Sanitation Updates
This news feed on sanitation is maintained by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and by USAID’s WASHplus project. It was originally set up to promote the 2008 International Year of Sanitation and continues to provide news, information and resources in support of achieving the goal of sanitation for all.
Equity of Access to WASH in Schools: A Comparative Study of Policy and Service Delivery
10 Apr 13
Equity of Access to WASH in Schools: A Comparative Study of Policy and Service Delivery in Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, Uganda and Uzbekistan. Full text, pdf Emory University; Unicef. EXCERPTS Understanding the mechanisms by which children are excluded from …Continue reading →
WaterAid Australia – Seeking Program Effectiveness Manager
09 Apr 13
WaterAid Australia have exciting news! We are recruiting for a Program Effectiveness Manager to join the leadership group of the International Programs department in Melbourne. We are looking for an experienced and passionate individual to support program staff in Southeast …Continue reading →
Hybrid management models: blending community and private management
04 Apr 13
A clear distinction is generally made between community and private management of water and sanitation services. This distinction reflects the different motivations, values, attitudes and approaches generally associated with each type of provider. In WSUP programmes, the local context is …Continue reading →
Clean the World Adds 2 New Board Members
02 Apr 13
Clean the World Adds 2 New Board Members: Laura Schwartz and Kelly Cohen to Help Promote Life-Saving Mission | Source: Marketwatch, April 2, 2013 | ORLANDO, Fla., Apr 02, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Clean the World announces the appointment of …Continue reading →
RFP: Research for Hygiene Behavioural Change among School Children in the Philippines
02 Apr 13
UNICEF has issued a request for proposal for “Research for Hygiene Behavioural Change among School Children in the Philippines”. The aim of the consultancy to “craft a simple, scalable and sustainable strategy, program and tools based on the EHCP [Essential …Continue reading →
What have the Romans and aid every done for anyone? Apart from clean water, sanitation and …
30 Mar 13
Inspired by Monty Python’s “What have Romans every done for us” scene – (“Apart from sanitation, the aqueducts and roads” …), Save the Children have released a mock anti-aid video called “What Has Aid Ever Done For Anyone? Apart from…”. …Continue reading →
India, New Delhi: garbage trucks to be fitted with GPS and radio devices
29 Mar 13
Big brother will soon be watching over garbage truck drivers in East Delhi once the local municipal corporation installs an electronic tracking system. The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) plans to install global positioning system (GPS) and radio frequency identification …Continue reading →
WEDC & WSP online learning course – Rural Sanitation at Scale
29 Mar 13
The Water Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) of Loughborough University, UK, in partnership with the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) of the World Bank, recently developed a self-paced online course that addresses the important global challenges facing the water and …Continue reading →
Sustaining sanitation – Pan European Networks interviews Joep Verhagen
29 Mar 13
In an interview with Pan European Networks, IRC Senior Sanitation Specialist Joep Verhagen explains how sanitation efforts need to begin to increase their focus on sustainability. EU aid for water and sanitation hit a record €1.6bn in 2009, but in March 2012 the …Continue reading →
WaterAid – Everyone, everywhere: A vision for water, sanitation and hygiene post-2015
28 Mar 13
Everyone, everywhere: A vision for water, sanitation and hygiene post-2015, 2013. WaterAid. Everyone, everywhere: A vision for water, sanitation and hygiene post-2015, outlines WaterAid’s vision for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the post-2015 framework. Published on World Water Day …Continue reading →
