For the first time in the history of refugee camps there has been a concerted effort across multiple agencies to ensure proper treatment and disposal of faecal waste. Prior to 2017, there has been …
How humanitarian effectiveness reviews impact our WASH programming
Oxfam Policy & PracticeHow Oxfam is using monitoring and evaluation to improve programming on water, sanitation and hygiene in Zimbabwe and beyond. By Katie Whitehouse (Global Urban WASH & Markets Advisor, Oxfam) and Parvin …
Reviewing humanitarian evidence
Lisa WalmsleyThe Humanitarian Evidence Programme is delighted to announce the launch of its series of eight systematic reviews. Over the last few years we’ve been working with teams of researchers, practitioners …
Help! My toilet is sinking!
Lousie MedlandLouise Medland, Carol Brady and Jessica Fullwood-Thomas examine the long term effects of annual flooding and waterlogging on people’s lives in Bangladesh. Heavy rainfall during July and August in 2011 …
Unlocking the potential of social accountability to improve water and sanitation services
Carmen Fernández FernándezAchieving the targets within Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG) will require huge infrastructure investment to improve services and to extend them to those they currently do not serve. Social accountability …
Solar pumps, the simple solution we’ve been looking for?
Brian McSorelyBrian McSorely introduces to solar pumps, the developments he’s seen over his career and his hopes for the technology for the future. Whilst World Water Day is a time to …
Wikipedia: A tool for advocacy?
Esther ShaylorEsther Shaylor explains why she’s cleaning up Wikipedia and how it relates to her work as a water and sanitation engineer. When I was at college I was sternly warned …
The ladies’ room
Kerry AkersKerry Akers talks about the careful considerations and interdisciplinary collaboration needed to ensure that protection work is not based on harmful assumptions. umanitarian camps are dark at night. The curfew …
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 …
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