SDGs, urban sanitation and MHM- reporting back from the UNC Conference
The conference crowd has grown to 700, according to the organisers. They seem surprised by their own popularity.
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Resources are listed below chronologically but are also searchable through using the keyword search and the filters in the sidebar, by Topic, Country, Date, Language and Type.
Following the red thread: menstrual hygiene in Uganda
The CLTS Knowledge Hub has just published the latest issue in the Frontiers series- Breaking the next taboo: Menstrual Hygiene within CLTS. This issue of Frontiers of CLTS illustrates how Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) programmes can be expanded to address menstrual hygiene management (MHM) in schools and communities to alleviate these stresses on women and girls.
Breaking the Next Taboo - Menstrual Hygiene within CLTS
Menstruation is a natural and healthy part of the life of women and girls, but is often a taboo subject, not easily talked about, which can lead to feelings of embarrassment and shame. It can also lead to girls losing attention at school or missing days from school. Menstruation is a core element of sanitation and hygiene which affects half of the world’s population for a large proportion of their lives.
Date: 17 July 2015
Suggested Indicators for MHM programming
A list of key indicators that can be used for Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) programming.
Date: 15 July 2015
The impact of inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities on women and girls in India and Bangladesh
The SHARE Research Consortium and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC ) formed a research partnership in 2013 to investigate the specific impact of inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities on women and girls in India and Bangladesh.
Date: 14 July 2015
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I pledge: I will break the silence on menstruation, even if it means I end up alone at parties!
I have to be honest: I have an interesting job. I travel around the world, meet loads of interesting people from all different kinds of cultures and the water, sanitation & hygiene business is not really boring either!
AfricaSan 4: scattered highlights, and one lowlight!
A huge conference like AfricaSan provides a wealth of information and learning for the enthusiastic sanitation groupie. But so much is packed into the three-day duration that it is impossible to take in everything – schedules are tight, and often overlap, which means that nobody manages to see all of their top picks, despite efforts to have thematic discussions running in parallel throughout the conference.
Frontières Numéro 5: Rendre l’assainissement et l’hygiène plus sûrs - Réduire les vulnérabilités face à la violence
L’ATPC vise un assainissement total où personne ne pratique la défécation à l’air libre, ce qui, en tant que tel, ouvre des possibilités pour réduire les vulnérabilités face à la violence. Pourtant, les préoccupations que soulèvent la sécurité, l’intimité ou la dignité lorsqu’on utilise des installations sanitaires peuvent parfois faire en sorte que les installations ne sont pas utilisées ou ne le sont qu’une fois la nuit tombée.
Date: 11 May 2015
Gender, Violence and Sanitation: practices and tools to make WASH safer
Although the root cause of violence is the differences in power between people, poor access to sanitation – together with poorly triggered CLTS processes - can increase vulnerabilities to violence.
Making Sanitation and Hygiene Safer- Reducing Vulnerabilities to Violence
This issue of Frontiers of CLTS focuses on the issue of safety and vulnerabilities to violence that women, girls and sometimes boys and men can face which are related to sanitation and hygiene.
Date: 30 April 2015