Water for Women (2022) Monitoring Safely Managed Water and Sanitation Services Synthesis of Case Studies from Water for Women

Developed under a Learning Agenda initiative led by the University of Technology Sydney Institute for Sustainable Futures, this compilation and synthesis of Water for Women case studies presents a range of contexts, approaches and experiences on monitoring safely managed water and sanitation services in urban and rural areas across the Asia-Pacific region, including Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Cambodia, Bhutan and Papua New Guinea.

Water for Women (2021) Making the Critical Connections between Climate Resilience and Inclusive WASH Lessons from Water for Women

As part of a learning initiative under Water for Women’s Learning Agenda, This report features 12 vignettes from Water for Women partners working on projects in the Asia-Pacific that are helping to build climate resilience through inclusive and sustainable WASH programs and research. It also outlines recommendations from the partners for strengthening climate resilience for inclusive WASH at different levels.

Water for Women (2021) Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Self-Assessment Tool Facilitation guide for WASH project managers, researchers and self-assessment facilitators

The (GESI SAT) represents the culmination of years of collaborative work across the Fund, and has been co-created by Water for Women and the Sanitation Learning Hub. It is a facilitation guide for WASH project managers, researchers and self-assessment facilitators to support individual and collective reflective practice on the extent and quality of gender equality and social inclusion work in WASH projects and organisations.

Water for Women (2021) Pivotal not peripheral: Ending period poverty by prioritising menstrual health and hygiene in WASH

The time is over for peripheral programming on menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) in WASH. It is now pivotal, particularly given the context of COVID-19 restrictions, which have exacerbated period poverty and decreased availability and access to hygienic facilities, sanitary products and information to support stigma-free safe and dignified menstruation. Launched on Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021, this Learning Brief shares learning drawn from 14 Water for […]

Water for Women (2020) Disability inclusion and COVID-19: Guidance for WASH delivery Guidance for Water for Women Fund implementing partners

Around 15% of the world’s population has a disability. People with disability are at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 and are more likely to be disproportionately affected by the health, economic and social impacts of the global health pandemic. Developed by Water for Women and CBM Australia to provide some key principles, considerations and actions which Water for Women Fund partners, and the WASH sector […]

Water for Women (2020) Sexual and Gender Minorities and COVID-19: Guidance for WASH delivery Actively supporting Sexual and Gender Minorities so that they are not left behind in COVID-19 WASH responses

Developed by Water for Women and Edge Effect to provide some key principles, considerations and actions which Water for Women Fund partners, and the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector more broadly, can apply to strengthen sexual and gender minority inclusion in their COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 programming responses and adaptations.

Water for Women (2019) ‘Do No Harm’ for inclusive WASH: working towards a shared understanding Reflections from the Water for Women Fund’s South Asia Regional Learning Event

Water for Women sees an intentional focus on ‘Do No Harm’ (DNH) approaches as a critical way of supporting an ethical approach to inclusion. This includes addressing the risk of backlash that comes with supporting representation and decision-making of women and marginalised groups to ensure that no one is left behind in WASH programming. The Fund aims to sharpen collective understanding and practice of DNH […]

Juilee Sanjeev; Neha Narayanan (2025) Occupational Safety and Health of Sanitation Workers: Access to Protective Equipment and Services

Ma del Mar Rivero Rosas; Rocío Romar Díaz; María del Mar Rodríguez González; Alberto Guijarro Lomeña (2025) Cooperación por la salud menstrual: Barreras, impactos, propuestas, y buenas prácticas

Menstrual hygiene is a fundamental part of the human right to sanitation, yet millions of people in marginalized communities face systemic barriers to managing menstruation safely. This report examines the critical link between water, sanitation, and menstrual hygiene, highlighting the barriers and impacts faced by women, girls and other people who menstruate, and proposes actions and strategies to integrate menstrual hygiene into broader water and sanitation […]

Inthumathy Hariharathamotharan & Shakti Devapura (eds.) (2025) Dignified Menstruation: Local Views and Global Challenges

This compilation of conference papers – with a Foreword by the Hon. Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Dr. Harini Amarasuriya – provides an in-depth assessment of the expert opinions, information and reflections of a select group of stakeholders at the "Dignified Menstruation for Ending Child Marriages" international virtual conference organised by Viluthu and the Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation. […]

