Communities in Ghana, Ethiopia, Uganda and Bangladesh are en route to better health with the help of local NGOs. Read more...
Eliminating open defecation is not good enough. Real health gains require a bigger step up the sanitation ladder. Read more...
How can the monitoring of sanitation and hygiene interventions in Ethiopia be improved? Read more...
Mark Radin and Alana Potter reflect on the steps to achieving sanitation commitments. Read more...
This report provides an assessment of progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for sanitation and drinking water, and insight... Read more...
The AfricaSan4 conference (25-27 May) ended with a declaration defining the vision and aspirations of the African Ministers in charge of hygiene and sanitation. Read more...
Since 2011, there have been efforts to track progress in the implementation of sanitation information and monitoring systems and tools in African countries. There has been some improvement not only in number of countries reporting progress, but also in terms of quality and presentation of data. Read more...
Vous voulez en savoir plus sur le suivi de l'assainissement, notre plaidoyer auprès des décideurs et les opportunités d'apprentissage en Afrique? Read more...
A verification survey found that a significantly higher proportion of ultra-poor households had installed latrines and were actually using them than... Read more...
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Over 37 million people, including the "ultra-poor", have gained access to hygienic household sanitation in Bangladesh. Both donors and the government praise the success of the BRAC WASH programme. Read more...
Thinking critically about how you do your work and seeing the bigger picture towards which you are working, can improve the effectiveness of your work. Read more...
The long-awaited date for the fourth AfricaSan has been confirmed: May 2015. This path-breaking conference will this year continue to raise the priority of sanitation amongst the new generation of political leaders. Read more...
How does India's new large-scale sanitation monitoring effort compare with similar initiatives in Bangladesh and Indonesia? Read more...
Honduras, just like other Central American countries has adopted SIASAR (the Rural Water and Sanitation Information System) to monitor water and sanitation services in rural areas. IRC supports the development and roll-out of SIASAR in different ways. Read more...
Construyendo indicadores para el módulo de saneamiento del Sistema de Información de Agua y Saneamiento Rural -SIASAR- Read more...
In many parts of the world it is not done to ask questions about someone’s loo or toilet. It is not discussed among neighbours or friends. Usually that is the case in places where sanitation works perfectly and is not considered anything special. Read more...