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December 13, 2022
Mobilising communities for WASH
WaterAid India’s partnership with USAID and Gap Inc. benefits 2400 villages across 7 districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

WaterAid has focused on establishing community-led water quality monitoring & surveillance (Image: Anil Gulati/India Water Portal Flickr)
October 15, 2022
Evaluating WaSH conditions spatially at the panchayat level
Synthesis of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) spatial pattern in rural India: an integrated interpretation of WaSH practices
People in rural areas lack potable water, and use unsafe sanitation and hygiene facilities (Image: Sebastian Dahl)
December 2, 2021
The loo loop
Public toilets and choice of work for women
Separation between women and men’s toilets (Image: Rajesh Pamnani; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
October 15, 2021
Hand hygiene, a public policy issue
Interventions to promote hand hygiene should be designed based on an understanding of what people care about, says report on ‘State of the world’s hand hygiene’
Girls learn the value of hand-washing (Image: Kristen Kelleher, USAID, Pixnio)
October 4, 2021
Understanding the thinking behind IEC in large programs
Lessons from the Swachh Bharat Mission experience
Pop culture icons like Gabbar Singh are painted on the walls of a toilet complex in New Delhi (Image: Project Raahat, Enactus)
July 6, 2021
Billions lack access to WASH services
If trends persist, billions will be left without critical, life-saving WASH services, says a SDG monitoring report
Between 2016 and 2020, the global population with safely managed drinking water at home increased from 70% to 74% (Image: Pxhere)
May 28, 2015 - World Menstrual Hygiene Day
Posted on 27 May, 2015 02:21 PM

May 28th is celebrated as Menstrual Hygiene Day annually across the globe to raise awareness and break the silence around menstruation and menstrual hygiene management.

As part of the celebrations, WASH United, along with its partners organizes several events across continents. Here's a list of all the action in India.
दम तोड़ रहा है स्वच्छता अभियान
Posted on 26 May, 2015 04:32 PM

पूर्वी दिल्ली, 19 मई (ब्यूरो):  प्रधानमन्त्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के द्वारा चलाए गए स्वच्छ भारत अभियान के दौरान नेता, अभिनेता, सरकारी बाबू व अफसर शाहों के साथ ही कई पुलिस अधिकारियों ने सफाई
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) - Menstruation and menstrual hygiene management
Here is an FAQ that answers some of the most pertinent questions on adolescence and menstruation.
Posted on 26 May, 2015 02:00 PM

In the world’s second most populous country with nearly 355 million menstruating women, 23% of adolescent girls drop out of school after their first period. Only 12% of females in the country use sanitary pads. 10% of girls in India believe that menstruation is a disease [1]!
Menstruation and menstrual hygiene
Breaking the silence: Menstruation myths busted
Posted on 25 May, 2015 11:07 AM

Menstruation is probably one of the least talked about and ill-understood biological concepts. Despite being a natural physiological function of the female human body, similar to urination or defecation, the menstruation discourse is often shrouded by reticence.
Swasth Seema: A village's journey towards ODF status
Posted on 20 May, 2015 12:55 PM

Not unlike most villages that make up rural India, Seema in Rajgir block of Nalanda district showed little interest in structured sanitation. Open defecation was rampant and a sizeable chunk of the village’s earnings was spent on tending to the ill and diseased. Little did the villagers know that a change in tradition was imminent.
India readies for a poor monsoon due to strong possibility of El Nino
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 18 May, 2015 08:59 PM

India prepares to fight the impacts of El Nino
IMD predicts strong El Nino (Source: MSN Weather)
Call for technical papers for the 6th South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Posted on 18 May, 2015 06:43 PM

The theme for the 2016 South Asian Conference on Sanitation is 'Better sanitation, better life'
Admissions open for PG Diploma in Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tijalpur
This is a full time post-graduate diploma programme of one year duration and is designed to impart both theoretical and practical aspects of social and technical aspects relevant to the WASH sector.
Posted on 16 May, 2015 09:02 PM

Admissions open for the 3rd batch of "Post-Graduate Diploma in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene". The PGD WASH programme is being conducted  by the School of Rural Development, TISS, Tuljapur Campus in association with United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF).
WaterAid India invites application for Programme Coordinator, Hyderabad
WaterAid has operated in India since 1993, to help realise its vision of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation.
Posted on 16 May, 2015 12:23 PM

Applications invited for the post of Programme Coordinator, WaterAid India, Hyderabad. 

The role of the Programme Coordinator will be to:
Standing Committee Report: Safe drinking water and sanitation
The report is scathing and points at many gaps in the planning and implementing process of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) & the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) SBM (G) programmes.
Loksabha Secretariat
Posted on 15 May, 2015 08:49 PM

The National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) SBM (G) are the two flagship programmes of the government implemented by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, a nodal Minis
Safe drinking water, a scarce resource
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