Overview of News, Blogs, Resources and Videos BRAC WASH

Overview of News, Blogs, Resources and Videos BRAC
WASH Programme
BRAC and IRC website
BRAC WASH Programme brochure/summary document/report
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Brochure (November 2014)
Link: http://wash.brac.net/images/pdf/wash%20brochure1.pdf
WASH capability statement (November 2015)
Link: http://www.bracuk.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/WASH.pdf
BRAC WASH Programme Final Report (February 2016)
Link: http://www.ircwash.org/resources/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-nine-years-scale-andinnovation-bangladesh-programme-report
BRAC WASH resource papers:
BRAC WASH programme overview
http://wash.brac.net
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_overview_dec_2014.pdf
http://linkis.com/www.ircwash.org/news/HdjGK#
BRAC water, sanitation and hygiene: nine years of scale and innovation in Bangladesh: programme
report 2006-2015
http://www.ircwash.org/resources/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-nine-years-scale-and-innovationbangladesh-programme-report
BRAC WASH : learning from WASH experiences in Bangladesh : BRAC Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
26-27 April, 2015
Donors, government, and NGOs reflect on the achievements and challenges of the BRAC WASH
programme that brought hygienic sanitation to more than 37 million people and safe water to two million.
http://www.ircwash.org/resources/brac-wash-learning-wash-experiences-bangladesh-brac-centre-dhakabangladesh-26-27-april
BRAC WASH : learning from WASH experiences in Bangladesh
http://wash.brac.net/news-a-media
"Words into Action", the flagship publication for the 7th World Water Forum
Please click the link below, and flip to page 40 of the actual book (it will show as page 43 of 112 in the
bottom right corner). http://issuu.com/peterantell/docs/wia_wwf7
BRAC WASH: Meeting the human right to water
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_safe_water_dec_2014.pdf
BRAC WASH: Safe sanitation with equity
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_safe_sanitation_dec_2014.pdf
BRAC WASH: Achieving behavioural change
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_achieving_behavioural_change_dec_2014.pdf
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BRAC WASH: School sanitation and hygiene education
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_school_sanitation_and_hygiene_dec_2014.pdf
Innovation and Learning:
BRAC WASH: Assessing financial sustainability
Link: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_lcca_dec_2014.pdf
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BRAC WASH: Qualitative monitoring (QIS)
Link: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_qis_dec_2014_0.pdf
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BRAC WASH: Fecal sludge management
Link:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_Fecal_sludge_management_dec_2014.pdf
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BRAC WASH: Sanitation supply chain management
Link:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_supply_chain_management_dec_2014.pdf
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BRAC WASH: Integrated monitoring
Link: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_integrated_monitoring_dec_2014.pdf
BRAC and IRC learning together
http://linkis.com/www.ircwash.org/news/HdjGK#
Achievements of WASH Programme Towards Millennium Development Goals and Beyond (BRAC
Research and Evaluation Division, Monograph Series 60)
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Link: http://research.brac.net/monographs/Monograph_60.pdf
News items:
Fecal Sludge Management: Second Generation Sanitation Challenge
The detailed discussions that took place at the roundtable titled, "Fecal Sludge Management: Second
Generation Sanitation Challenge"
See more at: http://www.thedailystar.net/round-tables/Fecal-sludge-management-second-generationsanitation-challenge-1236793
Fecal sludge management new sanitation challenge
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Md Akramul Islam, PhD, Director of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), BRAC participated in a
roundtable titled "Fecal Sludge Management: Second Generation Sanitation Challenge", which was held
at The Daily Star Centre. The roundtable was jointly organised by the newspaper, DSK, ITN-BUET, and
Practical Action.
