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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
Data for decision making, costs and services of WASH in schools
Published on: 26/01/2016
During SACOSAN VI Splash, BRAC WASH and IRC hosted a side event on data for decision making using schools as an entry point.
IRC at the 6th South Asian Conference on Sanitation
Published on: 08/01/2016
Join us at SACOSAN-VI to talk about sharing data for decision making on WASH in Schools
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...
The need for water and toilets at schools, health centres, the work place and prisons
This fact sheet explains why institutional water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) should be part of the post-2015 development agenda. It includes...
Beating the drum for institutional WASH
Published on: 19/10/2015
Stronger advocacy is needed for better water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools, health centres, workplaces and prisons.
Voices of success in BRAC WASH communities
Published on: 03/07/2015
“People are developing a taste for healthy living. They want improvement‑compared to us and what we are doing, they want better.” Md Amin Uddin one of the elders in Arua village in Keshabpur upazila, Jessore district, Bangladesh is optimistic about the future.
The costs of water and sanitation in schools: Bangladesh
Published on: 22/06/2015
It costs at least US$ 10 per student to construct water and sanitation facilities in schools and another US$ 1.40 per student per year for all recurrent costs including continuous support to hygiene promotion.
Moving up the focus around menstrual hygiene in Uganda
Published on: 18/06/2015
IRC Uganda is now a leading member of the Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Coalition in Uganda and is helping to develop MHM indicators.
Bhutan celebrates Menstrual Hygiene Day
Published on: 02/06/2015
Want to make sure that girls don't miss classes during menstruation? Teach them to make and wash their own reusable sanitary pads.
#MenstruationMatters in Bangladeshi schools
Published on: 27/05/2015
28 May is Menstrual Hygiene Day. In Bangladesh, BRAC field staff are working hard to "end the hesitation around menstruation" especially in schools.