During menstruation every woman wants to cuddle up in a warm blanket. However, women in certain rural areas in Nepal have to sleep in a cowshed during that period of the month. Read more...
Almost 4 million people in 93 communes in Burkina Faso benefited from the project "Strengthening communal capacities to manage water, sanitation and hygiene" Read more...
Près de 4 millions d'habitants issus de 93 communes du Burkina Faso ont bénéficié du projet de « renforcement des capacités des municipalités du Burkina Faso dans la gouvernance de l'eau potable, de l'hygiène et de l'assainissement » Read more...
Tax exemption on a number of products can play an important role in improving sanitation coverage in Ethiopia. Read more...
This video shows how the population from the village of Sigriyaoghin, Tenkodogo district in Burkina Faso, is benefiting from a newly installed rural piped water system Read more...
This video of Banfora shows how the town council is implementing water and sanitation services for its population. Read more...
World Water Week 2023 will take place from 20 –24 August and is focused on innovation at a time of unprecedented challenges Read more...
A market-based approach to increasing access to affordable and sustainable hygiene products. Read more...
Recommendations for national, state and district level government. Read more...
The Federal Ministry of Health in Ethiopia has drawn up a sanitation subsidy protocol to address the sanitation needs of the poorest segment of the population Read more...
The daily reality of a community health worker in Niakatiré in the commune of Makalondi, Niger. Read more...
Global Handwashing Day in Addis Ababa was celebrated at a local primary school in the attendance of many dignitaries. Read more...
IRC Uganda, Caritas Fort Portal HEWASA and the Tooro Kingdom are working together in the fight against COVID-19 in Uganda's Kabarole District. Read more...
100 primary school teachers from 18 different schools in Tenkodogo are now trained in hand washing techniques. This is thanks to a training organised by IRC with the support of the Latter-day Saints Charity (LDSC), on Thursday, September 23, 2021, as part of the Clean Hands, Good Health campaign. Read more...
100 enseignants du primaire, issus de 18 différentes écoles de la commune de Tenkodogo, sont désormais aguerris en techniques pédagogiques de lavage des mains. Ceci, grâce à une formation organisée par IRC avec le soutien de la Fondation Américaine LDSC (Latter-day Saints Charity), le jeudi 23... Read more...
Findings from a scoping literature review on handwashing and mental health in humanitarian crises. Read more...
IRC is starting the second phase of the Clean Hands-Good Health campaign in the Central Plateau region of Burkina Faso with the support of UNICEF. Read more...
Lessons from the WASH First COVID-19 Response Project equipping youths with marketable skills in Negelle Arsi and Shashamane districts. Read more...
Menstrual Hygiene Day, my bloody favourite day of the year. Read more...
IRC Burkina Faso had an ambitious target: to reach 3.6 million people with an important public health announcement for good hygiene behaviours. A message of critical importance in times of Covid-19 and beyond. Read more...