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Sanitation, Hygiene and Water for All WASH Media Awards 2012 WSSCC and the Stockholm Water Research Institute welcome entries for the fourth edition of the WASH media Awards until 1 April 2012. Bollywood King Shahrukh Khan adds star-power to sanitation Shahrukh Khan, one of the most popular and most loved Bollywood personalities, is making the fight for the right to safe sanitation and good hygiene his own as a new Global WASH Ambassador. GDP for GDP: the new advocacy campaign from WSSCC WSSCC proudly announces GDP for GDP -- Good Dignity Practices for Gross Domestic Product, the latest edition of its flagship Global WASH Campaign. Visit the WASH Advocacy page to learn more! World Walks for Water and Sanitation World Walks for Water and Sanitation is a global movement culminating on World Water Day in March 2012 - join us! Dignity includes privacy and safety In some countries, women risk sexual assault when they walk many kilometres to defecate in privacy or fetch water. Toilets and taps are vital but rape can be fatal. Sanitation is vital for health Improved sanitation reduces diarrhoea, worms and other diseases which today claim 1.5 million child lives every year, or one every 20 seconds. Action for sanitation saves lives. Sanitation is good for the environment If collected, the world's openly defecated excrement would fill Wembley Stadium -- every day. Uncollected, it fouls the environment and exposes millions of people to disease and squalor. Sanitation: bang for the buck Improved sanitation spurs economic growth and poverty reduction. A dollar invested in sanitation returns $9 in economic benefits. Imagine it: billions of wealthier, healthier people. Yes is the answer 2.6 billion people lack toilets today but don't have to tomorrow. Technologies, approaches and skilled people are ready. Hard work, plain talk, strong leadership and demand creation are remedies. Sanitation fosters social development Sanitation is dignity, privacy and safety, especially for women and girls. It improves convenience and social status. In schools, it promotes attendance by children, especially girls in puberty.		Topics	News 16 January 2012 Results of two regional WSSCC Steering Committee seats announced! 16 January 2012 Once in a lifetime opportunity – WSSCC donating WASH materials! 16 January 2012 Upcoming BRAC Sanitation and Hygiene Practitioners Workshop 13 January 2012 UNHRC launches public consultation on stigmatization in the realization of the rights to water and sanitation report 13 January 2012 WASH Media Awards 2012
In focus WSSCC Medium-Term Strategic Plan, 2012-2106 In Mumbai in October, the WSSCC Steering Committee week approved a new Medium-Term Strategic Plan covering the period 2012 to 2016.	Resources Highlights: Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene Highlights, take home messages and a call to action from the 2011 WSSCC Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene.	Real life stories Reflections on a Global Forum journey Chhabi Lal Goudel from Nepal tells WSSCC about how the Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene has impacted his work in CLTS training and his achievements since.	Advocate for WASH New widget - World Walks for Water and Sanitation! Safe drinking water and sanitation is a human right which must be upheld, and we need you to get involved. Become part of a global movement this World Water Day 2012.
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