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Flow diagram generated by the Faecal Waste Flow Calculator

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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Abeba conducting door – to –door promotion for one of Transform WASH’s improved sanitation product - SATO pan

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.

Patrick's poo

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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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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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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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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Sanitation solutions for flood prone and high table water areas

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Burkina Faso Women

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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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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Boali High School - BRAC WASH programme

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.

Une main lavée

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...
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Latrine EcoSan BF

Measuring hygiene behaviour change: The case of EcoSan Latrines

Published on: 29/09/2014
IRC is developing a methodology to measure behaviour change in the context of a sanitation programme promoting EcoSan latrines.

BF_Latrine EcoSan

Mesurer les changements de comportement d’hygiène : cas des latrines EcoSan

Published on: 14/09/2014
IRC développe une méthodologie permettant de mesurer les changements de comportements dans le cadre d’un programme d’assainissement mettant en œuvre des latrines EcoSan.

Cover of the book A collection of Contemporary Toilet Design

Latrine designs without limits. Collected by WEDC supported by SANDEC

Published on: 14/08/2014
A nice collection of contemporary latrine designs with a high chance of low application for rural and urban context in the South.

Faecal sludge reuse interventions : the Arborloo and Fossa Alterna

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IRC in Ethiopia

A quick guide to IRC in Ethiopia

Published on: 17/02/2014
Working with the Ethiopian government and partners to deliver universal access to WASH services.

Toilet, Trash and Social Status in Uganda

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

Women washing hands in Burkina Faso

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.

Tea stall owner Bakuhar in Kaliganj trying out his own product

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.

Matt Damon

Dear Matt Damon…

Published on: 15/01/2014
This blog post is a response to the video posted by Matt Damon, co-founder of water.org, where he announces a toilet strike to raise awareness for the water crisis. It was first published on WASH Finance , where it has started a lively discussion.

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