Affordability blocking the sanitation ladder in East and Southern Africa?
It is always good to spend a week with like-minded sanitation practitioners, sharing experiences and innovations, and learning from each other.
East and Southern Africa
Our workshop Learning Brief on East and Southern Africa
Following our recent East and Southern Africa regional rural sanitation workshop in Tanzania in April 2018, we are delighted to share with you the first official output from the event, a learning brief which presents the common challenges and barriers to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2 that the workshop participants identified across the region.
Amongst other things, four key issues emerged:
Breaking the Silence on Menstruation in Eritrea
Menstrual Hygiene day on May 28th aims to help break the silence and build awareness about the fundamental role that good menstrual hygiene management (MHM) plays in enabling women and girls to reach their full potential. It supports and promotes the integration of MHM into global, national and local policies, programmes and projects.
Breaking the Silence on Menstruation: Findings from a Study on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Eritrean Middle Schools
There is an increasing global recognition that school-aged girls face challenges in sufficiently managing their menstrual hygiene, which affects their educational attainment and psychosocial well-being. There is limited information on the challenges that girls face in relation to menstruation in Eritrea or the impacts that cultural beliefs and practices have on girls’ ability to manage their menstruation while in school.
Date: 24 May 2018
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Menstrual hygiene management for girls in Eritrea
Yirgalem Solomon (WASH Specialist, UNICEF) talks about a recent study on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Eritrean middle schools, ‘Breaking the Silence on Menstruation’, that has led to a pilot programme promoting open dialogue on menstruation to help girls address the many challenges they face.
Community solutions for improved sanitation in Kenya
Elijah Nyangena Gichora (WASH and Health Advisor, Plan International) talks about working with community units in the coastal district of Kilifi in Kenya to help them develop their own improved sanitation solutions enabling them to sustain their ODF status.
This interview was filmed at the East and Southern Africa Regional Sharing and Learning Workshop on CLTS and Rural Sanitation 16 – 20 April 2018, Arusha, Tanzania. The event was organised by the CLTS Knowledge Hub with support from SNV Tanzania, and it was funded by SIDA.
Using 'Dialogue Circles' for inclusive sanitation in Malawi
Thokozani Alinafe Kaitane (WASH Programme Manager, Plan International) talks about using a ‘Dialogue Circles’ approach to ensure that vulnerable community members such as those living with disabilities or illnesses, pregnant woman and elderly people are included in planning for sustainable sanitation in Malawi.
This interview was filmed at the East and Southern Africa Regional Sharing and Learning Workshop on CLTS and Rural Sanitation 16 – 20 April 2018, Arusha, Tanzania. The event was organised by the CLTS Knowledge Hub with support from SNV Tanzania, and it was funded by SIDA.
Sanitation marketing for improved handwashing technologies in Zambia
Warren Mukelabai Simangolwa (Water Sanitation and Hygiene Market and Health Systems Advisor, SNV) talks about the success of sanitation marketing for improved handwashing technologies in Zambia.
This interview was filmed at the East and Southern Africa Regional Sharing and Learning Workshop on CLTS and Rural Sanitation 16 – 20 April 2018, Arusha, Tanzania. The event was organised by the CLTS Knowledge Hub with support from SNV Tanzania, and it was funded by SIDA.
Engaging pastoralist men and boys in sanitation in Kenya
Daniel Kitasian Sironka (County Public Health Officer, Narok County Government) talks about his experiences in engaging pastoralist men and boys in community sanitation in Kenya.
This interview was filmed at the East and Southern Africa Regional Sharing and Learning Workshop on CLTS and Rural Sanitation 16 – 20 April 2018, Arusha, Tanzania.The event was organised by the CLTS Knowledge Hub with support from SNV Tanzania, and it was funded by SIDA.
Regional Africa sharing and learning workshops 2018
We have brought together a mix of useful resources produced in connection with the two essential Africa focused CLTS Knowledge Hub workshops we ran this year. Both workshops aimed to highlight common sanitation challenges and share innovations across the region. The first workshop based in Tanzania brought sanitation experts from across East and Southern Africa, the second based in Senegal brought together those from across West and Central Africa.
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