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Evaluation of water, sanitation, hygiene and environmental conditions in 40 healthcare facilities in Kabarole District, Uganda : baseline report

The report gives recommendations on what needs to done to achieve the goal of "full coverage" for water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management...
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Loo with a view, Trawden, Lancashire, UK

Stop being a neo-liberal and embrace the sanitation system

Published on: 13/11/2019
Sanitation is chronically underfunded, perhaps that’s because we’re not asking for money in the right way or from the right source.

Replication guideline to SEHATI programme approach (Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for Eastern Indonesia) : an approach to expand the implementation coverage of the 5 pillars of STBM

This book showcases an approach to expand the implementation coverage of the 5 pillars of Community-Based Total Sanitation.
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Ladies monitoring sanitation in Indonesian village

Where there is a will, there is a way

Published on: 11/11/2019
On World Toilet Day, I am sharing a positive story to inspire everyone.

Handwashing stand

Why hygiene matters in the climate change discourse

Published on: 14/10/2019
Hygiene is both the first and the last defence against diseases due to climate change.

A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar region of Ethiopia

An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches.
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Hygiene promotion and WASH systems strengthening - podcast

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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.

WASH Talk podcast episode 21 announcement card

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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