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Today is World Toilet Day

Today is World Toilet Day, a day set aside not simply as a celebration, but as a way to highlight the plight of 2.5 billion people without access to a clean, private toilet. “I give a shit, do you?” is theme of global awareness campaign.

19 November 2012

The Nirmal Bharat Great WASH Yatra: what a long, strange and wonderful journey it has been

The Nirmal Bharat Yatra (Great WASH Yatra, as it is known internationally) is the brainchild of WASH United and Quicksand Design Studio. …

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16 November 2012

The Nirmal Bharat Great WASH Yatra: what a long, strange and wonderful journey it has been

WSSCC's Senior Programme Officer Communications, David Trouba, reports from the Nirmal Bharat Yatra in India.

16 November 2012

Latest News from the SWA Partnership Meeting in South Africa

In Johannesburg, South Africa, Executive Director Chris Williams is representing WSSCC members and colleagues at the first ever meeting of the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership.

14 November 2012

WSSCC participates in first Sanitation and Water for All partners meeting

The first Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Partnership Meeting will take place in South Africa from 12-14 November.

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12 November 2012

Making the link and calling for action: World Pneumonia Day 2012 and World Toilet Day 2012

WSSCC is pleased to be part of the international community that today, World Pneumonia Day 2012, is working to raise awareness of the impact of pneumonia particularly on children in developing countries. 

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12 November 2012

Sanitation Drive to 2015 Planners’ Guide

This Guide is intended to support promotion of sustainable sanitation for all.

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Author: UN Water
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Sanitation Drive to 2015 Planners’ Guide

This Guide is intended to support promotion of sustainable sanitation for all.

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Author: UN Water
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Now also in Nepali: Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies

Clean toilets save lives. But with billions of people lacking access to basic sanitation around the world, which toilet best meets each person's and family's need? Since 2008, one of the most popular guidebooks used to help answer that question has been the Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies. Now, the Guidebook, published by the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) and WSSCC, is available in Nepali, complementing the English, French and Spanish versions available.

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31 October 2012

WSSCC talks menstrual hygiene at University of North Carolina conference

Menstrual hygiene management, an important topic which is the focus of WSSCC research and advocacy efforts, is on the agenda for the 450 leading water experts gathering this week in Chapel Hill, N.C., USA, for the second annual conference on "Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy."

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31 October 2012