Hygiene and Sanitation

Good health depends on clean air, a stable climate, a preserved natural environment, as well as access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene.

The One Million Initiative aims to give one million people in rural Mozambique access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation by constructing new water points and providing sanitation training.

The purpose of this Strategy is to set out the way to meet the needs of the rural populations for improved domestic water supply services, access to and use of improved sanitation with elimination of open defecation, and improved hygiene behaviour by the Year 2030.

Also planned are programs aimed at the advocacy, sensitization and promotion of sanitation and hygiene education, development of gender responsive training and promotional materials and school WASH programs, among other activities.

‘Improved sanitation’ was taken to mean a facility which has been designed to safely and hygienically separate human excreta from human contact ( https://washdata.org/monitoring/sanitation ).

All profits go toward funding Splash's important work in ensuring kids have access to clean water so they can be happy and healthy.

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OWNP aims to improve the health and well-being of both rural and urban populations by expanding access to water supply and sanitation services, while promoting sustainable and equitable hygiene practices.

The Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) is a global partnership committed to achieving universal access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation.

The journey to a sanitation milestone in Nepal Back to Search On 30 September 2019, the prime minister of Nepal proclaimed the country open defecation free (ODF) in front of national and international WASH stakeholders.

The Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) is a loose network of organizations who are "working along the same lines towards achieving sustainable sanitation".

The Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership (GWSP), formerly the Water and Sanitation Program, is a trust fund administered by the World Bank geared at improving the accessibility and infrastructure of water and sanitation for underdeveloped countries.

Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is an international hand washing promotion campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their hand washing habits.

World Toilet Day (WTD) is an official United Nations international observance day on 19 November to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.

First Saturday of every month is earmarked National Sanitation Day across Ghana.

The Water and Sanitation Extension Program (WASEP) is an initiative by the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan to provide clean drinking water and hygienic sanitation facilities to prevent the high incidence of waterborne diseases in disadvantaged communities of Pakistan.

Toilet Twinning is an initiative which invites people to "twin" their own toilet with latrines in poor communities (an analogy with the twin towns and sister cities movement).

The World Toilet Organization (WTO) is a global non-profit organization whose goal is to improve toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide.

In addition, access to adequate sanitation and hygiene also remains low.

Pettenkofer's name is most familiar in connection with his work in practical hygiene, as an apostle of good water, fresh air and proper sewage disposal.

The Ecological Sanitation Research Programme (EcoSanRes) is a research and capacity development program that aims to develop and promote sustainable sanitation in the developing world through capacity development and knowledge management as a contribution to equity, health, poverty alleviation, and improved environmental quality.

Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHD, MH Day in short) is an annual awareness day on May 28 to highlight the importance of good menstrual hygiene management (MHM) at a global level.

WaterAid is an international non-governmental organization, focused on water, sanitation and hygiene.

Charity: water (stylized as charity: water) is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 that provides drinking water to people in developing nations.

Lifewater International is a non-profit Christian water development organization serving the world's rural poor through integrated water, sanitation, and hygiene programs.

The Toilet Revolution (simplified Chinese: 厕所革命; traditional Chinese: 廁所革命; pinyin: Cèsuǒ Gémìng; lit. 'lavatory-place transform-mandate') is a government campaign aimed at improving the sanitary conditions in mainland China.

Sulabh International is an India-based social service organization that works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education.

Together with our partners, we have made great strides in this area since we launched the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge in 2011-an initiative to spur the creation of innovative toilet technologies that safely and effectively manage human waste.

The Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with development partners today commemorated the 6th Anniversary of the Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign alongside the 2025 World Toilet Day in Abuja.

UNICEF supports the Government of Zimbabwe to improve access to climate-resilient and sustainable WASH services, with a focus on the most vulnerable populations.

WASH (or WatSan, WaSH; stemming from the first letters of "water, sanitation and hygiene") is a sector in development cooperation, or within local governments, that provides water, sanitation, and hygiene services to communities.

Its objective is to support the Government of Kenya (GoK) to implement part of its Water and Sanitation Sector Program, the National Water and Sanitation Investment Program (NAWASIP), and achieve universal access to Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) under the NAWASIP.

Access to safe water supply and sanitation (WSS) services in rural Vietnam has been a significant challenge.

Despite this progress, among 1,634 cities and municipalities in the country, only 6% have achieved municipal-wide Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) status (or Grade 1 sanitation certification).

That’s why WASH United initiated a global day dedicated to menstruation: the Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day), on 28 May.