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"Achieving menstrual justice through a grassroots and multisectoral approach."

Watch a two day virtual African Coalition symposium on menstrual organized by UNFPA, guided by panels of high-level leaders and...

Anna's Story of Change

Anna Juma is a 35-year-old single woman, who lives in Sombetini Arusha. Anna, hired by Arusha City Council, is a cleaner who runs the...

Neema's Story of Change

Neema William Masegheng’e is a 29-year-old local mason, who lives at Ngoloko ward, Shinyanga. She is a wife, a mother of one and a local...

Manual emptying revamped in Shinyanga – Formalising & Equipping Watu Kazi Group

Watu Kazi Manual Emptiers receiving a drainage unblocking kit from the WASH SDG Programme in Shinyanga to support their emptying work...

Unsafe disposal of menstrual hygiene products: not simply a ‘woman’s issue’

Have you ever stopped to wonder why menstrual hygiene management (MHM) matters? What type of products girls and women use, and how these...

Finding ‘gold’ in ‘poop’: the exciting world of faecal sludge re-use

Faecal sludge may be re-used in many ways. For some, re-use is emerging as a profitable business and a livelihood opportunity. As part of...

Kanyaga Kanyaga: handwashing with soap made easier and safer in Tanzania

Since the spread of the coronavirus disease, there has been a sharp rise in handwashing stations in public spaces; from the smallest...

A toilet manual emptier’s life in this day and age

In many situations and areas in Tanzania’s cities, manual emptying is the only option for households in densely populated areas with...