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Tabitha Atai- empowered by urban CLTS in Mathare

Kenya Tabitha Atai is a mother of four who lives in Mathare 10 and used to be a self-employed tailor. When Urban CLTS was introduced in her area she decided to join since her ...

03/04/2012 - 16:09

Learning from the communities in Nanded

During the Nanded workshop, we spent the first day sharing our experiences in Nairobi and learning about the work in Nanded. We then split up into groups for field visits. I saw four different areas of Nanded. Lumbini Nagar BSUP ...

03/04/2012 - 13:28

Reflections on India's enormous sanitation challenges and some opportunities

I was in Delhi recently. It was great meeting people. There was much debate and discussion going on about sanitation and hygiene. These are much higher up the public agenda than before. And the new Minister, Jairam Ramesh, was spoken of highly by ...

03/04/2012 - 09:05

India’s Minister for Sanitation Promises End to Open Defecation in a Decade

Last week, India’s Minister for Sanitation, Jairam Ramesh announced the goal to make India an open defecation free nation in ten years. “There is a need for a social revolution to remove this blot from the society,” said Jairam Ramesh, according to a ...

29/03/2012 - 14:29

India's women given low-cost route to sanitary protection

Few Indian women can afford sanitary towels. But one social entrepreneur aims to change that, and provide an income too: Arunachalam Muruganantham went to great lengths to develop an effective solution, even wearing sanitary towels and a device filled ...

27/01/2012 - 13:43

Challenges and hope for CLTS in South Sudan

Triggering in Yambio UNICEF and Plan South Sudan are working together to roll out CLTS in South Sudan. I have been supporting them to build capacity for CLTS implementation since April 2011. So far, a total of 5 trainings has been ...

19/03/2012 - 13:21

Azra- empowered to help her community with sanitation and hygiene

Pakistan Case study from Mardan, NWFP , of a 22 year old woman from a very conservative Pathan background, who initially worked as a volunteer hygiene promoter for Integrated ...

19/01/2012 - 16:33

Hope out of conflict – How sanitation plays a vital role in protecting women and children from sexual violence in DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo Working in the North-Kivu province of DRC , the Programme de Promotion de Soins Santé Primaires is using an integrated and holistic approach ...

08/09/2011 - 12:14

Amnesty International Report- Insecurity and Indignity: women's experiences in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya

Amnesty International has just published a report on women’s experiences in the slums of Nairobi which shows that women living in informal settlements are particularly affected by the lack of adequate access to sanitation facilities. In addition to ...

22/07/2010 - 14:08

Vigilance by young girls and women: The Gandhian way of persuasion

India by Anupma Verma, Knowledge Links, India One pager on how women and girls in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttrakhand have used a Gandhian approach for persuading ...

08/02/2010 - 16:19