How can water, sanitation and hygiene actors better address the needs of vulnerable people suffering from urine and/or faecal incontinence in low and... Read more...
1st August 2015: The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes hygiene in it's vision statement and as a target. Read more...
Since the first ever International Conference On MHM was hosted in Uganda in August 2014, there have been unrelenting efforts to break the silence on menstruation and address the subject more openly. Most recently, the MHM Coalition in Uganda committed to continue promoting the right of girls and... Read more...
IRC Uganda is now a leading member of the Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Coalition in Uganda and is helping to develop MHM indicators. Read more...
Dutch Olympic sailor Carolijn Brouwer will launch a "Menstrual Hygiene Call to Action" at an event in Scheveningen, The Hague on 19 June 2015. Read more...
Want to make sure that girls don't miss classes during menstruation? Teach them to make and wash their own reusable sanitary pads. Read more...
28 May is Menstrual Hygiene Day. In Bangladesh, BRAC field staff are working hard to "end the hesitation around menstruation" especially in schools. Read more...
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... Read more...
Globally we see a new movement focusing on "breaking the silence" around menstrual hygiene management. Menstrual hygiene has a serious impact on the education, health and dignity of women and girls. We cannot talk about universal education and services for all without addressing this topic. Read more...
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. Read more...
Menstrual hygiene management is of critical importance for school going girls. Last week in Kampala a conference on menstrual hygiene management aimed to break the silence and move towards solutions. One of the drivers of the conference was a study undertaken by IRC and SNV Uganda. Read more...
Marielle Snel and Linda Lillian reflect on highlights from the Menstrual Hygiene Management conference held in Kampala. Read more...
The theme of the conference was Break the Silence on Menstruation, keep the Girls in School Read more...
The opening of the first Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Conference in East Africa taking place in Uganda on 14 and 15 August 2014 brought to bear some heartrending revelations. Read more...
On the first day of the Menstrual Hygiene Management Conference in Uganda, the central message was clear: an educated girl is an empowered one. Read more...
On 12 August 2014, the global campaign Girl Rising organised a Twitter chat on why #WASHmatters for girls' education. Menstrual hygiene was one of the discussion topics. Read more...
This week, Uganda will host the first Menstrual Hygiene Management Conference in East Africa. The conference will showcase good practices and stimulate discussions on how improve menstrual hygiene management, especially in schools. Read more...
On 14 and 15 August, Uganda will host the first Menstrual Hygiene Management Conference in East Africa. IRC Uganda is one of the organisations leading the conference preparations and sees the conference as an opportunity to share evidence and jointly formulate solutions. Read more...
This report includes findings of a national hygiene survey in Bangladesh covering households, schools, restaurants/street food vendors, hospitals and... Read more...
Les règles (aussi appelées menstruations) est un phénomène naturel qui fait partie intégrante de la vie humaine, mais elle reste un sujet tabou et négligé dans la plupart des programmes d’AEPHA. Il est temps de mieux comprendre les défis associés à la gestion de l’hygiène menstruelle et d’agir. Read more...