GOPA Infra and BORDA Zambia (2023) SFD (Initial) Report - Choma, Zambia

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 Office, 2013). The […]

GOPA Infra and BORDA Zambia (2023) SFD (Initial) Report - Chingola, Zambia

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 population use […]

World Bank Group (2021) Menstrual health and hygiene resource package: tools and resources for task teams

The purpose of this resource package is to assist World Bank task teams in ensuring that their projects are inclusive and responsive to the needs of women and girls. The tools included in this package are practical and user-friendly and guide task teams on how to design and monitor effective, inclusive, and sustainable menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) initiatives as part of their water supply, […]

Daniel Ddiba and Paresh Chhajed-Picha (2023) SuSanA Meetup in Abidjan - 20.02.2023

Please find below the meeting notes of the SuSanA informal strategy meeting in Abidjan – in conjunction with AfWA Congress and FSM7 Conference.

 (2023) SFD Lite Report Template French

 (2023) SFD Lite Report Template Hindi

 (2023) SFD Lite Report Template English

 (2023) SFD Lite Report Template Spanish

Manolakos, D., Schmitz, N., Häberlein, T., Schlenk, J., Monse, B., Panesar, A., Martinez, S., Sommer, M. (2023) Menstrual Health and Hygiene: Relevant, Intersectoral and on the Rise

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 organizations a comprehensive overview of the most relevant publications […]

Louisa van den Bosch (2023) MENSTRUAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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 to tackle these issues so menstruators can lead a dignified and […]

SuSanA (2023) SuSanA North America Meeting - Presentations and further resources

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 thank all the speakers and everyone, who joined […]

AfWA (2022) Share Water No. 13 Technical Journal - Monitoring and Promoting Performance in Water and Sanitation Sector in Africa through a Benchmarking Database

The thirteenth issue of the African Water Association (AfWA) technical and bilingual magazine, Share Water, is now available. It provides solutions in terms of guidelines and tools likely to help manage the WASH businesses efficiently and mitigate the shortage of water supply, for improved access to sustainable water and sanitation services for all in Africa. Among these solutions, the water safety plan (WSP) approach is widely […]

 (2022) Action Planning Workshop to realise the Call to Action

The NIRDPR in partnership with UNICEF, WaterAid and other development partners had conducted a 3-day National WASH Conclave “WASH Forward: Advancing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Panchayats” during February 23-25, 2022. Over 3000 participants including representatives from the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, officials from the state […]

SUPERKRAFT (2023) "Follow your heart!" How a Bollywood star is empowering Nepalese women and winning our hearts in the process | Podcast on Spotify and Apple

"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 society. […]

UNICEF (2022) Using Product and Consumer Research Data to Inform Hand Hygiene Programming

Hand hygiene programming contributes to the prevention of infections including pneumonia, diarrhoea, and COVID-19 (CDC, 2020) amongst others. Various campaigns and tools have triggered hand hygiene behaviour change, and these approaches can rapidly support increased demand for soap. However, the supply side of hand hygiene service provision has received comparatively less attention to date. This paper discusses the global potential of using market data and […]

UNICEF (0) Hand Hygiene Market Assessment - A practical guidance for UNICEF country offices in South Asia

This document aims to be a guide, and a starting point for hand hygiene market assessments for ROSA Country Offices. The information here is based on previous UNICEF market assessments, market mapping toolkits, technical briefs, and field note learnings listed in the footnotes and the reference section.

UNICEF (2021) How Schools in Bhutan Improved Access to Sustainable and Functional Handwashing Facilities

Children and adolescents comprise 43 per cent of Bhutan’s estimated population of 735,553 people. Prior to COVID-19, the majority of children were in schools. In the country, one in every five schools lacks handwashing facilities and functional toilets. Nearly one third of schools have no separate toilets for girls. These problems risk the well-being of children and bear gender-specific repercussions. In March 2020, the detection of […]

Water Supply and Sanitation for Refugee Settlements and Host Communities in Northern Uganda (WatSSUP) (2023) Peero Giiri - Water Forever

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 solutions, and foster conditions that enable refugees […]

ENPHO (2023) SFD (level 2) Report - Dakneshwori Municipality, Nepal

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. The total population of the municipality is 35,654 as per the municipal profile 2018. The SFD […]

ENPHO (2023) SFD (level 2) Report - Mangalsen Municipality, Nepal

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. The total population of the municipality is 31,871 and the […]