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Including persons with disabilities in the improvement of WASH services

Strategies and steps towards inclusion of persons with disabilities in the improvement of water and sanitation services in Ethiopia.

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Including persons with disabilities in the improvement of WASH services

No one left behind: ensuring people with disabilities have access to and are involved in water and sanitation planning and management

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 .

Bwanika Health Centre II gets much needed sanitation facility

Published on: 08/10/2020

Thanks to IRC Uganda's cost-saving initiative Bwanika Health Centre II in Kabarole District now has a sanitation facility.

Omanhene welcomes new water supply for Wamahinso

Published on: 30/05/2020

The Omanhene (chief) of Wamahinso in Asutifi North, Ghana, has welcomed the new water supply in his town and called for more households to build toilets.

Wassa East: Six communities become open defecation free

Published on: 29/05/2020

In 2015, Wassa East had very low levels of basic sanitation. But when the District Assembly launched a campaign to promote household latrines it became a victim of its own success.

Should sanitation be taxed?

Ensuring that sanitation products and services remain affordable through favorable tax policies for consumers and manufacturers is important for...

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Should sanitation be taxed?

“They are drinking our shit”

Published on: 03/10/2019

During a Watershed field trip, a community leader experiences a lightbulb moment.

How to create demand for sanitation products and services?

Published on: 29/09/2019

Enormous progress has been made in reducing open defecation in Ethiopia. Nevertheless, the quality of sanitation facilities remains a big challenge and a serious health concern.

Should sanitation be taxed?

Published on: 29/09/2019

The sanitation and hygiene challenge in Ethiopia is an important task, and daunting in scale.

TIP matrix for cost model “CapEx subsidized”

This document illustrates a practical example on the use of the Technology Introduction Process (TIP) tool for the cost model "CapEx subsidised" for...

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TIP Matrix for cost Model “CapEx subsidized”

Toilets ≠ improved sanitation

Published on: 28/08/2018

A case study on the use of IRC's faecal waste calculator tool in a Delhi slum.

Assessing the sanitation situation in a resettlement colony in Delhi : using IRC's Faecal Waste Flow Calculator in India

While household toilets are necessary, they alone are not sufficient for improved sanitation.

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Assessing the sanitation situation in a resettlement colony in Delhi : using IRC's Faecal Waste Flow Calculator in India

Abeba’s passion for change helps her sell sanitation solutions to communities

Published on: 16/06/2018

Half of the sales agents in the USAID Transform WASH project in Ethiopia are women.

This year we’re talking poo not just toilets

Published on: 16/11/2017

Turning World Toilet Day into World Sanitation Systems Day

Patrick's Poo

This year we’re talking poo not just toilets

Published on: 15/11/2017

Turning World Toilet Day into World Sanitation Systems Day

Northern Ethiopia : showers power the route to good health

Amref Health Africa has built showers and toilets for 2,400 people in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia. A story about action learning supported...

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Northern Ethiopia : showers power the route to good health

Rising above the waters : better hygiene and sanitation in Bangladesh

Local NGO Uttaran has constructed 'step toilets' for 2,000 people in flood-prone areas in south-west Bangladesh. A story about action learning...

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Rising above the waters : better hygiene and sanitation in Bangladesh

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.

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Ghana : local NGOs promote toilets and hygiene for better health

Strengthening the role of WASH and disabilities in Bangladesh

This paper presents the results of a baseline survey on disability-related problems on access and accessibility to sanitation in the BRAC WASH III...

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Strengthening the role of WASH and disabilities in Bangladesh

Sanitation solutions for flood prone and high table water areas

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Sanitation solutions for flood prone and high table water areas

Researching the human right to sanitation in Burkina Faso

Published on: 22/06/2015

In this blog, I explain the process behind my research on human rights in Burkina Faso's water and sanitation sector. The resulting research report focuses on how the integration of sanitation as a human right in national policies and strategies can improve access to sanitation in rural areas, in...

School WASH programmes in Bangladesh : how much does it cost? : applying the life-cycle costs approach in selected upazilas

This study presents the first adaptation of the life-cycle costs approach to school WASH interventions. It is based on a survey of the sanitation and...

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School WASH programmes in Bangladesh : how much does it cost? : applying the life-cycle costs approach in selected upazilas

VeSV - Value at the end of the Sanitation Value Chain : final report

Providing solutions for the safe and commercially viable collection and composting of faecal sludge for use in agriculture and horticulture in...

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VeSV - Value at the end of the Sanitation Value Chain : final report

Yes, hygiene and school enrolment are directly proportional

Published on: 12/01/2015

In Bangladesh, the lack of separate latrines for girls and menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary schools are major factors in the disproportionate rate of absence and dropout of adolescent girls.

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...

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Water For People market system development update

Including persons with disabilities in the improvement of WASH services

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

Bwanika Health Centre II gets much needed sanitation facility

Omanhene welcomes new water supply for Wamahinso

Wassa East: Six communities become open defecation free

Should sanitation be taxed?

“They are drinking our shit”

How to create demand for sanitation products and services?

Should sanitation be taxed?

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