Welcome to the Hygiene Promotion Technical Working Group's Speaker Series Library. The Speaker Series is a series of monthly online events exploring different topics, issues and innovations in hygiene promotion, community engagement and WASH, with the aim of sharing learning globally. 


We welcome suggestions for topics and presenters at the HP Speaker Series. If you have a suggestion that you would like to see, please contact michelle.farrington@oxfam.org 


Upcoming Events

Library of Previous Events (Recordings and Presentations)

A session looking at the challenges and potential solutions for addressing the WASH needs of those with incontinence in emergencies

A session exploring the links between  hygiene and mental health in emergencies

A session looking at the role of hygiene promotion and behaviour change in the control and response to cholera outbreaks

An in-depth look at the role of hygiene kits within emergency WASH response and a discussion of the effectiveness of delivering kits, innovations in hygiene kit items and whether distributing hygiene items in kind really meets our WASH programme goals. 

In this episode of our Hygiene Promotion Speaker Series, we look at the role of community engagement within WASH programming. Our speakers, from both within the WASH and Health sectors discuss the progress that has been made in community engagement initiatives over the past 5 years, and what more is still to be done to ensure communities take the leading role in WASH responses.


In this episode of our Hygiene Promotion Speaker Series, we look at the role of community engagement within WASH programming. Our speakers, from both within the WASH and Health sectors discuss the progress that has been made in community engagement initiatives over the past 5 years, and what more is still to be done to ensure communities take the leading role in WASH responses.



In this episode of the Speaker Series, we look at what we mean by Formative Research, when we should use it in humanitarian hygiene promotion responses, and how formative research can help shape effective WASH responses


In this episode, we look at the water, sanitation and hygiene needs and considerations for women and those who menstruate across their reproductive life cycles, from menarche to perimenopause

Climate change is having a dramatic effect on humanitarian action, increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events in some places, but driving drought and water scarcity in others. What do these changes mean for supporting the most affected communities in terms of their health and hygiene?



In this episode of the speaker series we look at progress in handwashing gains since the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether efforts made during the global outbreak have resulted in sustained improved handwashing behaviour. 


Got an idea for a Speaker Series Topic? Contact the Hygiene Promotion Working Group by emailing: michelle.farrington@oxfam.org