WASH
November 18, 2021
Published by MD Yazdani at Nov 18 2021
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1.6 million people die every year around the world because of poor hygiene and sanitation. Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in ensuring safe sanitation - open defecation is nearly zero percent. Here are five initiatives that supported improvements to sanitation, in both big and small ways:
July 12, 2021
Published by Kazi Ashfaqul Huq at Jul 12 2021
What prompts people to wash their hands and how can we use behavioural design to increase hand washing? Here is what we have learnt so far.
May 30, 2021
Published by Mahjabeen Ahmed at May 30 2021
Every year on 28 May, nonprofit organisations, government agencies and the private sector come together to celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day, and advocate for the importance of menstrual hygiene. This year’s theme is action and investment in menstrual hygiene and health. Since the inception of BRAC’s water and sanitation programme in 2006, it has taken a holistic approach in addressing menstrual health, working closely with the government and other stakeholders to improve the situation.
May 11, 2021
Published by Arshae Ahmed at May 11 2021
In a time when COVID-19 infection rate is on the rise in Bangladesh, what approaches could work to enable people to adopt safe hygiene practices? Here’s what we’ve learnt.
March 22, 2021
Published by Mahjabeen Ahmed at Mar 22 2021
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World Water Day is observed every year on 22 March. Around the world, 2.2 billion people live without access to safe water, and this day is about raising awareness and taking action to tackle the global water crisis. The theme this year is valuing water. A core focus of the day is to support the achievement of the sixth Sustainable Development Goal: Water and Sanitation for All by 2030.
August 30, 2019
Published by Wayne Preece at Aug 30 2019
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Wayne Preece, CEO of Hydro, explains why the whole company is proud of a new partnership that will deliver safe drinking water to people living in some of the most vulnerable and impoverished situations on the planet
March 22, 2019
Published by Ali Iqbal Murshed at Mar 22 2019
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Close to 80 percent people living in Bagerhat rely on ponds as a major source of clean water since most of the water underground is rendered undrinkable.
December 27, 2018
Published by Salman Sabbab at Dec 27 2018
Life is different for three out of 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion people, who do not have clean, safe water in their homes. One quarter of the world’s population does not have access to decent toilets. In cities alone, over 80 million people practice open defecation.
November 20, 2018
Published by Ali Iqbal Murshed at Nov 20 2018
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The amount of waste water produced each year by Jamalpur town that ends up in its lakes is enough to fill the Empire State Building in New York.
October 15, 2018
Published by Anika Haque at Oct 15 2018
We are celebrating Global Handwashing Day today with 12 amazing ideas that made it to the finale of WASH Innovation Challenge, organised by BRAC and UNICEF.
August 16, 2018
85% of schools in Bangladesh have at least one sanitation facility for students. Only half of them have a separate toilet for girls, with only 8% having a hand-washing station with soap and water.
August 9, 2018
Published by Oishi Nawal at Aug 09 2018
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Bangladesh has largely succeeded in providing access to basic sanitation. Using latrines in rural communities is now no longer seen as a luxury reserved for upper-income households, but a necessity at all levels of society.