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First of it's kind: a menstrual hygiene learning centre in Arusha.

Menstrual hygiene management at the Themi secondary school has not always been easy. The school, established in 2007, has over 1300...

"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...