Chandra Bhakta BistaOct 30, 20183 minCelebrating the 19th National Sanitation WeekNepal celebrates annually a number of WASH related special days to achieve the national target of full coverage of WASH services. Nepal...
Raju TirwaMay 27, 20185 minMenstrual Hygiene Day special: Fighting the discriminating chaupadi practice with musicGender based discrimination is one of the major problems of women in Nepal. Among many issues related to gender, menstruation based...
Aura LiskiMar 22, 20185 minWorld Water Day 2018: “Nature for Water” – Springshed approach as nature-based solution to the waterToday we celebrate the World Water Day! This year, the theme of the year “Nature for Water” explores nature-based solutions to the water...
Sanna-Leena Rautanen, Chief Technical AdviserNov 19, 20176 minToilets, anyone? World Toilet Day 2017Today is the World Toilet Day. The day was officially designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013 to inspire action to...
Sanna-Leena RautanenSep 14, 20174 minTime for Progress and ChangeWe 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...
Lene Gerwel-JensenMay 31, 20176 minChanging Behavior - For RealSanitation and hygiene are very much about behavior. RWSSP-WN II is sharpening its approach by making our behavior change programme more...
Published in Kaligandki daily, Parbat (30 MarchApr 7, 20172 minPeople of Patalkharka left behind the use of unprotected water sourceThe indigenous Magar people of the remote Patalkharka settlement located in Parbat district used to live without safe drinking water and...
Sanna-Leena Rautanen, Chief Technical AdviserMar 22, 20174 minWhy 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...
Chandra Bhakta BistaMar 9, 20174 minDrying racks are promoting behavior change for improved hygieneDiarrhea remains the world’s second leading cause of death and it is often caused by poor sanitation and hygiene. Community-driven...
Sangita KhadkaMar 7, 20172 minInternational 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...
Min Prasad Basnet (District WASH Advisor)Feb 15, 20174 minGrateful voices and happy faces are causes of joy, motivation and satisfaction for us working for RWA case of Kholakharka Karangdi Lift Scheme, Nibuwakharka VDC, Syangja Lifting water to the previously dry hill tops changes lives. These...
Sanna-Leena Rautanen, Chief Technical AdviserJan 11, 20174 minBeing 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...
Chandra Bhakta BistaNov 16, 20162 minChanging Community Behavior through Sanitation Campaign in KapilvastuSome sanitation and hygiene behaviors in Terai are hard as iron – almost impossible to change despite the attempts of so many WASH...
Sanna-Leena Rautanen, Chief Technical AdviserOct 8, 20165 minRain Drops Count – Revisiting ‘Finnida’ Rainwater harvesting jars after a decadeIn 2003 I wrote that “Rainwater harvesting (RWH) represents people-oriented technology that is an aspect of household water security....
Sanna-Leena Rautanen, Chief Technical AdviserSep 22, 20164 minProgress - 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...
Pamela WhiteJul 24, 20165 minTurning Around Difficult Access Issues - Human Rights Based Approach in PracticeBarriers to access to water and sanitation can be physical – such as the lack of a toilet, or long distance to collect clean water, for...
Min Prasad Basnet, District WASH Advisor, SyangjaJul 8, 20163 minDisaster risk reduction on community´s own terms - a case of Siraudi Kataude source improvement scheSiraudi Kataude Point Source Improvement project is a recently completed water supply scheme in ward number 9 of Sakhar VDC, Syangja....
Shirish A. Adhikari and Sangita KhadkaJun 23, 20164 minDepletion of water sources making women's life harder than everMs. Jimma Magar, Chairperson of the proposed Chinekhola electrical lifting water supply scheme, together with other women of Narikot...
Bipin PoudelMay 19, 20164 minKarmahawa, Kapilvastu, and Post-Declaration RealitiesOn 17 May 2016 at 10:21, Bipin Poudel <bipin.wash@gmail.com> wrote: Village Level Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Coordination...
Jari LaukkaApr 12, 20163 minBehaviour Change Communication in WASH ActivitiesBehaviour change is indispensable part of successful sanitation and hygiene, rural water supply and capacity development activities. In...