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Faecal sludge management in rural areas is a fast emerging as a challenge as most toilets are single pits or containment tanks. The FSM chain, from containment and collection through transportation and treatment followed by safe reuse is very new and tenuous. While SBM II guidelines provide limited approaches, it was felt that a decision-support mechanism was needed. This thematic discussion …
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During COVID-19 in Fiji, UNICEF in conjunction with the Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services
(MoHMS) distributed WASH kits to a target population of those in home isolation. During any emergency
response, UNICEF has a core commitment to ensure accountability to affected population (AAP), and
feedback was sought from recipients on the kit’s suitability and acceptability. However, data …
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This report presents the results achieved through UNICEF’s support to WASH in 2021 in all countries in the East Asia and Pacific region. Because 2021 was the final year of the UNICEF Strategic Plan 2018–2021, the report also summarizes the cumulative WASH results over that period. The report also offers a look into the WASH programme in 2022 – 2025 and what the future of WASH must look like …
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Bogra is a city and the district headquarters of Bogra District in the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Bogra is a fast-growing city, which is 196 km away from Dhaka, the capital of the country. It is beside the Karatoa River and well connected with roads and railways. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent. It was declared a municipality in 1876 and it was promoted category ‘A’ …
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Chapai Nawabganj is a city and the district headquarters of Chapai Nawabganj District in the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is located in the north-western part of Bangladesh. Chapai Nawabganj is a fast-growing city, which is 297 km away from Dhaka, the capital of the country. It is beside the Mohananda River and it is well connected with roads and railways. It is one of the oldest towns in …
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Chuadanga is a prosperous city in the western part of Bangladesh. This is a municipality town and district headquarters of Chuadanga District in Khulna, Bangladesh. Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh. In 1862, the first railway station in Bangladesh was established in Chuadanga city. The city is 211.5 km away from the west of the capital city, Dhaka. It is beside the Mathavanga River …
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Sylhet city, the district headquarter as well as the divisional headquarter of the Sylhet division, is situated in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is 241 km away from the capital city Dhaka. The city is located on the banks of Surma River. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent. Sylhet was updated to a city corporation from a municipal board in 2002. Sylhet is one of the 8 City …
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Noakhali municipality, the district headquarter of Noakhali district is situated in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It is located 198.4 km south of the capital Dhaka. It is beside the river Dakatia River and Meghna River and it is well connected with road, water, and railways. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was established as Municipality in 1876. The town was declared as …
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Rajbari municipality, the district headquarter of Rajbari district is situated in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It is located 110 km from the capital Dhaka. It is beside the Padma River, and it is well connected with road and water. Rajbari Municipality was established in 1913 and was recognized as Town Committee. Later in 1923, it was renamed as Rajbari Municipality. It is one of the oldest towns …
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Meherpur, a city of southwestern Bangladesh and the district headquarter of Meherpur district is situated in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. Meherpur Town was established in the early six-teenth century. Meherpur Municipality is one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh which was established in 1859. The municipality town stands on the turbulently flown Bhairab River. Meherpur is one of the 53 …
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Thakurgaon, a city of northern Bangladesh and the district headquarter of Thakurgaon district is situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It is the main business centre in this region. It is located 406.1 km away from the capital city Dhaka. It is beside the Tangan River and is well con-nected with road, water, and railways. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared …
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Naogaon is a municipality town and district headquarters of Naogaon District in the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The city is situated in the northern part of the country, which is 241 km away from the capital city Dhaka. It is located on the bank of the Mini Jamuna River. It is the centre of commerce within the Naogaon District and is well connected with road, water, and railways. It was …
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There is no doubt that social media can be an instigator of social change. Successful social media campaigns can greatly contribute to increasing the visibility of initiatives and can boost scaling-up efforts. However, to make the campaign successful, it’s essential to get the ingridiences right.
Inspiring for you could be our experience with the highly successful social media campaign …
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The training manual was developed for trainers who will introduce the WASH Quartet game, an educational card game focused on the learning of key water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices and behaviours to community leaders from refugee settlements in Northern Uganda. Trainers will disseminate the game to their local communities for them to incorporate and reinforce key WASH practices while …
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Joypurhat is a municipality town and district headquarters of Joypurhat District in the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The city is situated in the northern part of the country, which is 250 km away from the capital city Dhaka. It is beside the Little Jamuna River and the Tulshiganga River and it is well connected with road, water, and railways. It was declared a municipality in 1975. Joypurhat …
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Nilphamari, a city of northwestern Bangladesh and the district headquarter of Nilphamari district is situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It is located 337.5 km north-west of Dhaka. It is beside the Tista, little Jumuna, Jumuneshwari River and it is well connected with road, and railways. Nilphamari is historically and culturally a very important city in North Bengal. The city is the …
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The Compendium of Hygiene Promotion in Emergencies is a comprehensive and systematic compilation of the most relevant sector-reviewed components, tools, methods and approaches to design and implement successful hygiene promotion (HP) and behaviour change interventions. It is applicable to all critical hygiene behaviours across all response phases. It is not intended to be a ‘How To’ guide but …
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Magura municipality, the district headquarter of Magura district is situated in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It is located 146 km from the capital Dhaka. It is bounded by the Nabaganga River and it is well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Municipality in 1972. It is one of the 53 district-level municipalites in the …
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Sirajganj municipality is one of the oldest municipalities in the north-central region of Bangladesh, established in 1869, it is now recognized as a first-class municipality, consisting of 15 wards and 52 mohallas. It is lying on the west of the Jamuna River, about 141 km north-west of the capital city Dhaka. It was once considered a principal jute trade centre. In modern days, it is still an …
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In line with the expression ‘you manage what you measure’, high quality and regular monitoring is key for the successful achievement of SDG targets 6.2 and 6.3. SuSanA’s Vision Document states the intention to further its work to meet the increasing need for technical assistance in developing methodologies, designing monitoring structures compatible with existing technical and institutional …
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Since its foundation in 2007, SuSanA has grown to become a very large, and at times influential, network of organisations and individuals on sustainable sanitation. Its growth has contributed to challenges related to its model of structure, governance and operations, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation commissioned a consultancy in 2018 to consider how SuSanA could re-shape for a new era in …
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Considering the urgent needs of adolescent girls in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), a pilot intervention on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and menstrual hygiene management (MHM) was carried out through the joint collaboration of the Child Protection and WASH sections at the UNICEF Chattogram Field Office in Bangladesh. Partnering with the Sustainable Social Services in …
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Considering the COVID-19 pandemic and the urgent needs of adolescent girls in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), a pilot intervention on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and menstrual hygiene management (MHM) has been carried out by a collaboration of the Child Protection and WASH sections at the UNICEF Chattogram Field Office in Bangladesh. Partnering with the Sustainable Social …
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Access to adequate hand hygiene facilities (HHFs), including a reliable supply of water and soap, is
paramount to ensure that daily hand hygiene can be practiced in public places. With COVID-19, public
spaces have become an important location for the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector to
engage in when it comes to key moments for hand hygiene. However, the nature of public places …
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The development of WASH in Schools (WinS) in Indonesia has been progressing significantly in recent years. The availability of more and better quantitative and qualitative data on WinS has raised the interest of decision makers, both at national and local level, to improve school children’s access to water, sanitation and hygiene and improve the overall school environment for children. Some key …
