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A smiling woman carries a basket full of menstrual health products on her head in Bangladesh

Women feriwalas at the forefront of inclusive WASH in Bangladesh

Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2023 11:42 AM

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In Bangladesh, World Vision has been helping women gain independence by strengthening local sanitation enterprises and supporting feriwala (peddlers) to sell menstrual health...

Women and girls Menstrual health & hygiene Bangladesh World Vision Womens empowerment
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
WASH club students raising their hands for inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene

From classroom to community: Solomon Islands students drive WASH improvements

Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 01:15 PM

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Schools are at the heart of efforts to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in rural Solomon Islands.

In western Guadalcanal province, some 6,000 students are actively...

Men and boys COVID-19 response & recovery Gender equality Hygiene & handwashing Menstrual health & hygiene Plan International Solomon Islands Behaviour Change WASH in schools

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