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Tanum WASH Committees doing their WASH Improvement Plans in North Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Engaging communities on climate resilient water management and WASH in Papua New Guinea

Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 11:03 AM

Members of Tanum WASH Committees work on their WASH Improvement Plans (Plan International PNG)

 

This Water, WASH & Climate story was authored by Ishmael...

A boy in Papua New Guinea washes his hands using a Tippy Tap outside a medical aid post

From 'disease trap' to a medical aid post of excellence

Posted on Friday, October 14, 2022 01:32 PM

A young student washes their hands using a tippy tap at school in Dimiri (World Vision PNG)

In Dimiri village, a remote community of Papua New Guinea in South Fly District,...

A young school boy stands facing the camera against a bright green background. He is holding a sign that says, “as a student boy, I help inform boys not to tease girls, but to respect them as menstruation is natural. Through menstruation, we are all born.”

Changing attitudes and norms through WASH in Papua New Guinean schools

Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2022 01:50 PM

“As a student boy, I help inform boys not to tease girls, but to respect them as menstruation is natural. Through menstruation, we are all born.” A male student expresses...

Local child drinking water from a new tap stands built in the village, Kairiru Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, 2021.

Inclusive WASH and climate adaptation in Wewak, Papua New Guinea

Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2022 04:57 PM

This young man is enjoying clean drinking water from a newly installed tap stand in his village on Kairiru Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG).

 

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Eddie and Sophia give the thumbs up to the new rainwater harvesting systems and taps in Wewak District, Papua New Guinea

Inclusive WASH implementation enabling access for all

Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2021 03:19 PM

Thumbs up for accessible new water facilities in Wewak

Ten-year-old Eddie and his grandmother Sophia are different generations with the same challenge - both are unable to walk...

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