menstrual hygiene

Published on: 15/03/2013

The BRAC WASH programme is fighting taboos around menstrual hygiene management. Read more...

Paving way for menstrual hygiene management in rural Pakistan

Published on: 27/08/2012

Paper written for the Asia regional sanitation and hygiene practitioners workshop in... Read more...

Improving menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary schools : initiatives from BRAC-WASH Program

Menstrual hygiene management firmly on the agenda of regional workshops

Published on: 21/06/2012

In the third bi-annual Asia Sanitation and Hygiene Practitioners’ workshop menstrual hygiene management was becoming an integral part of discussions. Both male and female participants felt comfortable to discuss this topic, a significant improvement after it was introduced in 2008 as being a... Read more...

Girl-friendly toilets for schoolgirls : helping adolescent girls

Malawi: school menstrual hygiene management - more than toilets

Published on: 26/03/2012

School menstrual hygiene management in Malawi : more than toilets, 2012. Full-text (pdf) SHARE; WaterAid This study identifies the needs and experiences of girls regarding menstruation. It draws upon participatory group workshops, a questionnaire and semi structured interviews with school-age girls... Read more...

Managing menstrual hygiene in emergency situations: how far from reality?

Published on: 20/02/2012

Paper written for the Asia regional sanitation and hygiene practitioners workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 31 January - 2 February 2012. Read more...

Adjusting toilets for menstrual hygiene

Published on: 12/01/2012

Menstruation is normal and natural, but menstrual requirements of women and adolescent girls have been ignored in sanitation. This section mentions useful sources on this subject. Read more...

Improving menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary schools Initiatives from BRAC-WASH Program - Bangladesh

Published on: 12/12/2011

This presentation describes the WASH in Schools activities of the BRAC-WASH program in Bangladesh. Along with financial support from school authorities, BRAC WASH is constructing separate sanitary latrines for girls with menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary schools. It also addresses the... Read more...

Effective hygiene behaviour change programming : messages from the South Asia Hygiene Practitioners Workshop, February 2010

Published on: 08/12/2011

Summary of the messages from the South Asia Hygiene practitioners’ workshop, 1 – 4 February 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The workshop is organised by... Read more...

Gestion de l'hygiène menstruelle

Published on: 11/04/2011

En novembre 2010, WaterAid, avec le soutien du consortium de recherche SHARE, a réuni 16 praticiens et chercheurs ayant une expertise dans l'eau, l’assainissement et l’hygiène (EAH), la santé, l'équité et l'inclusion, l'éducation et le Genre, pour partager des connaissances et expériences et... Read more...

Menstrual hygiene management

Published on: 17/03/2011

In November 2010, WaterAid, with support from the research consortium SHARE, brought together 16 practitioners and researchers with expertise in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), health, equity and inclusion, education and gender to share knowledge and experiences and develop a research... Read more...

Freedom of mobility: experiences from villages in the states of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh India

Published on: 07/07/2010

Hygiene papers One of the full papers presented at the South Asia Hygiene practitioners’ workshop, 1 – 4 February 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The... Read more...