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MP Margaret Baba Diri speaking at the breakfast meeting

MPs call for menstrual health management strategy

IRC Uganda and the Ministry of Education and Sports recently hosted a stakeholders' breakfast...

A framework for improving pastoralist WASH interventions

IRC collaborated with partners to develop a new approach to assess WASH risks in marginal...

Gender and social inclusion workshop by Watershed

Recommendations for social inclusion in the Dutch WASH strategy

Watershed report with recommendations on social inclusion for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Vrouw geeft voorlichting over menstruele hygiëne

28 mei, Menstrual Hygiene Day

Vandaag staan we stil bij de miljoenen meisjes en vrouwen voor wie menstruatie een maandelijks...

Bulandina Tatu demonstrates the making of reusable menstrual pads by women in Batani village, Kwale County, Kenya

Integrating, collaborating and building capacity for menstrual hygiene management

What can Uganda and other sub-Saharan African countries learn from Kenya's successful approach to...

It’s time for action on Menstrual Hygiene Day in Ghana

On 28 May, the Ghana Education Services are organising an event to move menstrual hygiene...

Expanding the reach of health advocates to improve WASH in HCFs

Grants awarded for WASH in healthcare facility advocacy

School children stage a performance at the Global Hand Washing Day event, 2018

Marking Global Handwashing Day 2018

The Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda organises the annual commemoration of Global...

WASH Talk podcast episode 21 announcement card

Hygiene: a crucial piece of the puzzle for the impact of WASH

In this WASH Talk episode, we talk about hygiene promotion, handwashing and behaviour change,...

New WASH in Schools knowledge hub

IRC and UNICEF showcase the latest on practice and theory in the WASH in Schools Index.

Involving local communities for sustainable WASH in Schools

This WASH Talk episode discusses the creative solutions Simavi and Aqua for All use in Africa.

Using evidence to improve hygiene and sanitation in Africa

Submit your AfricaSan5 session for subtheme 3 on monitoring by 12 October!

Webinar: 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...

Uganda's Minister of State for Higher Education (centre) addressing the MHM symposium, 24th May 2018

Take menstrual hygiene management message beyond schools

The 2018 International Menstrual Hygiene Day commemoration in Uganda started off with a one-day...

How did a Bollywood film affect menstrual hygiene in India?

Raising awareness about the socioeconomic, health and environmental context: a WASH Talk podcast.

IRC Burkina Faso receives acknowledgement from Melinda Gates

Achieving SDG6 needs continued dedication but sometimes appreciation of hard work is welcome.

Blogs, podcasts, opinions and more

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Why hygiene matters in the climate change discourse

Hygiene is both the first and the last defence against diseases due to climate change.

Madam Gloria (Chair WATSAN committee Dominase) in discussion with Rhoda Gyampoh (Community Development Officer - Tarkwa-Nsuaem

“They are drinking our shit”

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

A menstrual hygiene management (MHM) session at Kitale Main Women’s prison.

Menstrual hygiene management needs for perimenopausal women

Just like adolescent girls, incarcerated women - the age cohort with the highest risk of perimenopausal women - need support with menstrual hygiene...

From torn piece of clothing to reusable pads

Have you ever wondered how the average rural girl manages her menstruation, how she experiences menarche (her first period), a new terminology I...

Daniel Karanja telling schoolchildren about menstrual hygiene management

It is time for action on all things menstruation

Guest blog by Kenyan menstrual hygiene management champion Daniel Karanja.

IRC IHE-Delft WASH Debate panel Sept 2018

Instituting sanitation change

What is needed to promote behaviour change along the sanitation value chain? Report of a WASH Debate.

Elianey Kegel , Sara Bori and Ingeborg Krukkert before the Dutch primary school Emmaus

A participatory lesson in human rights for Dutch schoolchildren

We joined hands with Amnesty International to raise awareness for global water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges amongst 10 year olds.

Menstrual Hygiene Day balloon: #NoMoreLimits - Good menstrual hygiene empowers women and girls to rise

Keeping the importance of menstrual hygiene alive!

We have come a long way, but educating schoolgirls and women remains essential.

Pride and Shame: Children's painting on menstrual hygiene

Is Bollywood’s Pad Man movie too good to be true?

Checking the facts and assumptions about menstrual hygiene in developing countries.

