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Fanlelo village in Timor-Leste celebrates being declared open defecation free

Fanlelo village in Timor-Leste recently celebrated being declared open defecation free, cutting the ribbon on the final latrine built by the community. Each household now has its...

Water for Women celebrates toilets, and everyone’s right to one, this World Toilet Day

Worldwide, 4.5 billion people live without access to safely managed sanitation services – in other words, a toilet connected to a sewer or pit or septic tank that treats human...

Water for Women talks sh*t this World Toilet Day

Reflections on sanitation from Water for Women WASH Specialist, Matthew Bond

I’ve now been excited by sanitation for so long that I take for granted my interest in toilets....

Request for Research Proposals for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Research Awards (Type 1)

The Water for Women Fund Coordinator, GHD, has today announced a request for proposals from eligible Research Organisations (ROs) to implement WASH Research Awards (Research Type...

Global Handwashing Day 2018

Global Handwashing Day is on October 15th. The day is marked by worldwide celebrations, events, and advocacy campaigns. In 2017, more than 500 million people promoted the simple,...