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Two partially constructed toilet shelters with corrugated iron roofs and walls painted pale pink are situated in an outdoor tropical island environment in Papua New Guinea. A beach and water can be seen in the background and some Papua New Guinean workers in high visibility vests in the foreground discussing the build.

Safe sanitation for Saposa

Posted on Thursday, November 09, 2023 01:29 PM

On a small island in the Saposa Group in northern Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, the local school consistently faced challenges in providing adequate toilet facilities for...

A nun claps as she looks towards the camera and streamers are cut at the opening of new facilities at a healthcare setting in rural Papua New Guinea. Behind her, projet details are pinned on a notice board.

Ensuring clean hands are within reach for healthy healthcare facilities in PNG

Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 09:56 AM

Sister Anna celebrates the official opening of new water, sanitation and hygiene facilities at Boikin Healthcare Facility (WaterAid Wewak team / Issac Thomas) 

“ … Water hasn’t...

A young girl dressed in dark blue pants and blue shirt taht are her school uniform stands with her back to the camera and washes her hands with a bar of soap and water at a handwashing station in a school yard in rural Dailekh, Nepal. Th pathway she is standing on is green with yellow footprints that lead to the handwashing station.

Paving the way for good hand hygiene in rural Nepal

Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 09:56 AM

A colourful pathway featuring footprints leads from the toilets to the handwashing station in a school yard in Dailekh, Nepal. The pathway is part of a behaviour change...

















A woman from Papua New Guinea washes her hands at an outdoor tap in a rural village of Papua New Guinea. A waist-high brown timber fence surrounds the tap, and grass and lush tropical plants can be seen in the background.

Putting clean hands within reach in rural Papua New Guinea

Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 09:56 AM

Clean hands are within reach in Western Province, Papua New Guinea, thanks to World Vision! (World Vision / Abbegail Wafi)


Located in South Fly District in Western Province,...



A woman district official from Prey Veng province, Cambodia, stands proudly with her back to seated colleagues at tables in a formal meeting room. She is wearing a yellow shirt and orange skirt and smiling at the camera.

Rural women strengthening climate resilience in Cambodia

Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 09:56 AM

Ms. Mout Pheavy, district official responsible for WASH in Sithor Kandal district, Prey Veng province, says she has gained invaluable knowledge that is empowering her to...

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