(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 […]

CSE, GWP-Caribbean, MTCMEHD and Global Environment (2023) SFD (Lite) Report - Mahdia, Guyana

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 catchments/rain […]

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

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 2021. The total population was 98,393 residing in 17,828 households as […]

 (2021) SFD (Lite) Report - Odagaon, India

Odagaon is a town and Notified area council (geographical coordinates as 20°00'57.65"N 84°59'15.70"E) in the Nayagarh district of Odisha, India. It is around 100km away from the capital city of Bhubaneswar. As per Census of India, 2011, Odagaon Urban has the population of 5,401 with 1,240 households. As nearby rural areas have been included in new jurisdiction boundary, the population as of 2011 as by […]

Peter Morgan (2023) The Ventilated Arborloo

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 […]

 (2022) Menstrual Health and Hygiene - Leave No One Behind in South Asia

“Achieving menstrual health requires access to information about the menstrual cycle and self-care, materials, water and sanitation facilities and services to care for the body during menstruation, access to timely diagnosis, care and treatment for menstrual discomforts and disorders, a positive and respectful environment free from stigma, and the freedom to participate in all spheres of life throughout the menstrual cycle” (Hennegan et al, 2021) Remarkable […]

 (2022) Managing the WASH Emergency Response and Recovery in the Aftermath of Cyclone Fani

Cyclone Fani hit Odisha on 3 May 2019. The UNICEF WASH team witnessed that the wind speeds were unprecedented and highly destructive, devastating 14 districts. It was found that among the most affected were villages in Puri district. To address this massive emergency, the WASH team at UNICEF Odisha, immediately started working with other organizations to support the government in effectively coordinating efforts to provide […]

 (2022) Supporting Hygiene Promotion and Menstrual Hygiene Management After Cyclone Fani

In the aftermath of Cyclone Fani, villages in Odisha were affected with a wide variety of challenges including increased open defecation, damage to toilets and latrines, the loss of key hygiene items, and the contamination of drinking water. The UNICEF WASH team in Odisha held participatory discussions with community members in 20 villages, including Badabenakudi, which revealed that there was an insufficient understanding of the […]

 (2022) Fit for School Initiative for Africa - South Sudan materials

Collection of Fit for School Initiative for Africa materials, for South Sudan

 (2022) Fit for School Initiative for Africa - Malawi materials

Collection of Fit for School Initiative for Africa materials, for Malawi.

 (2022) SFD (Lite) Report - Saint Mary, Jamaica

Saint Mary is a rural parish located on the Caribbean island of Jamaica. The geographical coordinates of Saint Mary are latitude 18°09' north and longitude 77°03' west. Saint Mary is the fifth smallest parish on the island and its capital is Port Maria. The parish is located on the north eastern coast of the island and has an area of 611.3 km2. Jamaica is divided […]