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Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools : synthesis document

An expert panel discussion highlighted the importance of building the capacities of students as change agents, teachers and school management...
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School WASH in Addis Ababa : landscaping study report

More funding, standardisation of infrastructure designs and requirements, better sector coordination and better knowledge and resources sharing would...
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School children in Arua

Webinar on new WASH in Schools Index

Published on: 06/11/2018
Come and experience the new functions of the WASH in Schools Index during a webinar. It is a premier online resource and database for the WASH in school's network, supported by UNICEF and other partners, and hosted by IRC. All WASH in schools partners will have access to this new website as well as...

school children washing hands

New WASH in Schools knowledge hub

Published on: 05/11/2018
IRC and UNICEF showcase the latest on practice and theory in the WASH in Schools Index.

"WASH in schools: a way forward for Odisha", expert panel discussion, Bhubaneswar, India, 17 May 2018

India has significantly increased access to sanitation in schools

Published on: 26/10/2018
Expert panel calls for equal attention to both infrastructure provision and maintenance.

Involving local communities for sustainable WASH in Schools

WASH Talk podcast on the creative solutions, which Dutch NGOs Simavi and Aqua for All are using in Africa.
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WASH Talk episode 20 on WASH in Schools

Involving local communities for sustainable WASH in Schools

Published on: 23/10/2018
This WASH Talk episode discusses the creative solutions Simavi and Aqua for All use in Africa.

Provision of menstrual hygiene management facilities for girls and female teachers in primary and secondary schools in Uganda : study on implementation of the Ministry of Education and Sports circular

Follow-up study to assess if the Ugandan Ministry of Education circular on MHM is implemented.
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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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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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Menstrual Hygiene Day balloon: #NoMoreLimits - Good menstrual hygiene empowers women and girls to rise

Keeping the importance of menstrual hygiene alive!

Published on: 14/05/2018
We have come a long way, but educating schoolgirls and women remains essential.

Azadi Teaching Hospital, Iraq

Inclusive WASH away from home in the Kurdish region of Iraq

Published on: 07/04/2017
World Vision promotes and provides adapted water and sanitation facilities for the disabled.

Thematic discussion on Menstrual Hygiene Management in Schools

Published on: 20/03/2017
"Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Schools – A neglected issue" is the topic of the thematic discussion organised by the SuSanA platform. While nowadays MHM is gaining more and more attention, it has widely been neglected in the past. SDG4 (education), SDG5 (gender equality) and SDG6 (water and...

Ugandan schoolgirls using rehabilitated pump

From the borehole to the pond and back again: breaking the vicious cycle of dirty water consumption

Published on: 09/03/2017
Rehabilitation of one primary school borehole has been successful but many others still depend on unreliable water.

WASH III Report on QIS data analysis: Findings from the first round 2014

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WASH II report on QIS data analysis: Findings from the second round 2014

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WASH II Report on QIS data analysis: Findings from the first round 2012-2013

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WASH I Report on QIS data analysis: Findings from the second round 2014

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Menstrual Hygiene Management in schools

Opening up the conversation on menstrual hygiene

Published on: 25/10/2016
Activities on creating awareness and busting taboos around menstrual hygiene.

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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Girls in school.

The little girls (class)room

Published on: 27/09/2016
Why the absence of sanitation and hygiene services causes girls to drop out of school.

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Marielle Snel leaves IRC for World Vision International

Published on: 05/08/2016
After 17 years at IRC, Marielle Snel has moved on to a new job opportunity, as regional WASH advisor for World Vision International based in Cyprus.

WASH services in small towns : baseline report for a quasi-randomised control trial to assess impacts of the One WaSH Plus programme

Data was collected on household income, diarrhoeal disease occurrence, water service provision, and sanitation and hygiene services and practices at...
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Creating better schools and happier students - IRC and Football for Water

Published on: 21/03/2016
On 17 March, IRC made a key presentation on factors that enhance and hinder effective WASH in school programs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague. This was for a Kenyan delegation from Nakuru who were in the Netherlands for the Football for Water programme.

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