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Come and experience the new functions of the WASH in Schools Index during a webinar. It is a premier online resource and database for the WASH in school's network, supported by UNICEF and other partners, and hosted by IRC. All WASH in schools partners will have access to this new website as well as... Read more...
IRC and UNICEF showcase the latest on practice and theory in the WASH in Schools Index. Read more...
Expert panel calls for equal attention to both infrastructure provision and maintenance. Read more...
This WASH Talk episode discusses the creative solutions Simavi and Aqua for All use in Africa. Read more...
A discussion on ways to use existing systems to improve scale and sustainability of hygiene promotion efforts. Read more...
"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... Read more...
Activities on creating awareness and busting taboos around menstrual hygiene. Read more...
Why the absence of sanitation and hygiene services causes girls to drop out of school. Read more...
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. Read more...
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. Read more...
During SACOSAN VI Splash, BRAC WASH and IRC hosted a side event on data for decision making using schools as an entry point. Read more...
Join us at SACOSAN-VI to talk about sharing data for decision making on WASH in Schools Read more...
“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. 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...
UNICEF publication provides first global overview of water and sanitation in primary schools. Read more...
The post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals should include access to water and sanitation in schools, clinics and the work place. This was stated by IRC and Simavi during a networking event on Thursday 4 December at the Mauritshuis in The Hague. 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...
Au cours de ces quelques dernières années, l'IRC, ainsi que beaucoup d'autres parties concernées du secteur, a soutenu et participé à une série de dialogues visant à élaborer une vision post-OMD commune pour le secteur WASH/AEPHA. Read more...
UNICEF looks at improving the quality of monitoring of Water Sanitation & Hygiene For All projects. Read more...
Programme managers and funders want to know the costs for the provision of WASH in schools and how to fund the desired outcomes over at least a 10 year period. Read more...