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Taking Menstrual Hygiene State-wide in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu in India is taking the lead when it comes to promote Menstrual Hyginene Managment at scale.  Doing more than mentioning the unmentionable!

Author: Amudha Periasamy
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9 October 2012

The Global Sanitation Fund in Cambodia Signed Seven Sub-Grantees in Round One

The Global Sanitation Fund in Cambodia Signed Seven Sub-Grantees in Round One  for successful designed projects to address  1. proven and tested community-led approaches 2.behavior change promotion.

 

Cambodia
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2 February 2012

Improving menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary schools Initiatives from BRAC-WASH Program

A key priority for women and girls is to have necessary knowledge, facilities, and cultural environment to manage menstruation hygienically and with dignity. To address these issues BRAC-WASH along with financial support from school authorities is constructing separate sanitary latrines for girls with menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary schools.

Publications
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Author: Dr. Babar Kabir, Milan Kanti Barua & Mahjabeen Ahmed
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Paving Way for Menstrual Hygiene Management in Rural Pakistan

This menstrual hygiene management study was carried out in Azad Kashmir UC and MC Muzaffarabad. The scope of the study was to learn about the coping mechanism of schools girls during menses.

Publications
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Author: Syed Shah Nasir Khisro, Altaf Ur Rahman
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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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Upcoming BRAC Sanitation and Hygiene Practitioners Workshop

WSSCC will participate in the Third regional Sanitation and Hygiene Practitioners’ Workshop organized by the Bangladeshi Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), WaterAid and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre will take place from 31 January – 2 February 2012 in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.

16 January 2012

Once in a lifetime opportunity – WSSCC donating WASH materials!

WSSCC is looking to donate approximately 400 Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and environment-related materials to a WASH Resource Centre or to one of its Members, as part of an overall effort to ensure that its Members and partners are well equipped with relevant knowledge, advocacy and outreach materials. Contact us today!

16 January 2012

Results of two regional WSSCC Steering Committee seats announced!

WSSCC welcomes Mr. Akbar Suvanbekov and Mr. Khin Maung Lwin to the Steering Committee. Following a call for nominations on 16 November 2011 for the WSSCC Steering Committee elections, unopposed nominations were received for two regional Steering Committee seats namely, the Eastern/Central Europe-Western/Central Asia region and the South-Eastern/Eastern Asia region.

16 January 2012

Chhabi Lal Goudel in Nepal takes us through his Global Forum learning journey

Chhabi Goudel tells WSSCC about how the Global Forum hosted in Mumbai 2011, has impacted his work in Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) training and what he has gone on to achieve since.

People's Stories
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Author: Chhabi Lal Goudel
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13 January 2012

World Water Forum – we will be there . . . will you?

From 12-17 March 25,000 people will descend upon the southern French city of Marseille to attend the 6th World Water Forum (WWF), to tackle global water challenges and raise the profile of water issues on the global political agenda. WSSCC will be there . . .will you? We invite Members who will be attending WWF to lend their expertise to support our efforts for a stronger and more coordinated voice! 

13 January 2012