Postcards from the field
Recent postcards from the field
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The Water Minders - protecting Lesotho’s water systems
Through support from Lesotho Red Cross Society’s (LRCS) WASH Promotion Interventions for Rural Communities, funded by CS-WASH, a water system was recently constructed providing three tap stands in the village and a fourth in the school. These stands now bring clean water closer to the 20 households and 165 people of Mohonyeling.
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Managing water systems and sanitation in Lesotho - the Water Committees
With support from Lesotho Red Cross Society’s (LRCS) WASH Promotion Interventions for Rural Communities, funded by CS-WASH, household latrines and a community water system have been constructed in Mohonyeling. As Mabereng Mokhopi says, “Now that the construction of the water system has been completed, the whole community is benefitting."
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Mothers supporting girls’ education and hygiene
The Mother’s Group at Boma Primary School is made up of mothers who volunteer to provide a key support and mentorship role to students, especially girls, as well as conduct outreach to the wider community to promote girls’ education and parental support to education. This includes supporting girls understand menstruation, dispelling myths around it and taking responsibility for the menstrual hygiene management facilities. Girls’ school enrolment and attendance have improved since the Mother’s Group were trained by United Purpose.
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#PressForProgress: Time is Now - Celebrating International Women's Day in Nepal
Nepal Red Cross Society is implementing the CS-WASH funded Sanitation, Hygiene and Water Management Project in the remote, far-western region of Bahjang. The project has included a gender focus including strengthening the role of women in community decision making and addressing women’s hygiene needs. This work challenges traditional attitudes.
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Celebrating World Water Day in Lesotho - finding solutions to water challenges
Lesotho Red Cross Society, funded by CS WASH Fund, is working in communities facing economic and climate vulnerability in two rural districts to deliver WASH Promotion Interventions for Rural Communities. This project integrates: building latrines and water systems for communities and schools; and training and awareness building to promote and sustain improved hygiene, sanitation and environmental practices. Read how the project celebrated World Water Day 2018.
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Celebrating International Women's Day in Lesotho
Lesotho Red Cross Society used International Women’s Day on 8 March 2018 as a catalyst to bring women together. Celebrating International Women’s Day created an opportunity for the women to share their experiences and encourage others to step up into leadership roles. Women are now strongly represented on WASH Committees and PHAST groups and leading changes in improving the environments they live in.
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Harvesting rainwater in schools
Magazi primary school in Phalombe used to lack safe water access, with the nearest borehole nearly 1km away. The time students spent collecting water would eat into lesson and study time, impacting on their school performance. To address these issues, United Purpose, together with Phalombe District Council, installed a rainwater harvesing system at Mangazi primary school.
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Making sanitation easier for all ages
No one wants to live without a good toilet. That’s especially true for older people, who benefit from an improved toilet that has handrails and a seat. Through iDE's work in Vietnam, Tran Thi Chau and her mother have puracsed a septic latrine with good accessibility options.
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The youth club that saved a forest
Deforestation is rife in Malawi, in the southern region of Phalombe has been impacting the water catchment and leading to the drying up of wells. Chingazi youth club, with the support of United Purpose and Phalombe District Council, have planted 4,000 seedlings and engaged the community to support management and protection of the forest. "In five years to come, I expect to have a thick forest in the Michesi mountain and am very delighted by what Chingozi youth club has achieved in bringing Michesi mountain forest back to life”, narrated chief Lipa of Chingazi village.
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With money we made from latrine and shelter sales, we sent our daughters to university
When Ms Chin Sunly and Mr Chey Vanna started manufacturing latrines and shelters with iDE Cambodia four years ago, they couldn't imagine that the product line would eventually make up 90 percent of the revenue for their concrete production business. Their burgeoning business has allowed them to support two daughters in university.
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Young People We Care about sanitation
With 40% of Malawi’s population under the age of 15, young people play a crucial role in driving their country’s development. Through training from United Purpose, Combat Youth Club in Phalombe District have been supporting vulnerable groups in their communities to improve their household sanitary facilities. The youth club has been at the forefront of promoting sanitation in their communities by constructing latrines and rubbish pits for vulnerable groups such as the elderly, windows and child headed families under the “Young people we care” initiative.
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Designing sanitation solutions for people with disabilities in Vietnam
A stroke left Nguyen The Dieu unable to move around easily. "I felt so dependent," she said. But, with a toilet designed for people living with physical disabilities, she's able to use the bathroom. "I no longer have to ask for help."
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The multiplier effect of safe water access
For over 13 years the community in Mwakhiwa village in TA Mkhumba in Phalombe district had no access to clean and safe water, relying such as swaps and open wells. As a result, members of the community experienced regular cases of cholera, women had to walk for up to 6 hours a day to fetch safe water and children were late to school as they were accompanying their mothers. This all changed when a shallow well was upgraded.
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