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Sustainability Assessment of Rural Water Service Delivery Models: Findings of a Multi-Country Review
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September 18, 2017

With 2.1 billion people – mostly in rural areas – lacking safely managed drinking water and reported low rural water supply functionality rates, the Sustainable Development Goals pose a triple challenge: to reach unserved mostly rural population groups, to raise service levels, and to sustain existing and future services. This assessment uses a multi-country case… Read more

WASH, Water Policy, Water Resources
Water and Sanitation
Situation Analysis of the Urban Sanitation Sector in Ghana
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September 18, 2017

This report, part of WSUP’s Urban Sanitation Research Initiative, explores the background to the urban sanitation sector in Ghana. Ghana is a fast-growing economy that has made notable progress in reducing poverty but urban infrastructure has not kept pace with cities’ expansion and high levels of rural-urban migration. Only a fraction of urban residents use… Read more

Faecal Sludge Management, Sanitation, Sanitation Policy, Urban Sanitation
Water and Sanitation
Situation Analysis of the Urban Sanitation Sector in Kenya
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September 18, 2017

This report, part of WSUP’s Urban Sanitation Research Initiative, explores the background to the urban sanitation sector in Kenya. Kenya is one of Africa’s top 10 economies, experiencing strong urban growth amid deep institutional and governance reforms. However, a minority of urban residents use improved sanitation facilities as per the JMP definition, while wastewater treatment… Read more

Sanitation Policy, Urban Sanitation
Water and Sanitation
Situation Analysis of the Urban Sanitation Sector in Bangladesh
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September 18, 2017

This report, an output of WSUP’s Urban Sanitation Research Initiative, explores the background to the urban sanitation sector in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a lower middle-income country with high ambitions, but poor infrastructure in urban areas is holding back economic growth. However, onsite sanitation is the norm; transport and treatment services for sewage and faecal sludge… Read more

Faecal Sludge Management, Sanitation Policy, Urban Sanitation
Water and Sanitation
Detailed Review of a Recent Publication: Rural Water Supply Systems Cannot Succeed with Community Management Alone
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September 18, 2017

The focus of this Policy Research Digest is on the viability of community management as the predominant model – and policy approach – of many countries in the global south. Based on a review of existing and recent literature Harold Lockwood sets out the argument that while community management may not be sufficient as the predominant, or… Read more

Community Management, Water Policy
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Menstruation and menstrual hygiene amongst adolescent school girls in Kano, Northwestern Nigeria
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June 27, 2016

This study examined the knowledge and practices of adolescent school girls in Kano, Nigeria around menstruation and menstrual hygiene. It argues that the majority had fair knowledge of menstruation, although deficient in specific knowledge areas. Institutionalising sexuality education in Nigerian schools; developing and disseminating sensitive adolescent reproductive health massages targeted at both parents and their… Read more

health and gender, menstrual hygiene management, Nigeria
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Feasibility study with traditional outlets, non traditional outlets & individuals to establish sanitary napkins supply chain management for adolescent girls and women
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June 27, 2016

Menstrual health is one of the major areas of concern in reproductive health affecting a large number of women, starting from their adolescence. Menstrual hygiene and management has direct consequences on fertility and reproductive tract infections respectively. This study aimed to: investigate the availability of sanitary napkins in the operational villages of Block Chinhat in… Read more

health and gender, India, menstrual hygiene management
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Learning by doing something else: experience with alternatives and adoption of a high-barrier menstrual hygiene technology
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June 27, 2016

The market for menstrual hygiene products in developing countries is expanding rapidly, driven both by private demand and by public efforts to improve girls’ educational outcomes as well as women’s health and dignity. However, many girls and women cannot consistently afford the monthly cost of disposable menstrual products and revert to less hygienic solutions when… Read more

health and gender, India, menstrual hygiene management
Gender
Health
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Water and Sanitation
“Bitten by shyness”: menstrual hygiene management, sanitation, and the quest for privacy in South Africa
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June 27, 2016

Little is known about how menstruation is managed in low-income settings and whether existing sanitation systems meet women’s needs. Using the ‘Photovoice’ method with 21 women in participatory workshops and in-depth interviews, data was collected on menstrual hygiene management in three sites in Durban, South Africa. All women reported using disposable sanitary pads. Although they… Read more

health and gender, menstrual hygiene management, south africa
Gender
Health
Social Protection
Water and Sanitation
Menstrual hygiene matters: a resource for improving menstrual hygiene around the world
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June 27, 2016

This resource aims to provide a comprehensive guide on menstrual hygiene that supports the development of context-specific information for improving practices for women and girls in lower- and middle-income countries. It brings together examples of good menstrual hygiene practice from around the world, related to policies, strategies, programmes and interventions, so that knowledge can be shared and adapted to… Read more

health and gender, Low income countries, menstrual hygiene management, middle income countries, WASH
Gender
Health
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Water and Sanitation
Menstrual hygiene management amongst schoolgirls in the Rukungiri district of Uganda and the impact on their education: a cross-sectional study
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June 27, 2016

An increasing number of studies have found that girls in low-income settings miss or struggle at school during menstruation if they are unable to manage their menstrual hygiene effectively. This study explores the menstrual hygiene practices and knowledge of girls at rural government primary schools in the Rukungiri district in Uganda and assesses the extent… Read more

health and gender, menstrual hygiene management, Uganda
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