WSSCC News - May 2014

May 2014 New Resources: Fact Sheets on Post-2015 WASH Targets and Indicators IFH Home Hygiene in Developing Countries Puberty Education and Menstrual Hygiene Management Women taking the lead in transforming community sanitation Violence, Gender and WASH Toolkit Global Sanitation Fund - Nepal WSSCC Jobs & Opportunities Sr. Officer Research and Policy Analysis Policy Advocacy Media and Communications Officer Sr. Officer Country Engagement, Coordination and Membership Senior Programme Officer, Global Advocacy   Latest News ·         Capacity, knowledge and documentation in sanitation and hygiene – calling for harmonisation and coordination ·         New grant opportunity on impact evaluation in sanitation ·         Watch live on 28 May: UN breaks the silence on open defecation! ·         WSSCC supports Kenya's First National Annual Conference on Sanitation & Hygiene ·         Call for Entries: 2014 WASH Media Awards ·         New UNICEF/WHO report says WASH gains mask growing inequalities ·         SWA meeting yields new promises of access, growth and equality ·         Menstrual Hygiene Day is 28 May!   Capacity, knowledge and documentation in sanitation and hygiene – calling for harmonisation and coordination   More and more organisations working in sanitation and hygiene support the vision that equitable and sustainable sanitation and hygiene behaviour change and services at scale should be delivered through locally driven and locally sustained institutions, mechanisms and service providers. This calls for strengthening these institutions, mechanisms and providers at the level where they operate, regionally, nationally and locally, with an emphasis on Africa and Asia. Read more.   New grant opportunity on impact evaluation in sanitation   WSSCC has announced a Call For Proposals (CFP) for grant support for work relating to the 'design and implementation of impact evaluation of sanitation and hygiene programmes'.  The deadline for submissions is June 15, 2014. Read more.   Watch live on 28 May: UN breaks the silence on open defecation!   The United Nations and its partners, including WSSCC, will hold a press briefing and campaign launch at UN Headquarters on 28 May 2014 to help end the practice of open defecation and improve access to toilets and latrines for the 2.5 billion people without basic level sanitation. Read more.   WSSCC supports Kenya's First National Annual Conference on Sanitation & Hygiene   WSSCC was a supporting partner for Kenya's First National Annual Conference on Sanitation & Hygiene, which took place 1-3 April 2014 in Nairobi. Read more.    Call for Entries: 2014 WASH Media Awards   WSSCC and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) welcome entries for the 5th WASH Media Awards. The competition promotes coverage of WASH issues in the local, national and international media. Prize winners will receive a cash award and the opportunity to participate in the World Water Week in Stockholm. The deadline for entries is 15 June 2014. Read more.   New UNICEF/WHO report says WASH gains mask growing inequalities   Inequalities in access to clean drinking water and sanitation persist and in some cases are getting worse, although close to two billion people globally have gained access to clean drinking water and sanitation since 1990, according to the new Joint Monitoring Programme report from WHO and UNICEF. Read more.   SWA meeting yields new promises of access, growth and equality   WSSCC was active at the April Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting in Washington, DC, where top international development experts and government finance ministers from nearly 50 developing countries endorsed a set of commitments designed to speed up access to improved sanitation and drinking water. Read more.   Menstrual Hygiene Day is 28 May!   Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHM) on 28 May is a new milestone day designed to help break the silence and confront the taboos that often prohibit girls and women from reaching their full potential. Developed by WASH United, MHM Day will see activities taking place around the world, including Kenya, where WSSCC National Coordinator Tobias Omufwoko will participate in the main national event in Taharaka Nithi County. Read more.    © 2011 Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) - 15, chemin Louis-Dunant - 1202 Geneva - Switzerland - www.wsscc.org You received this newsletter because you subscribed on the WSSCC website or are a WSSCC member.