Natalie Schmitz, Anna Kristina Kanathigoda, Bellah Zullu, Grace Mwanza, Jan Schlenk (2025) #kickTheStigma - Changing the Narrative Zambia

The factsheet gives insights from sucess stories in zambia

MHMPA Nepal (2025) Menopause Toolkit for Workplace

This toolkit is the outcome of two years of discussions and activism on menopause and the workplace in Nepal. Its development involved two key processes: the Menopause Storytelling Workshop (September 2023), where 12 peri/menopausal women shared their experiences, and the Stakeholder Engagement Workshop (October 2024), which gathered professionals from various sectors to provide feedback.

Water for Women (2025) The Case for Climate Finance Exploring Future Financing Opportunities for WASH CSOs

This learning brief shares key findings and insight into climate finance, including the current funding landscape and its relevance to WASH actors. • The rise of climate finance marks a transformative shift in the global approach to climate change, with significant implications for a wide range of stakeholders • With global reductions in official development assistance, civil society organisations (CSOs) are under increasing pressure to find […]

Water for Women (2025) Integrating Risk and Resilience for Climate-Resilient WASH Programming

This brief shares key findings and insights from the first learning group (1) about integrating risk and resilience considerations for climate-resilient WASH programming. Definitions of climate risk and resilience and the application of the concepts are diverse and still evolving, including for the WASH sector. • ‘Climate risk’ is commonly understood as the potential for an adverse outcome influenced by the climate or a climate […]

Water for Women (2025) Strengthening Governance for Climate-Resilient WASH Systems

This brief shares key findings and insights from the second learning group (2) about strengthening governance for climate-resilient WASH systems. • WASH sector stakeholders are increasing efforts to strengthen the climate resilience of WASH development globally. • Integrating climate risk and resilience into WASH governance systems is central to these efforts, but is a new reform area in most settings. • Many frameworks for climate risk and resilience […]

Water for Women (2025) The Criticality of GEDSI for Climate-Resilient WASH

This learning brief shares key findings and insights from the third learning group (3) about the criticality of gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) for climate-resilient inclusive WASH. • The most marginalised in communities are at the frontline of climate change hazards, uncertainty and impacts – they must be part of decision-making for context-appropriate and sustainable climate resilience solutions. • Transformative GEDSI considers the […]

Water for Women (2019) Learning Brief: 'Do No Harm' - Women's Empowerment in WASH

The empowerment of women and marginalised people is central to Water for Women, and recognised as key to leaving no one behind in achieving clean water and sanitation for all (SDG 6). But it can come at a cost, if we do not pro-actively address backlash and potential harms involved in challenging entrenched gender and social norms. This is what is known as having a […]

Water for Women Fund, SNV, Edge Effect and DFAT (2019) Stepping Up: Ensuring sexual and gender minorities are not left behind

The Water for Women gender and social inclusion (GESI) framework includes sexual and gender minority (SGM) inclusion, alongside inclusion of people with disabilities and more conventional approaches to gender inclusion. This Learning Brief aims to advance the Fund’s collective learning on SGM issues and inclusion by reflecting on the discussions throughout the Systems Strengthening for Inclusive WASH learning event held in December 2019 in Nepal

Water for Women (2019) Disability Inclusive Systems Strengthening in WASH: How can we do it better

The growing commitment to disability inclusive WASH within the sector has seen much progress in terms of accessible WASH infrastructure at all levels and support for people with disability to manage their WASH needs within their households and communities. The WASH sector is also increasingly focused on the broader enabling environment for WASH policy and practice, or on strengthening ‘WASH systems’. The linkage of these […]

Micaela Rodrigues (2024) Fact Sheet - The State of Sanitation Services in Mocuba, Mozambique

Mocuba, situated in the Zambezia province of Mozambique, is undergoing substantial urban growth and development, ranking 11th among the most populated cities in Mozambique according to the 2017 census, with an urban Municipal population of approximately 115,000 people. Effective sanitation services are essential for ensuring public health and hygiene in rapidly expanding communities like Mocuba. During the development of city-wide sanitation plan, an initiative by […]