The following articles link to news around the world that relates to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). The content is not necessarily endorsed by Lifewater or its partners.
My "SH" Conversion in Ethiopia
Leslie Hawthorne Klingler (Lifewater International) August 17, 2010 For years, I have talked about sanitation and hygiene as crucial
components of sustainable water development. The acronym WASH (Water,
Sanitation, and Hygiene) rolls off my tongue, and I cheer when I hear
our supporters using it themselves. But do I really believe that WASH
can change lives? After a “conversion” experience in Ethiopia...
Glittery Marketing Boosts Hand-Washing Efforts
Eliza Barclay (National Geographic News) June 30, 2010 Humanitarian groups are using new tactics and marketing strategies to promote hand washing in developing nations. One strategy for teaching children about the spread of germs is proving particularly effective: one child's hands are sprinkled with glitter, and pretty soon all the other children at school have glitter on their hands. In Ghana,...
Toilets: A Simple Solution to World Health Issues
Mitchell Koss (Los Angeles Times) June 9, 2010 When you flush your toilet here in Los Angeles, the waste is likely to end up at the Hyperion Treatment Plant in El Segundo, which every day receives enough raw sewage to fill the Rose Bowl several times over...
Outcomes of the Second African Water Week Still Relevant
Patrick Baidoo (allAfrica.com) May 7, 2010 The 2010 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report on
sanitation and drinking water prompts a consideration of conclusions
reached at the 2nd African Water Week [AWW-2] which was held in
Johannesburg, South-Africa from November 9 to 13, 2009. Water infrastructure development as the participants reiterated was
inextricably linked with economic growth of countries and that Africa's
Finance Minister's should strategize their programmes to finance
planned deliverables for the water and sanitation sector...
Lifewater Volunteer Field Trainers Share their Experiences
Two field trainers share their most memorable times and lessons learned during WASH trips to train in country partners.
Eye-Opening Swedish Ad Depicts Mothers' Plight for Safe Water
A Swedish ad shows a mother filling a baby bottle with dirty dishwater and then feeding it to her child. The disturbing but effective ad is from the Church of Sweden, which wanted to highlight the plight of countries worldwide that don’t have access to clean drinking water.
Churches Spotlight Safe Water During Lent
Ethan Cole (Christian Post) Feb 15, 2010 Several church bodies are tying a worldwide campaign for safe water to this year’s Lenten season. The National Council of Churches, with partners Church World Service and Lifewater International, has created a website dedicated to encouraging Christians to remember the millions around the world who do not have access to clean water. “Water is symbolic of our relationship with God, carrying the image of renewal, promise, and hope,” says NCC’s Jordan Blevins, who helped create the website, washforlent.wordpress.com.
Handwashing: the best vaccine
Each year,
diarrheal diseases and acute respiratory infections are responsible for the
deaths of more than 3.5 million children under the age of five.
Global Handwashing Day, celebrated on October 15, shines a spotlight on the importance of handwashing with soap
and water as one of the most effective and affordable health interventions. Consider using Global Handwashing day as an opportunity to teach your community about the importance of good handwashing and to raise awareness about the need for WASH around the globe.
Dirty water, poor hygiene costing Laos
Michael Casey (AP) July 2, 2009
Laos is losing nearly $200 million a year, or 5.6 percent of its gross domestic product, due to poor sanitation and the resulting disease outbreaks that come from dirty water and a lack of toilets. The World Bank study found that the largest share of the $193 million in losses comes from the cost of treating 3 million cases of disease each year linked to poor sanitation as well as the 6,000 premature deaths.
Seeking low-cost solutions to sanitation crisis in Africa
Mark Shwartz (Stanford Report) April 22, 2009 - Each year, diarrhea kills an estimated 1.8 million people worldwide. More than 90 percent of the victims are children younger than 5 in developing countries. What makes the problem especially tragic is that it seems so preventable.
Water - another global 'crisis'?
Richard Black (BBC) February 2, 2009 - Among people who study human development, it is a widely-held view that each person needs about 20 liters of water each day for the basics - to drink, cook and wash sufficiently to avoid disease transmission. Yet at the height of the East African drought, people were getting by on less than five liters a day - in some cases, less than one liter a day, enough for just three glasses of drinking water and nothing left over.
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