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Group of people standing and smiling in front of a sign of a community that has just been declared open defecation free

Verakoukou community celebrates no open defecation status on World Toilet Day

Posted on Monday, November 23, 2020 05:06 PM

 

For Verakoukou Village in Sahalu ward Western Guadalcanal, 19 November marked an incredible achievement. On World Toilet Day, the community celebrated its No Open Defecation...

A woman in PNG is demonstrating how to wash your hands properly using a tippy tap device and people watch on

Preparing communities in Papua New Guinea for the threat of COVID-19

Posted on Monday, November 23, 2020 02:35 PM

Live and Learn Papua New Guinea staff provide advice on the construction of simple handwashing devices and the correct handwashing steps to teachers in the Autonomous...

A youth group dressed in colourful floral clothing stand smiling at the camera in a village, there are a mix of men and women

Remote resilience: empowering communities in Fiji for improved water, sanitation and hygiene

Posted on Monday, November 23, 2020 02:06 PM

The youth group in Nativi village plays an active role in the community. Habitat for Humanity is finding ways to empower youth, women, children, teachers and health...

A couple stand smiling outside of their newly built sanitation supply business

So what makes a toilet sustainable?

Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2020 09:28 AM

Today on World Toilet Day, we celebrate the role of safe, accessible toilets as a building block of healthy and resilient communities.

But today is not just about toilets, it is...

A man and a woman are squatting and laughing on a sunny day outdoors as they smooth cement that is pat of toilet construction

World Toilet Day isn’t just about toilets, it’s about the systems that surround them

Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2020 09:13 AM

Water for Women WASH specialist, Matthew Bond reflects on how far sanitation has come.

  

Happy World Toilet Day! Little did I think that one day I would be celebrating...

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