Purpose This briefing paper looks at the importance of gender within Red Cross programmes and services and offers some suggestions about how Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies might integrate gender into water and sanitation programmes and strategies. Overview As…
Purpose This report evaluates and documents the work done since 2006 to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services and what remains to be done. It identifies the types of approaches used, their…
Purpose This case study looks at some of the activities and interventions that took place in communities affected by the earthquake in Banian Union Council in Battagram district, in northern Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province on 8 October, 2005. Overview…
Purpose This video illustrates the importance of having water and sanitation facilities close to the house and the efforts by the Zimbabwean Red Cross Society to improve access to water and hygiene in rural communities. Overview Individuals have to walk…
Purpose This guidance note provides an overview of gender and diversity issues and practicalities to be considered when designing water, sanitation and hygiene promotion programmes. The note contains case studies from Mozambique, Pakistan and Somalia. Overview Women, girls, boys, men,…
Purpose This video illustrates the importance of men/boys assisting in water and sanitation activities. Overview The involvement of men/boys in these activities creates a good relationship between the men, their children and the women. It also creates some free time…
Purpose The purpose of this resource is to provide a comprehensive resource on menstrual hygiene that supports the development of context-specific information for improving practices for women and girls in lower- and middle-income countries. It includes a number of case…
Purpose This video looks at the impact HIV/AIDS has on older people. Overview Most HIV campaigns tend to focus on the young, neglecting older people. The video illustrates the stories of two people in Zimbabwe suffering from the disease and…
Purpose This briefing paper looks at the importance of gender within Red Cross programmes and services and provides some suggestions about how Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies might integrate gender into HIV programmes and strategies. Overview Suggestions for incorporating…
Purpose This document provides information on sex and gender differences in vulnerability to, and impact of, disasters. It looks at all levels of the disaster process: exposure to risk, risk perception, preparedness, response, physical impact, psychological impact, recovery and reconstruction.…