Toilets and Urinals
Swachh Bharat report card: Rural Bihar
Posted on 16 Jun, 2015 03:18 PMSanitation programmes, for several years, were primarily driven by supply. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has, or is expected to contribute to shifting the trend from supply driven to one that is driven by demand. However, behaviour change is continuous process.
Swachh Bharat Mission's dig at decentralized data collection: The mSBM app
Posted on 15 Jun, 2015 08:01 AMCensus 2011 revealed that 47% of households had access to toilets across the country. Though not enough to be ecstatic, the numbers were certainly better than the 36% recorded in the 2001 Census [1].
May 28, 2015 - World Menstrual Hygiene Day
Posted on 27 May, 2015 02:21 PMMay 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.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) - Menstruation and menstrual hygiene management
Posted on 26 May, 2015 02:00 PMIn 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]!
Breaking the silence: Menstruation myths busted
Posted on 25 May, 2015 11:07 AMMenstruation 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 PMNot 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.
Call for technical papers for the 6th South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Posted on 18 May, 2015 06:43 PMThe theme for the 2016 South Asian Conference on Sanitation is 'Better sanitation, better life'
Standing Committee Report: Safe drinking water and sanitation
Posted on 15 May, 2015 08:49 PMThe 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
Facilitating social transformation: An NGO's experiment with communities and toilets
Posted on 01 May, 2015 08:43 PMThe mere presence of toilets does very little to change sanitation behaviour in the absence of community ownership and participation. A decade ago, this was more or less the story of Tiruchirapalli, one of the least hygienic cities in the country then.
Acute crisis of water, power and medical facilities in Nepal after earthquake
Posted on 28 Apr, 2015 10:39 AMNepal earthquake toll exceeds 4300