Water and Sanitation

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menstrual_hygiene_toolkit_compiled_mhbook_lr.ashx_.pdf

Nine modules and toolkits cover key aspects of menstrual hygiene in different settings, including communities, schools and emergencies for women and girls in lower and middle-income countries.

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cs-restoring-livelihoods-after-floods-081012-en.pdf

This paper discusses the response of the Oxfam GB team to flooding in Pakistan.  Primary activities included Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods and WASH with emphasis on having a gender lens during the design and implementation of the project.  A list of best practices as well as challenges are included.

The PHAST approach helps people to feel more confident about themselves and their ability to take action and make improvements in their communities. Feelings of empowerment and personal growth are as important as the physical changes, such as cleaning up the environment or building latrines.

This presentation describes the results of the CORE Group Social & Behavioral Change Working Group’s “Powerful to Change Analysis” of Hand Washing with Soap, looking at USAID-funded child survival projects that have had the best results in HWWS in order to identify some of the common elements in their approaches.

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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Considerations in Home-Based Care for People Living with HIV

This guidance document offers water supply and sanitation facility and hygiene promotion design considerations and recommendations intended to increase access to these facilities by people living with HIV. People living with HIV often require modifications to their water supply and sanitation facilities and hygiene practices due to their debilitating illness.