National Coordinators Report – Highlights 2015
This report shows how the collective commitment of WSSCC‘s 16 National Coordinators has contributed to greater commitments from rights holders, duty bearers, the private sector and partners. The post...
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Achieving Gender Equality through WASH
Highlights from the side event at the 60th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York In March 2016 during the 60th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women, WSSCC and the Permanent...
View ArticleWSSCC at Women Deliver 2016
Download the full programme below to find out more about our events at this year‘s Women Deliver conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The post WSSCC at Women Deliver 2016 appeared first on WSSCC.
View ArticleMenstrual Hygiene Management: SDGs and the Private Sector – Official Partner...
This cross-cutting session co-hosted by WSSCC and its partners will highlight the issue of Menstrual Hygiene Management and the importance of breaking taboos and fighting stigma through evidence-based...
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MHM: Father figures implored to act
Credit: WSSCC/Patrick England In Uganda, the International Menstrual Hygiene Day was celebrated on Friday 6th May. Actors called upon father figures to support menstruating girls. The Ministry of...
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From taboo to empowerment: menstruation and gender equality
Credit: WSSCC/Javier Acebal Menstruation and menstrual hygiene are emerging as pivotal issues for gender equality, human rights and development. In many parts of the world, menstruation tends to be a...
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UN Women and WSSCC to Promote Menstrual Hygiene Management in Cameroon
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Cameroon and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) to train key stakeholders on Menstrual...
View ArticleMenstrual Hygiene Day 2016 – WSSCC infographics
Did you know that women, on average, menstruate 3000 days in their lifetime? Join us in celebrating Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28 by sharing our MHM infographics in English and in French. The post...
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Global Sanitation Fund mid-term evaluation and Management Response now available
A key approach used in the GSF is community-led total sanitation (CLTS), which involves ‘triggering’ behaviour change in local communities, such as this community in Cambodia. Credit: Hakim...
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Workshop builds foundation for MHM research in Cameroon, Niger and Senegal
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Championing Menstrual Hygiene Management at Women Deliver 2016
“MHM, SDGs and the Private Sector” – Women Deliver side event co-hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation, WSSCC, and SCA. Credit:...
View ArticleMenstrual Hygiene Management, SDGs and the Private Sector – Women Deliver...
This cross-cutting session highlighted the issue of MHM and the importance of breaking taboos and fighting stigma through evidence-based approaches to unlock multiple benefits for women and girls. The...
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WSSCC Policy Workshop in Senegal aims to integrate Menstrual Hygiene...
The three-day event in Dakar highlights the need to explicitly include MHM in government strategies. The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) in partnership with the United Nations...
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WSSCC strategy consultation in Nepal: Think, Link and Ink!
By Guna Raj Shrestha, National Coordinator, WSSCC Nepal, and David Trouba, Manager, Advocacy and Communications, WSSCC Laxmi Maharjan Devkota, Chairperson, Nepal Federation of Deaf People Association,...
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Sub-grantees in action: Promoting key sanitation and hygiene behaviours
On the ground and in communities, Sub-grantees are the lifeblood of Global Sanitation Fund (GSF)-supported country programmes. A Santi Sena Organization staff member facilitating a 3B1H session....
View ArticleLeave No One Behind – Country Reports
As part of the preparation for SACOSAN VI in Dhaka, FANSA and WSSCC organized a consultative process with vulnerable groups in South Asia to listen to their sanitation and hygiene needs, challenges,...
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WSSCC and partners strengthen WASH commitments at World Water Week
“Water for Sustainable Growth” topped the conference’s agenda this year The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)’s participation and partnerships at this year’s World Water Week...
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WSSCC and FANSA release country reports in Leave No One Behind campaign
The reports cover the sanitation needs of vulnerable groups in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka Credit: WSSCC/Javier Acebal The Water Supply and...
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WSSCC to host event on urban sanitation at UN Habitat III conference
The side event will draw attention to equal access to sanitation and hygiene in public spaces Credit: Habitat III The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) will host a side event on...
View ArticleInformation letter 8 – WSSCC/UN Women Joint Programme on Gender, Hygiene and...
Highlighting the main points and events since the beginning of this year (1 January), this information letter focuses on: responding to the situation of refugee women and girls in Cameroon and...
View ArticleSanitation Action Summit 2016 – Programme
On 18 November, 2016 government, representatives from marginalized communities, academia, private sector, development partners and global citizens will gather at the the Sanitation Action Summit in...
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Leaving No One Behind in the Quest to Clean India
Credit: WSSCC/Javier Acebal Editor’s Note: This article written by WSSCC Executive Director Chris Williams was originally published on ETHealthWorld.com, 12 November 2016. What better way to promote...
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WSSCC and 3ie co-host Sanitation for All Conference in New Delhi
Credit: WSSCC/Virginia Kamowa Sessions discussed the impact of quality research evidence on the WASH sector in India The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the international...
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Sanitation Action Summit brings India’s voices together
To support and accelerate India’s Swachh Bharat Mission for a clean India for all To support and accelerate progress on sanitation and hygiene in India, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative...
View ArticleBest Practices of the Joint Programme on Gender, Hygiene and Sanitation
After two years of implementation, the Joint Programme has contributed to filling knowledge gaps on sanitation and hygiene for women and girls living in West and Central Africa. The post Best Practices...
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Gender and CLTS: Evidence from Madagascar
Gender equality, serving the most vulnerable, and addressing the particular needs of women and girls are among the core principles of the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF). In order to better understand the...
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Advocating for Sanitation at Kenya Water Week
The first Kenya Water Week was held in Nairobi from 20-25 November 2016, with the theme “From Aid to Trade”. WSSCC and its partners in Kenya participated in the week-long event demonstrating that not...
