Podcast
WASH Works
Hosted by Devex · EN
In this new podcast, Devex reporters Rebecca Root and Amruta Byatnal explore how a lack of water, sanitation, and hygiene, or WASH, might impact progress on the broader sustainable development agenda. WASH Works taps into global perspectives and recommendations for changes, as well as taking a look at what local initiatives are tackling WASH challenges on the ground.
6episodes
Episodes
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Where's the WASH in education?
Jan 13, 202200:25:21Tap to summarizeBefore the pandemic, 37% of schools didn’t have a decent toilet. What impact does that have on education? In this final episode of the series, Amruta and Rebecca speak to Ada Oko-Williams, senior WASH manager of sanitation at WaterAid and co-founder of the African Women Sanitation Professionals Network and googo, chief of research, evaluation, and monitoring at the Development Organisation of the Rural Poor, about the intersection of WASH and education and what actions can be taken to push forward progress on both SDG 4 and 6.
Transcribe →WASH at the heart of peace and war
Dec 13, 202100:26:44Tap to summarizeLimited access to water, sanitation, and hygiene, or WASH, can cause conflict in certain parts of the world and WASH facilities can become casualties in disputes. But WASH also has a role to play in peacekeeping, according to experts Kelly Ann Naylor, associate director of WASH at UNICEF, and Gidon Bromberg, Israeli Director of EcoPeace Middle East, who join Amruta and Rebecca in this episode.
Transcribe →Water and sanitation as a solution to climate change
Nov 11, 202100:29:28Tap to summarizeWith COP 26 in full swing, Rebecca and Amruta explore how water, sanitation and hygiene are affected by climate change – and could also help provide a solution. Sanitation and Water for All's Catarina de Albuquerque, Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in Bangladesh, and Aishwarya Pramod, accelerator and investment manager at the Toilet Board Coalition share their views about the intersection of WASH and climate and what actions can be taken to push forward progress in both Sustainable Development Goal 13 on climate action and SDG 6 on clean water and sanitation.
Transcribe →What lack of water and hygiene can mean for health
Oct 29, 202100:23:37Tap to summarize“Can you imagine labor and delivery without water?” That’s the reality for many women in rural Ethiopia, according to Migs Muldrow, founder and board chair of Village Health Partnerships. Without it, patients can’t use the toilet and health care workers can’t wash their hands after procedures, Nkwan Jacob Gobte, a WASH infection prevention and control nurse working with the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, said.In episode 2 of WASH Works, Rebecca and Amruta look at the intersection of WASH and health, and what actions can be taken to push forward progress on both SDG 3 on good health and well-being and SDG 6 on clean water and sanitation.
Transcribe →Why women and girls lose the most in the absence of WASH
Oct 15, 202100:27:40Tap to summarizeWhen it comes to poor access to water and decent sanitation, the repercussions are often disproportionately felt by women. For example, a lack of adequate facilities in schools might mean girls having to stay at home during their menstruation, impacting their ability to learn; collecting water instead of working can limit their opportunities to earn a living, and using a toilet without a lock can leave them open to gender-based violence.To kick off the WASH Works series, Rebecca speaks to Barbara Schreiner, executive director of the Water Integrity Network, and Jamila Mayanja, the CEO of Smart Girls Foundation Uganda, about the intersection of water, sanitation, and hygiene, or WASH, and gender equality and what actions can be taken to push forward progress on both Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 6.
Transcribe →Introducing WASH Works
Oct 13, 202100:01:38Tap to summarizeAround the world, millions of people lack access to clean and safe drinking water, toilets, and handwashing facilities. In a new podcast from Devex, reporters Rebecca Root and Amruta Byatnal take a look at how a lack of water, sanitation and hygiene, or WASH, services is impacting communities, and the small scale solutions that can help us better understand how to make progress on a larger scale.
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