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Technical Note - Cleaning wells

Wells cleaning and disinfection is an innovative approache which was started by IRSP, Pakistan with the financial and technical support of SCD in flood-affected districts Charsadda and Nowshehra, where more than 50% of population were dependant upon  dug wells for drinking water. These wells were severely contaminated and destroyed by the flood waters in July 2010. The initial phase of project enabled 2,200 housholds (26,000 population aprox.) to access clean drinking water via rehabilitation, cleaning and disinfection of wells. 

Sector Initiatives

Network and WASH Manifesto Campaign Launch

In Partnership with WaterAid Sierra Leone and Liberia, the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Network (WASH-Net) of Sierra Leone was officially launched on 15 February 2012, together with the WASH Manifesto Campaign by the Deputy Ministry of Energy and Water Resources at the British Council Auditorium.

Attended by members of the civil society, media, political parties, development partners and key ministries, agencies and departments, WASH-Net through its members nationwide further succeeded in attracting attendance and representation  from numerous local councils across Sierra Leone.

2012 is a critical year for Sierra Leone’s development; shaping the country’s political direction through the forthcoming elections on 27 November. As such this is an opportunity to engage a powerful citizen’s engagement movement that makes voices and votes count in elections; in other words, using elections as tools to demand commitments that ushers much-needed change within the WASH sector.

 

Sierra Leone
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4 March 2012

Human rights to water and sanitation

The human rights to water and sanitation by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Publications
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Author: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
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English
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Journalists from the West Africa WASH Journalists Network working in Liberia

The General Assembly of the West Africa WASH Journalists Network was held in Monrovia, Liberia, from 13 to 18 February 2012. …

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Author: WSSCC
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Monrovia, Liberia
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February 2012

Managing menstrual hygiene in emergency situations: How far from reality?

This paper explores the issue of menstrual hygiene management in emergency situations by learning from the Tsunami relief activities in year 2004.

Publications
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Author: Dr. DeepthiWickramasinghe
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''Big Stream'' of Peyi village of Abuja.

''Big Stream'' is a major source of water for the inhabitants of Peyi village. Peyi village is in between two ridges of hard igneouse rocks. …

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Author: Anene, N. C.
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Peyi-Bwari, Abuja, Nigeria
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19 December 2011

São Francisco river, Brazil

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Author: Fernando Zarur
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São Francisco river, Brazil
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14 October 2011

Urban sanitation and disability

If the goal is sanitation for all, the vulnerable should be empowered to make their presence felt regarding issues of sanitation. We cannot proudly talk about sanitation for all when there is little representation is afforded to vulnerable communities to voice their opinions and have their issues addressed.

People's Stories
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Author: Florence Elizabeth Ojok
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Kampala, Uganda
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September 2011

Urban Pro Poor Workshop Consultation - Workshop Report

On December 22, 2010, IWF organised a one day consultation/workshop on Pro Poor Urban Water and
Sanitation. The purpose of the workshop was to situate the status and issues of pro poor urban water and
sanitation within the larger initiatives of the City Sanitation Plans (CSPs), and identify the priorities that NGOs
could have in the emerging situation for programming or designing other interventions.

India
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2 September 2011