanitation in India.

Nepalese women

Menstruating women have to trade in their bed for a cowshed

Published on: 07/12/2016
During menstruation every woman wants to cuddle up in a warm blanket. However, women in certain rural areas in Nepal have to sleep in a cowshed during that period of the month.

Nepalese vrouw

"Boe..." Vrouwen slapen tijdens hun menstruatie in de stal van de koe

Published on: 07/12/2016
Tijdens de menstruatie wil iedere vrouw wegkruipen onder een dikke deken. Vrouwen in bepaalde gebieden in Nepal worden verbannen naar de koeienstal gedurende die dagen van de maand.

Femme sortant de latrine

Journée mondiale des toilettes : Au Burkina Faso, l’Etat sonne la mobilisation pour l’assainissement

Published on: 03/11/2016
Commémoration nationale le 19 Novembre à Koalga dans la région du Centre Ouest, province de la Sissili et débat multi-acteur à Ouaga le jeudi 17 novembre – nul ne peut douter de l'importance de l'accès aux services d'assainissement pour le bienêtre des populations. C'est pourquoi le gouvernement du...

President Yoweri Museveni washes his hands at the Global Hand Washing Day ceremony in Kamuli District, 14th October

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?

Looking at WASH in non-household settings : WASH away from the home information guide

An information guide to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in schools, health care facilities, the workplace, orphanages, prisons, refugee...
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Uttarakhand, India

Sanitation promotion in rural India

Published on: 21/09/2016
India Sanitation Coalition, IRC and TARU Leading Edge are launching the first #WASHInsights dialogue in New Delhi.

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