Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Imagine that you are on a field visit in a rural village in India to try to understand how a sanitation facility which you have been involved in constructing has impacted the community. Has it generated health benefits for everyone? Can every person use it with ease?
Hygiene has come to the forefront of conversation during the COVID-19 crisis. Handwashing is, of course, the first line of defence against COVID-19, though this advice is difficult to follow where water and sanitation services are lacking. But in reality, hygiene is about more than handwashing alone …
The post-2015 agenda through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focusses on aiming to ‘leave no-one behind’ in global development. The SDGs seek to provide a blueprint for people, the planet, peace and prosperity for now and the future, whilst addressing the key challenges of climate change and protecting the environment. The goals are broad …