Esther Shaylor explains how Oxfam is working with other NGOs to share learning about providing emergency water, sanitation and hygiene using local markets. In recent years there has been a …
Taking a toilet break: on the railway line
Caroline SweetmanHaving unmet needs for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) not only endangers life, it can negatively affect all aspects of daily existence, and women and girls suffer the most. Editor, …
Tigers in the toilet
Angus McBrideCould the Tiger Toilet be a long lasting sanitation solution for refugee camps? We think it could be. anitation is a huge priority for Oxfam as we seek cost effective, …
The forgotten nexus of sanitation, hygiene & water: Is this the inhibitor to progress?
Katie WhitehouseIn the lead-up to World Toilet Day, Oxfam’s Katie Whitehouse looks at how water, sanitation, hygiene and development are connected. n the 1800s, towns and cities across the world, including …
Making standards practical is critical to sanitation innovation for rapidly expanding urban areas in developing countries
Katie WhitehouseWASH solutions can only implemented when they work in context. Coming up to World Toilet Day, Katie Whitehouse explains why, in some cases, standards may not be achievable. ontainer based …
The dilemma of managing toilets
Katie WhitehouseWhere there are no sewers to connect to, we need to find other ways to manage waste. Here Katie Whitehouse looks at some of the issues that come with having …
Toilet access is dominating programme delivery but what is the point of building more toilets if we cannot manage them?
Katie WhitehouseTomorrow is World Toilet Day and here, Katie Whitehouse looks at how building a toilet isn’t the end of the story and we need sustainable approaches to Water, Sanitation and …
Responding to our toilet duties: An important subject!
Jenny LambSanitation in emergency contexts must consider a diverse range of social, environmental, cultural and economic parameters. Jenny Lamb explores what this means for Oxfam and for Water Sanitation and Hygiene …
The impatient optimist: Urine-tricity to light humanitarian camps
Andy BastableIn this blog we’re introduced to two sides of the ‘Urine-tricity’ story. Firstly, we hear from Oxfam’s Head of Water and Sanitation Andy Bastable, who shares his eager observations on the …
Overcoming social barriers: A journey by women WASH platform
Ashish BaruaIn this latest blog Ashish Barua explains how the all female ‘Women WASH Platform’ has broken down social barriers to encourage better practice in Bangladesh. “We install latrines inside the …