The power of ‘’self-assembly’’: a critical tool in behaviour change for toilet use

We need to move beyond the easy option of coercion, humiliation and threats to stop open defecation.

Transforming the WASH sector in Ethiopia: business as usual is no longer an option

Solutions that benefit both consumers and suppliers are required.

Dutch elections: voting for more or less development aid

How am I going to vote?

Menstruating women have to trade in their bed for a cowshed

During menstruation every woman wants to cuddle up in a warm blanket. However, women in certain rural areas in Nepal have to sleep in a cowshed...

Marielle Snel presenting about WASH away from home at UNC 2016

Finding my inner child and excitement in something new

My “little kid” excitement was sparked, when I participated in a session on WASH away from home.

Sanitation and hygiene more important than drugs in beating disease

Can Self-supply help combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in rural Ethiopia?

President Yoweri Museveni washes his hands at the Global Hand Washing Day ceremony in Kamuli District, 14th October

Making hand washing a habit: What stands in the way?

For decades, people in Uganda have been encouraged to wash their hands as a way of preventing the spread of diseases. However, the percentage of the...

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Hygiene

WASH news and events

MPs call for menstrual health management strategy

A framework for improving pastoralist WASH interventions

Recommendations for social inclusion in the Dutch WASH strategy

28 mei, Menstrual Hygiene Day

Integrating, collaborating and building capacity for menstrual hygiene management

It’s time for action on Menstrual Hygiene Day in Ghana

Expanding the reach of health advocates to improve WASH in HCFs

Marking Global Handwashing Day 2018

Hygiene: a crucial piece of the puzzle for the impact of WASH

New WASH in Schools knowledge hub

Involving local communities for sustainable WASH in Schools

Using evidence to improve hygiene and sanitation in Africa

Webinar: Systems approaches to hygiene behavior change – lessons across WASH, health, and education

Take menstrual hygiene management message beyond schools

How did a Bollywood film affect menstrual hygiene in India?

IRC Burkina Faso receives acknowledgement from Melinda Gates

Blogs, podcasts, opinions and more

Why hygiene matters in the climate change discourse

“They are drinking our shit”

Menstrual hygiene management needs for perimenopausal women

From torn piece of clothing to reusable pads

It is time for action on all things menstruation

Instituting sanitation change

A participatory lesson in human rights for Dutch schoolchildren

Keeping the importance of menstrual hygiene alive!

Is Bollywood’s Pad Man movie too good to be true?

The power of ‘’self-assembly’’: a critical tool in behaviour change for toilet use

Transforming the WASH sector in Ethiopia: business as usual is no longer an option

Dutch elections: voting for more or less development aid

Menstruating women have to trade in their bed for a cowshed

Finding my inner child and excitement in something new

Sanitation and hygiene more important than drugs in beating disease

Making hand washing a habit: What stands in the way?

Resources

A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations...

MHM learning visit to Kenya, 23-25 April 2019 : highlights

Hygiene promotion and WASH systems strengthening - podcast

Gender and equity issues in WASH : addressing inequalities in the ONEWASH Plus programme...

Fostering WASH system changes in Haiti using principles from the market systems sector

Hygiene: a crucial piece of the puzzle for the impact of WASH

School WASH in Addis Ababa : landscaping study report

Commune de Bégéradougou : plan stratégique communal des services publics d'eau potable et d&...

Involving local communities for sustainable WASH in Schools

Provision of menstrual hygiene management facilities for girls and female teachers in primary and...

Absolute need for providing infrastructure and regular maintenance for WASH in schools :...

Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All in Bhutan and Nepal: progress brief 2014-2018

Hygiene cost effectiveness study in Bhutan

Systems approaches to hygiene behavior change : lessons across WASH, health, and education

Pad Man and menstrual hygiene management with Kathy Walkling and Dr Padmalya Das

Sanitation, water and hygiene together helps in improving nutritional outcomes : synthesis document

Videos

Colloque Assainissement et Hygiène - IRC & UNICEF Burkina 2018

Getting to 100% universal access in Bhutan

From door to door

WASH goes to school

Save Lives, Clean your Hands

Cost-effectiveness of hygiene promotion

WASHCost Mozambique

International Women's Day in Asia: a celebratory video