Health | Integrated expertise | Water, sanitation and hygiene
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Sectoral intervention framework –
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
French Red Cross positioning document on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
DRM & WASH programme factsheet: Disaster Risk Management & Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
The purpose of this programme factsheet is to highlight the links between Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector and to show how WASH interventions can be developed using DRM approaches and tools to ensure the resilience of water and sanitation infrastructure in the face of disasters and climate change. This factsheet helps to understand the value of WASH sector activities within DRM projects and vice versa.
Target audience: WASH and DRM project managers; WASH and DRM technical coordinators; Programme coordinators; Delegation and Sub-Delegation heads; Headquarters technical managers and focal points; Geographical managers and their deputies.
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Technical factsheets – Water
Water treatment
BioSand Filter
Hygiene Committee in Chad
Hygiene activity factsheets
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French Red Cross Training Platform
Other
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Guide for constructing a “Tippy Tap”
Mark Tiele Westra – Werkgroep OntwikkelingsTechnieken (WOT), University of Twente
➤ Simple solution for handwashing, adapted to low-resource contexts.
WASH - Standard products catalogue
IFRC, ICRC
➤ Catalogue of standard products for water, sanitation and hygiene.
Sphere standards for emergency intervention in the field of water, hygiene and sanitation
➤ inimum standards for humanitarian interventions, part of the Sphere project framework.
Leaving no one behind in water, sanitation and hygiene
➤ Guidance for reaching marginalised populations in WASH projects.
Responding to emergencies – water, sanitation and hygiene
UNHCR
➤ Guide for WASH responses in emergencies and population displacement situations.
➤ Coordination and resource platform for WASH interventions in emergency situations.
5. Case studies and insights
WASH United
➤ Organisation dedicated to education, awareness and social justice around WASH.
Menstrual Hygiene Day – 28 mai
➤ Global day for raising awareness of menstrual hygiene.
Cholera plateforme
➤ Resources and coordination for cholera control, often linked to WASH contexts.
Menstrual Hygiene Management Programmes
Waste Management in Humanitarian Interventions
Technical WASH Webinars in Partnership with IFRC (5 webinars)