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The rapid influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has led to the formation of huge camps, built on difficult terra
This paper examines how emotional motivators can be used to promote handwashing with soap (HWWS) among mothers affected by an emerge
Humanitarian agencies strive to provide sanitation facilities which are safe, accessible and afford users privacy and dignity.
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The humanitarian sector has been strengthening its focus on and commitment to community-centred responses in recent years.
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As recent emergencies have shown, there are still significant challenges in the timely provision of safe sanitation in natural disas
The construction of sufficient latrines for displaced people in rocky, high water-table areas can be a problem.
In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Oxfam’s Public Health Promotion team used a voucher programme to provide beneficiarie
Large-scale urban WASH programming requires different approaches to those normally employed in Oxfam emergency response activities.