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New Post Measurability and availability of data since 1999 on the hygiene (handwashing) indicator being considered by the Inter Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators

November 16, 2015

  The Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing has been very involved in promoting a hygiene indicator in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An indicator for handwashing would ensure that this important behavior is prioritized and measured at the global level. In this blog, Libbet C. […]

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New Post Media & Blog Coverage

October 9, 2015

Global Handwashing Day is truly global! Below you can see which blogs and news articles have been published stories about Global Handwashing Day. Have one to add? Email contact (@) globalhandwashing.org. Global Action Against Hunger: Marking Global Handwashing Day in Ebola-impacted Sierra Leone  Beyond 5 blog: Handwashing: The […]

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New Post Stockholm World Water Week Wrap-Up

September 3, 2015

The Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing had a very productive time in Stockholm for World Water Week. We presented our advocacy efforts, met with partner organizations, and attended sessions on key topics, such as WASH and nutrition.  Here you can find links to blogs, presentations, […]

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New Post Stockholm World Water Week: Taking stock and casting a vision

August 24, 2015

This year at Stockholm World Water Week, those of us in the water, sanitation, and hygiene sector will take stock of the current status of the sector, but we will also look forward to what comes next—the Post-2015 landscape and the beginning of the implementation […]

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Upcoming Event PPPHW at Stockholm World Water Week

August 17, 2015

Beginning Friday, August 21 the PPPHW will be in Stockholm for World Water Week. If you are at the conference be sure to say hello! You can schedule a one-on-one coffee meeting by emailing us, or you can hear us speak at the following events: […]

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New Post Announcing the theme for Global Handwashing Day 2015: Raise a Hand for Hygiene!

August 4, 2015

This year’s theme for Global Handwashing Day is “Raise a hand for hygiene”! This theme is action-oriented and can be used particularly well for advocacy purposes. For instance, the act of raising a hand is one of affiliation. You can and should identify yourself as […]

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New Post An ambitious agenda, a bold vision: Hygiene in the Sustainable Development Goals

August 3, 2015

“In these Goals and targets, we are setting out a supremely ambitious and transformational vision. We envisage a world free of poverty, hunger, disease and want, where all life can thrive…A world where we reaffirm our commitments regarding the human right to safe drinking water […]

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New Post Asking “Where is the hygiene?” in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda

July 16, 2015

Today the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Addis Ababa, concluded. For many of you, this statement means very little, or perhaps conjures up images of government officials discussing how to ensure that the lofty Sustainable Development Goals actually become a reality. […]

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New Post Sign a Petition Calling for Hygiene in the SDGs

July 15, 2015

Join us and advocate for hygiene by signing our hygiene petition! Hygiene—specifically handwashing with soap—is one of the most important interventions for human health and development and is a universal necessity. Fundamental to fighting undernutrition, reducing child mortality, overcoming antibiotic resistance, and advancing access to […]

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New Post Raise your hand for hygiene: A global call for a hygiene indicator in the SDGs!

July 15, 2015

Hygiene—specifically handwashing with soap—is one of the most important interventions for human health and development and is a universal necessity. Fundamental to fighting undernutrition, reducing child mortality, overcoming antibiotic resistance, and advancing access to education, hygiene underpins the delivery of several other Sustainable Development Goals […]

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