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Francisca repairing a water pipe

Bridging the divide in rural Timor-Leste

Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 01:01 PM

A gender education program in Timor-Leste is bridging the rural household labour and leadership divide between men and women.

Water for Women partner WaterAid is working with local...

Hadassah showing a group of children how to construct a tippy tap

Hadassah the young WASH champion promoting community hygiene in PNG

Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 12:57 PM

“I will do whatever it takes to continue teaching my colleagues on how to build tippy taps and encourage them to wash their hands with water and soap,” said 12-year-old...

The Live and Learn PNG team outdoors gathered around a colourful MHH Day poster

Global menstrual health day changing lives on the islands of Papua New Guinea

Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2021 09:37 AM

The Live & Learn Kavieng team celebrating MH Day on 28 May 2020 (Live & Learn PNG).

 

For the women and girls of Papua New Guinea, a global day highlighting...

A Port Vila marketplace with fresh food displayed on tables and vendors seated around it

Safeguarding food systems and women's livelihoods in Vanuatu

Posted on Friday, July 09, 2021 03:59 PM

Vendors at a busy marketplace in Port Vila, Vanuatu, rely on access to safely managed WASH facilities not only for hand hygiene, but for continued trading during and...

A woman with a disability is in a wheelchair, selling sanitary pads door to door to women in her community in Bangladesh

From a life in the shadows to a menstrual health and hygiene role model in her community

Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 10:49 AM

Abeda sells sanitary products to a woman in her community (World Vision Bangladesh / Jobayer Hossain (Water for Women in Bangladesh)

 

Today, Abeda Begum,...

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