IRC Burkina celebrated both Global Handwashing Day and World Toilet Day on Friday, November 19, 2021, in Tenkodogo. This public event was organised for the general public and schools. Read more...
While there are linkages between the preventive and curative aspects of health and WASH there are constraints which prevent them from working... Read more...
Open defecation was still rife in 2015 in Bongo District. Eight out of ten people were practising open defecation. The District Assembly together with WaterAid Ghana and partners took action to change this. By 2020 the district was showing strong progress thanks to sensitisation and triggering... Read more...
During a Watershed field trip, a community leader experiences a lightbulb moment. Read more...
This study provides new evidence that WASH access and practices are associated with self-reported reproductive tract infection symptoms in rural... Read more...
Solutions that benefit both consumers and suppliers are required. Read more...
Dettol Banega Swachh India is a five year campaign to promote hand washing and make 200 villages open defecation free (ODF) by 2019. Read more...
Slippage is an expected aspect of behaviour change-oriented sanitation and hygiene interventions, especially those at scale, and not a sign of... Read more...
A study on sanitation-related psychosocial stress among Indian women in Odisha finds that: Sanitation-behaviors are more expansive than urination and... Read more...
Amref Health Africa has built showers and toilets for 2,400 people in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia. A story about action learning supported... Read more...
How can the monitoring of sanitation and hygiene interventions in Ethiopia be improved? Read more...
Whilst poor design or siting of latrines or hygiene related facilities are not the root cause of violence, these issues can contribute to increased... Read more...
Strategies to promote open defecation free (ODF) communities in Nepal's Terai region. Read more...
While many CLTS programmes achieve short-term success in stopping open defecation, they may need to invest more in long-term solutions and promoting... Read more...
IRC développe une méthodologie permettant de mesurer les changements de comportements dans le cadre d’un programme d’assainissement mettant en œuvre des latrines EcoSan. Read more...
A study commissioned by Plan International on the sustainability of CLTS programs in Africa revealed that 87% of the households still had a functioning latrine. Read more...
Why are we are building low-cost latrines which may not be able to isolate harmful faecal matter from humans? Read more...