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New guide collects and explains hygiene and sanitation software approaches
03 Feb 10
WSSCC has published a guide to describe the various hygiene and sanitation 'software' approaches that have been deployed over the last 40 years by NGOs, development agencies, national and local governments in all types of settings - urban, informal-urban and rural. The guide, "Introduction to Hygiene and Sanitation Software: a Selection of Approaches," describes these approaches and explains why the human ‘software’ element is so important.
Studio WASH: a voice for the voiceless
03 Feb 10
The year 2009 heard plenty of vital water, sanitation and hygiene messages – in various languages, contexts and regions. With support from WSSCC, the National WASH Coalitions in Bangladesh, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and the Philippines were (and some still are) devoted to running WASH Radio Campaigns in their countries.
WASH United harnesses the power of football
03 Feb 10
The buzz from the African Cup of Nations has hardly died away and June 2010 is fast approaching, the start of the first football World Cup on African soil. Just at the right time, comes WASH United, an innovative initiative that promotes WASH through sport.
China: Rising to Meet the Sanitation Demand of 460 Million Rural People
06 Nov 09
These days, China's fast development is well-documented. But there are growing gaps such as in access to sanitation, where some 460 million rural Chinese people are without improved sanitation. The Central Government wants to reduce this figure, as WSSCC representatives discovered when visiting the country in October 2009.
Bangladesh: honoured by society for installing latrines
06 Nov 09
Didar's story shows how sanitation can be a socially rewarding source of employment, offering a place in society to improve people's quality of life and health.
All that glitters is not silver
06 Nov 09
Asmin found that what she most valued for her family could not be measured in precious metal – once she was inspired by learning about the dangers of open defecation.
WASH in conflict zones
12 Aug 09
Every day WSSCC members work steadfastly towards providing water, sanitation and hygiene for people who lack access. Some of our WASH Coalitions encounter the added challenge of labouring towards this goal in conflict zones, where hundreds of thousands of people can be displaced, forced to abandon their homes and resettle in other areas.
Public funding for sanitation: The many faces of sanitation subsidies
12 Aug 09
The discussion on appropriate sanitation financing mechanisms for the poor should go far beyond the use of hardware subsidies, and take into account all aspects of hardware and software, capital and operational expenditure, the type of sanitation system being built, and the ultimate users of the sanitation system.
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13 May 09
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