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Jayaprithvi Municipality is situated in the hilly region of the southeast of Bajhang District, which is situated in the northern region of Nepal's far western. The former Rithapata, Chainpur, Hemantabada, Luyanta, and Subeda Village Development Committees were merged to form this municipality on 10th March 2017. The municipality is divided into eleven political wards. The municipality has a total …
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Banepa Municipality is located in Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Province of Nepal. It has 14 wards and covers the area of 54.59 sq km. It is surrounded by Panauti Municipality in the south, Mandandeupur Municipality in the north, Dhulikhel Municipality and Panchkhal Municipality in the east, and Bhaktapur District in the west. The municipality has urban and rural settlements. Particularly, …
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Mahakali Municipality is in Darchula District of Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal. It is divided into nine wards and covers an area of 135.11 sq. km. It is formed by merging the former headquarters of Darchula district i.e., Khalanga, ward 4 to 17 of Api Municipality and Dattu Village Development Committee (VDC). It lies in the lesser Himalaya region with an elevation of 900 m to 3,100 m above mean …
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Kafue District is one the six districts serviced by LWSC and Kafue Town, the area of interest in this study, is in this district. The town is located about 45 km south of Lusaka City, the nation’s capital. It is located on the northern bank of the Kafue River, whose water is the major source of water supply for Chilanga District, Lusaka City and Kafue Town itself. The population of Kafue Town …
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Mansa is the provincial administrative capital of Luapula province and the town consists of urban and peri-urban areas. According to the Central Statistics office (CSO) data on population and housing of 2010, Mansa district town had a population of 228,392 with an annual growth rate of 2.4% per annum. However, the population of Mansa urban stood at 145,336. For the purpose of this assignment, …
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Kitwe is one of the major mining cities in Zambia. The city is on the central part of the Copperbelt Province and is the third largest city in Zambia after the Capital Lusaka and the Provincial Capital Ndola. The city covers an estimated 815.76 km2. Demographically, it is also the second most populated city after Lusaka. According to the 2010 census, Kitwe had a population of 517,543 with a …
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Kabwe is the administrative capital of Central Province of Zambia and is located on Latitude -14.4228219 and Longitude 28.4455068. According to the utility (NIS) records of 2021, the town has an estimated population of 257,043.
Approximately, 72% of the inhabitants rely on onsite sanitation facilities, 26% are served by offsite sanitation, and the remaining 2% practice open defecation. The …
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Choma Town is the provincial administrative capital of the Southern Province of Zambia on Latitude -16.812822 and Longitude 26.987640. The town lies at an elevation of 1,314m above sea level in Choma District, which has a total land area of approximately 7,296 square kilometres and a population of about 247,860 according to the 2010 national census of housing and population (Central Statistical …
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Chingola is one of the major copper mining towns in Zambia. It is in Chingola District in the Copperbelt Province. In 2016, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) projected Chingola’s total population to be approximately at 266,478 with an estimated growth rate of 2.5% and in 2021 the Ministry of Health (MoH) projected the population to be around 300,108.
Roughly equal proportions of the …
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The 4th edition of a comprehensive compilation of menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) resources provides an overview and categorization of the key resources available to date. This publication brings together a wealth of resources, including research, case studies, project examples, and informational materials for everyone interested in MHH.
Its main purpose is to offer individuals and …
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The biological process of menstruation affects around a quarter of the world's population. Nevertheless, it is surrounded by secrecy and taboos, and encompasses various sociocultural and structural challenges. These and their impacts negatively affect the lives of menstruators restricting their freedom, choices, participation, and mobility. The concept of Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) aims …
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The SuSanA North America meeting took place on 19th March 2023 - right before the UN 2023 Water Conference. It was jointly organised by our Global Steering Committee Member Prof. Kartik Chandran (Columbia University) and the SuSanA-Secretariat.
This entry is the collection point of the different resources from the SuSanA Meeting, including presentations and program overview.
We once again …
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"Follow your heart!" How a Bollywood star is empowering Nepalese women and winning our hearts in the process
Keki Adhikari is a Nepalese superstar with 1.3 million followers. Join us as we celebrate the power of change, which is only accepted when it reaches the heart. Keki talks about taboo subjects such as menstruation and forced marriage, slowly but surely changing women's rights in Nepali …
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As the largest refugee hosting country in Africa, Uganda currently hosts more than 1.5 million refugees throughout the country. Since 2017, Uganda has been one of the first countries to pilot the implementation of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF). The CRRF aims to ease pressure on host countries, like Uganda, enhance refugees’ self-reliance, expand access to third-country …
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Dakneshwori municipality is in southern terai region of Nepal. The municipality was formed in 2016 by merging Kabilasa, Harihara, tarahi, Bhutahi, pato, Aurahi, Barhmapur, Banaula, Patthargada and Gamhariya VDCs. The geographical coordinate of the municipality is 26.50o North and 86.62o East. The municipality is divided into 10 political ward boundaries.
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Mangalsen municipality is the capital of Achham District in Far-western Province of Nepal. It was established on 18 May 2014 by merger of the former Village development committees of Janalibandali, Kuntibandali, Oligaun, Jupu, Kalagaun into its current form. There are 14 wards in Mangalsen municipality, and the municipality covers 220 square kilometres of geographical area.
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Mahdia is located in Administrative Region (8) - Potaro Siparuni of Guyana and is also near the centre of the country with an altitude of 415 m and elevation of 1,360 m. The town is approximately 203 km for the country’s capital city Georgetown.
With a population of 4,200 residents at approximately 842 households within the township, the major water supply to households are private …
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Siraha municipality is in southern terai region of Nepal. The municipality was restructured in 2016 by merging former village development committees namely Lagadigadiyani, Laxminiya, Samhaitha, lagadigoth and Hakpara in Siraha Municipality. The municipality is divided into 22 political ward boundaries.
The total population of the municipality is 96,543 as per the preliminary report of census …
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The Arborloo is a simple pit toilet using a shallow unlined pit between 1m and 2m deep, depending on soil type and firmness, which is protected at the surface with a ring beam made of concrete or cemented fired bricks. When the excreta is mixed with soil, leaves and ash the pit contents slowly change into a medium in which plants can grow. When the pit is nearly full the toilet superstructure and …
