All of us want to keep our families safe and healthy.
That begins with making sure that they have access to #sanitation & #hygiene.
The Sanitation & Hygiene Fund helps countries expand access to household sanitation!
#SHFLaunch
At the current rate of progress, we will achieve #SDG6 on #sanitation and #hygiene only in the 22nd century.
This is clearly unacceptable.
We need a global solution to the global sanitation & hygiene crisis.
#SHFLaunch
74 year old Ratna has been working to shift the mindset of the people in her community towards sanitation and Hygiene. Find out how one person can inspire change by following her campaign to build toilets and install tube-wells in Nepal.
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“Adequate sanitation facilities in schools, with separate toilets for girls, are essential to safeguard #MenstrualHealth and hygiene and enable girls to not miss out on #education,” says Nepal���s Minister of Water Supply.
#LeaveNoOneBehind
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Ratna was often ridiculed by neighbors as someone "always talking about feces & urine."
But she marched on to bring proper sanitation & hygiene to her village.
Learn more about her journey on #WorldToiletDay.
And retweet if you agree with her decision!
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A woman in a Nepali village has devoted all her life to bringing toilets to all the community members.
On this year's #WorldToiletDay, find out how Ratna's determination has brought positive changes to the traditional community.
Read here:
👉🏻 https://t.co/rTA0mtoiax
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On today's @WorldToiletDay, Dominic O'Neill @SHFchief explains how the new Sanitation and Hygiene Fund will address the sanitation and hygiene crisis!
"We will raise funds, then provide grants to country governments, who will also co-finance."
Read here: https://t.co/9qG3k6k3RK
In Madagascar, women with disabilities still encounter a lot of difficulties when it comes to #MenstrualHealth, says leading disability advocate Dr Radafiniantsoa.
"We must raise awareness of this issue."
Join us for #SHFLaunch
17 November | 16:00 (CET)
https://t.co/8bbGsKUUUJ
How can a country become developed when its people still practice open defecation?
Ziadath Achimi says that #sanitation lies at the heart of development and that without it change is not possible.
Join us for #SHFLaunch
17 November | 16:00 (CET)
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#Sanitation, #hygiene and #MenstrualHealth are fundamental components of the health care system, says Dr Yashmin Shrestha of Nepal.
Yet they are not receiving the attention or the budget that they need.
Join us for #SHFLaunch
17 November | 16:00 (CET)
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Soap & water stop diseases.
For better #HealthForAll, we must begin by ensuring that everyone has access to #sanitation and #hygiene.
US$2 billion will help the Sanitation & Hygiene Fund provide millions of people with the basics and help us #BuildBackBetter!
#SHFLaunch
How can a country become developed when its people still practice open defecation?
Ziadath Achimi says that #sanitation lies at the heart of development and that without it change is not possible.
Join us for #SHFLaunch
17 November | 16:00 (CET)
https://t.co/zmMb80BdNn
What do toilets have to do with GDP?
@AminaJMohammed discusses with @TheZeinabBadawi the critical role that sanitation and hygiene play in health, education and economic development.
Join us for #SHFLaunch
17 November | 16:00 (CET) | 10:00 (EST)
https://t.co/8bbGsKUUUJ
Preparations are in full swing for the launch of the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund! We've recorded @SHFchief's video presentation today! Can't wait to see the #SHFLaunch show!
Thanks so much @CornlandStudio!
#WashYourHands is essential for health, today and every day.
It helps protect you, and it helps protect your health care provider.
Every doctor, nurse, and health care worker must be able to count on having safe #sanitation and #hygiene at work.
#SHFLaunch#HandHygieneforAll
#WashYourHands!
Thoroughly! 🖐️
Repeatedly! 🧼
Stop the spread of disease with soap and water.
It’s a simple, cost-effective way to protect yourself, protect others, and help to save lives.
#SHFLaunch
Many girls are forced to miss school or drop out of school entirely when they start menstruating because their school lacks #sanitation and #hygiene facilities which would allow them to manage their periods with dignity.
#MenstrualHealth matters!
#SHFLaunch#LeaveNoOneBehind