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/untreated-Fecal-sludge-huge-threat-health-1225666
BRAC and Dutch Water Sector
Ms. Nameerah Khan, Coordinator of Knowledge Management of the BRAC Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene programme met with Dutch organisations active in Bangladesh.
http://www.ircwash.org/news/netherlands-and-bangladesh-brac-and-dutch-water-sector
Data for decision making, costs and services of WASH in schools
During SACOSAN VI Splash, BRAC WASH and IRC hosted a side event on data for decision making
using schools as an entry point.
See more at: http://www.ircwash.org/news/data-decision-making-costs-and-services-wash-schools
Voices of success in BRAC WASH communities
“People are developing a taste for healthy living. They want improvement-compared to us and what we
are doing, they want better.” Md Amin Uddin one of the elders in Arua village in Keshabpur upazila,
Jessore district, Bangladesh is optimistic about the future.
http://www.ircwash.org/news/voices-success-brac-wash-communities
BRAC-Splash Urban WASH in School project inaugurated
Bangladesh Today
BRAC-Splash urban WASH in School project was inaugurated at the capital s Sukrabad school on
Saturday, says a press release. As chief guest, Additional District Commissioner (General) of Dhaka
District Md Jasim Uddin inaugurated the project while Headmaster of Sukrabad School Ruhul Amin
presided over at the inaugural program.
http://thebangladeshtoday.com/2015/11/brac-splash-urban-wash-in-school-project-inaugurated/
National Sanitation Month-October 2015 celebrated
Manikgan's Shibalaya upazila administration and Public Health Department jointly arranged a colourful
rally and discussion meeting to mark the National Sanitation Month-October 2015 at Upazila premises
on Monday. Shibalaya UNO AKM Galiv Khan chaired the function where Upazila Vice Chairmen Md. Ali
Ahsan Mithu and Tahmina Akter Later, Public Health Sub Assistant Engineer Babul Ahmed, BRAC
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WASH Programme Organiser Prodip Kumar Sarker, manager Shafiqul Islam, Sujer Hasi Click manager
Mokammel Hossain Nannu spoke at the function.
The following are the news pieces on this topic:
1. Sangbad
http://www.emediadesk.net/Clip.aspx?NewsID=842871
2. New Nation
http://thedailynewnation.com/news/70873/call-to--attain-cent-pc-sanitation-coverage.html
3. Bhorer Kagoj (I)
http://www.bhorerkagoj.net/print-edition/2015/10/21/57294.php
4. Bhorer Kagoj (II)
http://www.bhorerkagoj.net/print-edition/2015/10/21/57252.php
5. Bhorer Kagoj (III)
http://www.bhorerkagoj.net/print-edition/2015/10/21/57263.php
The invention that aims to make periods less of a pain
BRAC WASH programme's work on improving menstrual hygiene management in schools
(http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/oct/02/menstruation-floperiods-less-of-a-pain-for-girls-asia-africa)
Breaking the chain of contamination
An article for World Toilet Day
See more at: http://www.observerbd.com/2015/11/21/121907.php#sthash.Pa8kTBjJ.dpuf
What it takes to consider handwashing?
Handwashing is a simple act of hygiene that can prevent us from numerous health risks. This is
fundamental to fighting under-nutrition, reducing child mortality - See more at:
(http://www.observerbd.com/2015/10/15/115418.php#sthash.E8orMVSf.dpuf)
What does it mean to be a knowledge partner?
IRC is proud to be a 'knowledge partner' in the BRAC WASH programme, reaching millions in...
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(http://www.ircwash.org/news/what-does-it-mean-be-knowledge-partner)
Sharing successes and future strategy of the BRAC WASH Programme in dissemination
workshop
We have started the final year for reaching the Millennium Development Goals, including the one...
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/sharing-successes-and-future-strategy-brac-wash-programme)
BRAC enters sanitation Hall of Fame
At the 14th World Toilet Summit 2015, BRAC received the "Hall of Fame Award" for significant...