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Congratulations to Amina J. Mohammed, the next Deputy Secretary-General (DSG)...
Credit: Carmelo Azzarello The entire WSSCC family extends its congratulations to the Honourable Amina J. Mohammed, Minister of Environment for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on her nomination to...
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WSSCC and UN Women Joint Programme on how to respond to the sanitation needs...
While Europe is experiencing the biggest influx of refugees to its shores since the Second World War, countries in West and Central Africa are in the midst of a refugee crisis of even greater...
View ArticleInformation letter 9 – WSSCC/UN Women Joint Programme on Gender, Hygiene and...
Highlighting the main points and events since the second half of the year (July to December 2016), this information letter focuses on: Highlighting strengths and weaknesses of sanitation programmes in...
View ArticleSanitation Action Summit 2016 – Reflections
The Sanitation Action Summit in Mumbai brought together policymakers, representatives from marginalized communities, and global citizens to share experiences and identify solutions that help enable a...
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WSSCC achievements in 2016: paving the way for sanitation for all
One in three people in the world live without adequate sanitation – without access to toilets, handwashing facilities and good menstrual hygiene. WSSCC is working to achieve Sustainable Development...
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How a village in Uganda sustained ODF by helping vulnerable groups
Original story by Bashir Hangi, Uganda Sanitation Fund In Agelilyec, community members are supporting disadvantaged groups as part of a larger effort to keep their village open defecation free. In a...
View ArticleMid-Term Review of WSSCC’s Medium-Term Strategic Plan 2012-2016 – Executive...
In 2015, the WSSCC commissioned a Mid-Term Review (MTR) of its Medium-Term Strategic Plan 2012-16 to assess its progress against intended results in the MTSP. The post Mid-Term Review of WSSCC’s...
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WSSCC Review and Management Response is now available
The Mid-Term Review examined the various aspects of WSSCC’s work, including its response to the demand for support on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) policy and programmes. Above: participants at an...
View ArticleAnnouncing WSSCC’s 2017 Webinar Series #1: Sanitation-related Psychosocial...
WSSCC will celebrate Women’s Week for International Women’s Day 2017 from March 6 – 10. Ahead of this, a webinar session will explore the ways in which women experience stress during their sanitation...
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Nepal’s Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation Commits to Break the Silence...
The Nepalese Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation (MoWSS), in collaboration with WSSCC has hosted a high-level Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Policy Consultation workshop to initiate the...
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#WSSCCLearning: Announcing WSSCC’s Community of Practice Thematic Discussions...
The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council’s (WSSCC) Community of Practice on Sanitation and Hygiene in Developing Countries (CoP) has set the agenda for its thematic discussions based on a...
View ArticleWSSCC Women’s Week 2017 – Social media package
Did you know that women, on average, menstruate 3,000 days in their lifetime? Join us in celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8 by sharing our MHM factoid and our member story in English and...
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Putting the well-being of women first: how one WSSCC member is working to end...
As sanitation and hygiene champions, WSSCC members transfer knowledge, create partnerships, advocate, and raise awareness amongst key stakeholder groups. Membership Officer, Daniela Valencia, confirms...
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Tackling menstrual waste management in West and Central Africa
The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development in Senegal recently hosted a technical workshop to tackle the issue of menstrual waste management at both household and health facility level, to...
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WSSCC launches its Strategic Plan for 2017-2020
Please download the strategy here. WSSCC is pleased to launch the Strategic Plan that will guide the organization over the next four years. The plan is the result of consultations involving more than...
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#IWD2017 Podcast from WSSCC’s hygiene partner SCA: Hygiene matters to everyone
Encouraging open discussion on menstrual and feminine hygiene issues and the right to sanitation and hygiene for women and girls. To mark International Women’s Day 2017, Swedish hygiene and forest...
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Championing women through the work of the Global Sanitation Fund
As part of our International Women’s Day celebrations this week, wsscc.org is highlighting the work that WSSCC does to promote gender equality and women and girl’s empowerment. WSSCC’s Global...
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Women’s lack of access to sanitation hinders their participation in society,...
Findings of a new UN Women/WSSCC study were presented at a side event during CSW61 In Niger, the lack of access to sanitation and scarcity of adequate information and facilities for Menstrual Hygiene...
View ArticleWSSCC’s first 2017 Webinar session : Inadequate Sanitation and Stress
The hour-long discussion centred around a presentation on the sanitation-related stress experienced by women in the state of Odisha in India. Globally, about 2.4 billion people have inadequate access...
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Bridging the Divide on Menstrual Hygiene Management
On May 4th, Johnson and Johnson hosted a lunchtime brown bag discussion on the theme of women’s empowerment, featuring Ms. Unjela Kaleem, Head of External Affairs, Communications, and Country Support...
View ArticleScoping and Diagnosis of the Global Sanitation Fund’s Approach to EQND
An independent study on equality and non-discrimination (EQND) in WSSCC’s Global Sanitation Fund (GSF)-supported programmes The post Scoping and Diagnosis of the Global Sanitation Fund’s Approach to...
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WSSCC Releases New Global Sanitation Fund Equality and Non-Discrimination Study
Story Highlights: Many people who may be considered disadvantaged have benefitted positively from WSSCC’s Global Sanitation Fund (GSF)-supported programmes Equality and non-discrimination (EQND)...
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Equality and Non-Discrimination in Sanitation Programmes: 10 Principles
Generated from learning on equality and non-discrimination (EQND) supported by WSSCC’s Global Sanitation Fund (GSF), the following principles can help ensure that people who may be disadvantaged...
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