The International Water Association (IWA) is delighted to announce the launch of the call for nominations for the Inclusive Urban Sanitation (IUS) Champions Programme. This prestigious initiative aims to recognise excellence, leadership, and innovation in the sanitation sector. It responds to the need for encouraging and recognising contributions of sector players towards achieving SDG 6.2 in low- and middle-income countries. The IUS Champions Programme is open to individuals, teams (including communities) and organisations/institutions active in the sanitation sector. Those eligible can be drawn from practice, academia/science, consultancy, formal and informal private sector service providers, NGOs and civil society, international organisations, or government entities. Individuals, teams, and organisations/institutions can be nominated only based on the work they have conducted in low- and middle-income countries. The IUS Champions […]
World Toilet Day 2022
The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, edited by Chris Bobel et al, has just been published by Macmillan. WoMena was invited to submit two chapters, based on our experience in training approaches and menstrual health management in humanitarian settings. Access the Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies below: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7.pdf
Much to her pleasant surprise, 49-year-old Padma, a contract sanitary worker with Periyanaickenpalayam panchayat, has of late noticed a change in the attitude of people, who had hitherto not bothered to talk to her.
Once the coronavirus-induced lockdown started, emphasising on sanitation became a way of life for Deenadhayalan. A college-goer pursuing Tamil literature, he now makes door-to-door visits to enforce compulsory wearing of masks and washing of hands.
COVID-19 has brought to the fore a section of frontline workers who have till date been relegated to the margins. The significance of the work carried out by sanitation workers, their health, pay and the contractual structure within which they function have all been debated over the last two months.
We are looking for a Monitoring & Evaluation Manager to lead the knowledge management pillar of WoMena Uganda, including but not limited to implementation of program activities. The M&E Manager will be responsible for designing routine monitoring forms, overseeing data collection, compiling and aggregating data, maintaining databases, generating descriptive statistics, and providing support to surveys and evaluation as well as learning and accountability system for WoMena Uganda’s engagements and impact. The M&E Manager will also provide technical lead on monthly, quarterly and annual reporting for program interventions. In addition, the job holder ensures that quality bench marks are used during implementation of program activities and puts in place a tailor made documentation strategy for impact stories, reports, and best practices and makes sure that lessons learned […]
WoMena are currently looking for an Executive Director at WoMena Uganda If you are interested in promoting sexual and reproductive health rights for girls and women and would like to work for a dynamic resourceful environment, here is what you might be looking for!
Last month, when the nationwide lockdown was announced, 42-year-old Krishnakumari was worried about how she was going to afford groceries for the next 21 days. But in a week, she got an excellent job, which she hadn’t thought would prevent thousands of frontline workers from contracting COVID-19.
Interested in getting hands-on training, research & project management experience in development programs? Interested in getting hands-on training, research & project management experience in development programs? And do you have an interest in breaking down taboos about menstruation in primary schools in Denmark through education and sustainable health solutions? Then this might be for you!
Constructing a toilet with proper specification and design is as equally important as having an individual toilet to prevent open defecation, a new guidebook launched by the Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP) on how to build toilets states.
