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Chandra Bhakta Bista
  • Oct 30, 2018
  • 3 min

Celebrating the 19th National Sanitation Week

Nepal celebrates annually a number of WASH related special days to achieve the national target of full coverage of WASH services. Nepal...

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Raju Tirwa
  • May 27, 2018
  • 5 min

Menstrual Hygiene Day special: Fighting the discriminating chaupadi practice with music

Gender based discrimination is one of the major problems of women in Nepal. Among many issues related to gender, menstruation based...

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Aura Liski
  • Mar 22, 2018
  • 5 min

World Water Day 2018: “Nature for Water” – Springshed approach as nature-based solution to the water

Today we celebrate the World Water Day! This year, the theme of the year “Nature for Water” explores nature-based solutions to the water...

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Sanna-Leena Rautanen, Chief Technical Adviser
  • Nov 19, 2017
  • 6 min

Toilets, anyone? World Toilet Day 2017

Today is the World Toilet Day. The day was officially designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013 to inspire action to...

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Sanna-Leena Rautanen
  • Sep 14, 2017
  • 4 min

Time for Progress and Change

We are happy to share our progress report! This is also available as brief. Even amid many changes in Nepal over the past year, we did...

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Lene Gerwel-Jensen
  • May 31, 2017
  • 6 min

Changing Behavior - For Real

Sanitation and hygiene are very much about behavior. RWSSP-WN II is sharpening its approach by making our behavior change programme more...

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Published in Kaligandki daily, Parbat (30 March
  • Apr 7, 2017
  • 2 min

People of Patalkharka left behind the use of unprotected water source

The indigenous Magar people of the remote Patalkharka settlement located in Parbat district used to live without safe drinking water and...

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Sanna-Leena Rautanen, Chief Technical Adviser
  • Mar 22, 2017
  • 4 min

Why Waste Water, anywhere?

World Water Day, on 22 March every year, highlights a specific aspect of freshwater. In 2017, the theme is “Wastewater.” The global...

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Chandra Bhakta Bista
  • Mar 9, 2017
  • 4 min

Drying racks are promoting behavior change for improved hygiene

Diarrhea remains the world’s second leading cause of death and it is often caused by poor sanitation and hygiene. Community-driven...

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Sangita Khadka
  • Mar 7, 2017
  • 2 min

International Women's Day 2017 #BeBoldForChange

“We are taking lead to manage our homes. We are taking lead to manage our water users’ committees. Now, it is time to take a lead role to...

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Min Prasad Basnet (District WASH Advisor)
  • Feb 15, 2017
  • 4 min

Grateful voices and happy faces are causes of joy, motivation and satisfaction for us working for RW

A case of Kholakharka Karangdi Lift Scheme, Nibuwakharka VDC, Syangja Lifting water to the previously dry hill tops changes lives. These...

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Sanna-Leena Rautanen, Chief Technical Adviser
  • Jan 11, 2017
  • 4 min

Being Productive with Sanitation!

Facebook reactions to use of urine at a rooftop garden: Creative work; looks doubled organically; Khana auna paryo ki kya ho? (could I...

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Chandra Bhakta Bista
  • Nov 16, 2016
  • 2 min

Changing Community Behavior through Sanitation Campaign in Kapilvastu

Some sanitation and hygiene behaviors in Terai are hard as iron – almost impossible to change despite the attempts of so many WASH...

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Sanna-Leena Rautanen, Chief Technical Adviser
  • Oct 8, 2016
  • 5 min

Rain Drops Count – Revisiting ‘Finnida’ Rainwater harvesting jars after a decade

In 2003 I wrote that “Rainwater harvesting (RWH) represents people-oriented technology that is an aspect of household water security....

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Sanna-Leena Rautanen, Chief Technical Adviser
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • 4 min

Progress - After All, For All!

We achieved are our targets! Even if the past year 2072/2073 was a tragic year for Nepal, the joint effort together with our different...

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Pamela White
  • Jul 24, 2016
  • 5 min

Turning Around Difficult Access Issues - Human Rights Based Approach in Practice

Barriers to access to water and sanitation can be physical – such as the lack of a toilet, or long distance to collect clean water, for...

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Min Prasad Basnet, District WASH Advisor, Syangja
  • Jul 8, 2016
  • 3 min

Disaster risk reduction on community´s own terms - a case of Siraudi Kataude source improvement sche

Siraudi Kataude Point Source Improvement project is a recently completed water supply scheme in ward number 9 of Sakhar VDC, Syangja....

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Shirish A. Adhikari and Sangita Khadka
  • Jun 23, 2016
  • 4 min

Depletion of water sources making women's life harder than ever

Ms. Jimma Magar, Chairperson of the proposed Chinekhola electrical lifting water supply scheme, together with other women of Narikot...

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Bipin Poudel
  • May 19, 2016
  • 4 min

Karmahawa, Kapilvastu, and Post-Declaration Realities

On 17 May 2016 at 10:21, Bipin Poudel <bipin.wash@gmail.com> wrote: Village Level Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Coordination...

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Jari Laukka
  • Apr 12, 2016
  • 3 min

Behaviour Change Communication in WASH Activities

Behaviour change is indispensable part of successful sanitation and hygiene, rural water supply and capacity development activities. In...

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