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A teacher stands in front of a classroom of pupils, boys and girls are sitting at desks and learning about menstrual health in a school in Timor-Leste

In Timor-Leste WASH in schools is supporting menstrual health in and out of the classroom

Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2022 02:54 PM

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Boys and girls learning about menstrual health and hygiene as part of WaterAid Australia's WASH in Schools program in Timor-Leste (WaterAid Timor-Leste)

 

Menstrual...

Women and girls Hygiene & handwashing Menstrual health & hygiene WaterAid Timor-Leste Do No Harm Behaviour Change WASH in schools
A woman in Bangladesh stands outdoors with a mask on in her remote community. On her head she is carrying a basket full of menstrual health and hygiene products that she sells to households in her community.

A chance meeting helped Hamida become a menstrual health and hygiene advocate

Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2022 02:23 PM

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Attending a ward meeting of World Vision's Water for Women SHOMOTA project proved a turning point in Hamida Begum's life. Her physical disability had held her back...

Women and girls Hygiene & handwashing Menstrual health & hygiene Bangladesh World Vision Behaviour Change
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

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“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...

Women and girls Menstrual health & hygiene Plan International Papua New Guinea Behaviour Change WASH in schools
Chimy (F) & Mansinghrai & Dawa Tshering working together to build a new toilet in a rural village in Bhutan.

The quest for safely managed sanitation for all in Bhutan

Posted on Monday, March 21, 2022 04:36 PM

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In a rural village in Bhutan, these two villagers are working together to build a new toilet for their household, which will provide safe sanitation and also protect the local...

Climate resilience & adaptation Safely managed WASH Sanitation SNV Bhutan WWD2022
A group of woman sit inside around a table with paper and pictures as they map how climate change hazards affect their community and women in particular.

Indonesian women bolster lessons in climate resilience

Posted on Monday, March 21, 2022 04:16 PM

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The women pictured here are working together on a systems mapping activity to assess how climate change hazards may affect gender equality and social inclusion in water and sanitation...

Women and girls Climate resilience & adaptation Gender equality UTS-ISF Plan International Indonesia WWD2022

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