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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
The branding of humanitarian assets and programme signage (often in English) is common practice in displacement contexts.
Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 30% of deaths among children displaced due
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
Menstrual hygiene is a vital as well as a very sensitive issue for women in reproductive ages.
Most households in the districts of Sri Lanka affected by the tsunami possessed drinking water wells, and these wells were contamina
Batch water treatment consists of the intermittent use of settling tanks for water clarification, and is a common treatment practice