Stockholm, 26-31 Aug 2018: WECF participated in the World Water Week 2018 to further support the worldwide implementation of SDG 6 United we can tackle the SDG 6 (water and sanitation for all) – the World Water Week (WWW) made an important contribution to this by expanding and strengthening networks and sharing knowledge and experiences. This [...]
What is Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Menstruation is a key indicator of health and vitality for women and girls. Managing this hygienically and with dignity is an integral part of good sanitation and hygiene. “MHM starts with the articulation, awareness, and information about menstruation and menstrual hygiene practices. Women and girls should be able to manage [...]
Photo: © Spielvogel / Wikimedia Commons Originally posted on theecologist.org, written by Catherine Harte | 26th March 2018 Poland will host the 24th session of the UN’s climate change conference ( COP24) later this year but the government is already under fire for a controversial bill that would ban spontaneous protest. A number of leading activist groups are calling [...]
This manual aims to build knowledge, skills, and capacity of Civil Society Organisation (CSO) partners of the #Women2030 programme, to foster change towards a gender-responsive implementation of the SDGs. It is a guideline and flexible tool for the Training of Trainers (ToT) and it is made up of 5 modules: Module 1: #women2030 approaches and [...]
Makurdi floods: Governments urged to be responsive to displaced persons Shared by WEP Written by Damian Daga, Makurdi The Federal and Benue State governments have been asked to be responsible and responsive to the plight of displaced persons in the recent Makurdi floods. […]
Article shared by Gender and Water Alliance Our partner Gender and Water Alliance share this report by Globalwaters on how #women and girls in #Nepal experience 'chhaupadi', an ancient system of taboos surrounding menstruating women. Like many women in the region, Tiruwa was told to sleep in a chhau goth or menstrual hut during her [...]
