Equality for sanitation workers is key to transforming waste into Brown Gold
It is fundamental that we start using a rights-based approach to support the welfare of sanitation workers.
Reflection workshop: barriers to inclusion of older people with incontinence and their caregivers in humanitarian settings
The one-day workshop enabled the research leads to reflect on the project and the processes of doing the research, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Forced to clean excreta “…by accident of their birth in a particular caste”
The final day of the Sanitation Workers Forum focused on participation in workshops to establish how labour rights can be effectively connected to sanitation, and how those working to support sanitation workers to realise their rights can learn lessons from other sectors.
“Sanitation workers live invisible lives in our cities”
Recognising sanitation workers and giving them the protections and benefits they are entitled to should be a priority moving forward.
“If you ask who emptied the pit, no one will show their hands”
The second day of the Sanitation Workers Forum explored intersectionality, the challenges of COVID-19, occupational health and safety, and sanitation worker representation.
“Exploiting sanitation workers is a form of modern slavery”
A recognition of manual scavenging as a form of modern slavery, representation of the different individuals involved in sanitation in different contexts and a reflection on the history of sanitation work are key learnings to take forward.
New journal paper: The hidden WASH needs of perimenopausal women
Our new paper in the Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, The hidden WASH needs of perimenopausal women, reveals the experiences of women in Ghana who are at the time when their periods will permanently stop, at the menopause, taking a journey through a stage called the perimenopause.
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Call for contributions: Sanitation Workers Forum 2021
Between 22nd-26th November 2021, the first Sanitation Workers’ Forum will be held entirely online
Efficiency for Access talks to Amita Bhakta about inequalities and opportunities in the clean energy sector
By Eleanor Wagner, Marketing Communications Executive, Energy Saving Trust, Co-Secretariat of the Efficiency for Access Coalition This interview was conducted with Amita Bhakta for Efficiency for Access, a global coalition to accelerate clean energy access through high-performing appliances, and originally […]