International Women’s Day 2022: TNUSSP in collaboration with OVERDUE and five other organisations launches the third edition of its ‘Women in Sanitation’ social media campaign, to celebrate women professionals in the sanitation sector. The Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS) led Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP) launched the third edition of the ‘Women…

Sanitation workers – men, women and children engaged in the handling and management of human faecal matter across the globe– often face a myriad of challenges: exposure to health risks; inadequate safety protections; low, irregular pay; limited access to financial opportunities; or social stigma and discrimination. Community members, researchers, activists, and policymakers are calling for…

Why should YOU care about toilets? UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation Pedro Arrojo, discusses why we should care about toilets, not just this #WorldToiletDay but every other day 👇 So WHO will fund toilets? Secondly, UN Special Rapporteur Pedro Arrojo emphasizes the need to significantly increase public…

By: Claudy Vouhé (L’être égale) and Nelly Leblond (DPU), with contributions from Penda Diouf (OGDS), Angèle Koué (GEPALEF), Astrid Mujinga (CFCEM/GA), Jeannine Raoelimiadana (SiMIRALENTA), Mina Rakotoarindrasata (Genre en Action), and Adriana Allen (DPU) According to Tatu Mtwangi Limbumba, a sanitation expert and member of the Tanzanian OVERDUE project team, traditional taboos surrounding excreta and toilets…

OGDS, GEPALEF, SiMIRALENTA and CFCEM/GA presented new insights based on their work in Saint Louis, Abidjan, Antananarivo and Bukavu, in the form of 4 short films. Session 1 tackled women’s invisible sanitation work in Saint Louis and gendered taboos surrounding bodies & toilets in Abidjan. Session 2 explored opportunities and constraints for women in the…