April 26, 2016
Join us on Wednesday May 18 at the Women Deliver Conference for a concurrent session on WASH for Girls’ and Women’s Health and Wellbeing. What: Concurrent Session at Women Deliver: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Girls’ and Women’s Health and Wellbeing Where: Room B4-2, Bella Conference Center, Copenhagen When: […]
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April 14, 2016
The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call upon us to deliver water, sanitation, and hygiene for all. To do so, we must scale handwashing programs successfully and sustainably—a significant challenge. This was the thematic area that Handwashing Think Tank participants addressed during the second day. […]
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April 13, 2016
Today was the first day of the 2016 Handwashing Think Tank. The objective of this Think Tank is to: Explore current knowledge about handwashing with soap, Spark collaborative thinking about handwashing, and Drive forward the sector. Ultimately, over the course of the two days we […]
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April 6, 2016
The facts about handwashing are clear. It prevents illness–from the commonplace such as influenza, diarrhea, and pneumonia–to the rare, yet deadly–such as Ebola. It’s benefits are far reaching as it impacts not only health, but also nutrition, education, and equity. And, in addition to being […]
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March 22, 2016
Key WASH/Nutrition Integration Documents The month of March, as part of Water Action Month, the Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing is celebrating the impact that water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) can have on fighting undernutrition. Today, World Water Day, we are sharing some key documents […]
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March 17, 2016
In handwashing behavior change we oftentimes talk about social norms and how they influence behavior. At the outset of day two of the Sanitation and Water for All Ministerial Meeting, Sarina Prabasi, CEO of WaterAid America, challenged us to break beyond our collective norms in […]
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March 16, 2016
Early Monday morning I found myself in a shuttle bus traveling from Bole International Airport to my hotel. With the fresh morning air coming in through the open window, I took in the view and was excited to see multiple billboards advertising Ethiopia’s support for […]
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March 11, 2016
Originally posted on the Sanitation and Water for All website Delivering sanitation and water for all is no small feat. Over a third of the world’s population lack access to adequate sanitation, nearly 800 million people lack access to safe drinking water, and changing behaviors […]
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March 8, 2016
By Bijan D. Manavizadeh Imagine a two-year old child is sitting on a three-legged stool. If one or two legs are stronger than the other, the stool would not be stable and the child would be at risk of harm. Yet, if the stool has […]
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March 1, 2016
The beginning of March here in Washington, DC is oftentimes accompanied by signs of an impending springtime. Slowly the days get a little bit longer and the cold winter winds begin to subside. For many, as trees and plants begin to bloom, springtime brings to […]
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