This case study investigates the support given by the Drinking Water and Sanitation Department (DWSD), Government of Jharkhand, to community service... Read more...
Districts in Uganda still have to grapple with two big challenges including ineffective management of water sources and inadequate funding for... Read more...
Behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks can explain half of global mortality and more than one-third of global DALYs... Read more...
This paper presents the results of a baseline survey on disability-related problems on access and accessibility to sanitation in the BRAC WASH III... Read more...
Stronger advocacy is needed for better water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools, health centres, workplaces and prisons. Read more...
On 7 October 2015, UNICEF student team Wageningen organised a seminar 'What is sustainable sanitation in WASH?". Guest speakers were Marielle Snel from IRC, Joshi Deepa professor at Wageningen University, Harold Hoiting from SIMAVI and Luca Peters who represented UNICEF. Read more...
International consultations on targets and indicators for post-2015 WaSH identified non-household settings as a priority, but not all countries are... Read more...
The provision of water and sanitation, though recognized as key basic services necessary to prevent diseases and support social and economic development in development countries continues to face major challenges with domestic and private sector financing and resources mobilization. Recognizing... Read more...
The report is a photo catalogue of handwashing facilities for schools constructed in Philippines, Indonesia, Lao PDR and Cambodia as part of the GIZ... Read more...
We all know that "he who pays the piper calls the tune" - but what if the tune is the wrong one for the times? Can pipers push for new tunes? IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty thinks so. Read more...
How can you get 110 million children to wash their hands before meals? India has the answer. Read more...
Hygiene and sanitation expert Alana Potter shares from IRC's experience the 7 key ingredients for making hygiene promotion sustainable. Read more...
This three-day conference in University of Oxford convenes leading global thinkers and practitioners from government, enterprise, civil society and academia to advance and debate risk-based analysis of water security. Read more...
Webinar recording discussing two initiatives from Asia related to the topic how to move from building infrastructure to creating support mechanisms... Read more...
Handwashing with soap is still the most effective way to reduce the spread of diarrheal infections. Today on Global handwashing day, hygiene and sanitation expert Alana Potter talks about key messages from IRC's experience how to make hygiene promotion work. Read more...
Simavi is using integrated approaches in the MKAJI programme in Tanzania's Dodoma Region. Read more...
Theme 2 (October 20-23): Lack of leadership for change around sanitation SuSanA forum: http://forum.susana.org/forum/categories/218-thematic-discussion-sustainable-urban-sanitation-moving-forward Read more...
The discussion on the first week's theme has started today. The introduction to this topic is now online and can be accessed through the following link. With this link you can react to the theme and its questions but note that you will have to log in on the SuSanA forum: http://forum.susana.org/... Read more...
A growing number of companies promise safe water, sanitation and hygiene for all their employees. Read more...
This publication includes a set of guiding principles and a pledge that will support companies to secure appropriate access to safe water, sanitation... Read more...