(http://wash.brac.net/media-news/189-brac-enters-sanitation-hall-of-fame)
From WASH to Environmental WASH: BRAC's new strategy
BRAC plans to expand its scope beyond WASH to water security and from rural to urban areas, as well...(
http://www.ircwash.org/news/wash-environmental-wash-bracs-new-strategy)
Changing behaviour and strengthening local institutions
Published on: 23/12/2014
Behaviour change lies at the heart of the BRAC WASH programme, which reaches half the rural population of
Bangladesh, using an equity-based approach and sustained intensive interaction, based on 'selling not telling'.
(Link: http://www.ircwash.org/news/changing-behaviour-and-strengthening-local-institutions)
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Reaching millions and monitoring change
Published on: 17/12/2014
The BRAC WASH programme covers half of Bangladesh and measures quality of change outcomes as well as
programme outputs. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/reaching-millions-and-monitoring-change)
BRAC WASH: transforming Bangladesh
Published on: 17/12/2014
This is how the BRAC WASH programme (2006-2015) is achieving lasting behaviour change and transforming
hygiene, sanitation and water services with half the rural population of Bangladesh, using an equity-based
approach and sustained intensive interaction. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/brac-wash-transforming-bangladesh)
Decision-support for arsenic and salt mitigation
Published on: 26/10/2014
The ASTRA decision support tool aims to help mitigate the effects of arsenic and salt contamination of water in
Bangladesh. The tool stimulated lively discussion at the 37th WEDC Conference.
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/decision-support-arsenic-and-salt-mitigation)
WASH Info open source monitoring system
Published on: 13/10/2014
A new online open source monitoring system provides quantitative and qualitative data to guide decisions and
plans for BRAC WASH. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/wash-info-open-source-monitoring)
A tool for water free from arsenic and salt
Published on: 26/06/2014
An action research project is developing a decision-support tool to help deliver arsenic- and salt-free drinking water
in Bangladesh. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/wash-info-open-source-monitoring)
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The modeling and monitoring workshops of SWIBANGLA
Published on: 26/06/2014
The Managing Saltwater Intrusion Impacts in Bangladesh (SWIBANGLA) applied research project held two
workshops in June 2014: one on groundwater modelling and one on groundwater quality monitoring.
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/modelling-and-monitoring-workshops-swibangla)
BRAC WASH releases video on Fecal sludge management
Published on: 29/03/2014
In Bangladesh, BRAC is looking at business models for the use of Fecal sludge as organic fertiliser.
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/brac-wash-releases-video-Fecal-sludge-management)
Understanding the groundwater system of Bangladesh and its salinity related issues
Published on: 21/12/2013
A report on Fahad Khan Khadim's multifaceted visit from Bangladesh to The Netherlands.
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/understanding-groundwater-system-bangladesh-and-its-salinity-related-issues)
BRAC WASH latrines will power business to turn Fecal waste into energy
Published on: 18/11/2013
The BRAC WASH programme in Bangladesh is to conduct detailed planning to convert Fecal matter from millions
of pit latrines into commercially viable fertiliser, biogas and electricity. Speaking in the lead up to World Toilet Day
(19 November), Babar Kabir, Director of the BRAC WASH programme. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/brac-washlatrines-will-power-business-turn-Fecal-waste-energy)
Participatory performance monitoring of WASH services at scale in BRAC WASH Programme
Published on: 04/11/2013
Participatory performance monitoring of WASH services at scale in BRAC WASH Programme
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/participatory-performance-monitoring-wash-services-scale-brac-wash-programme)
The fact-finding mission and first fieldwork measurements of SWIBANGLA
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Published on: 20/09/2013
The first of three SWIBANGLA missions examines salinity problems in coastal Bangladesh.
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/fact-finding-mission-and-first-field-work-measurements-swibangla)
Asian Development Bank and Gates Foundation set up new sanitation trust fund
Published on: 05/09/2013
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have set up a joint trust fund to
expand non-sewered sanitation and septage management solutions across Asia. The Gates Foundation will invest
US$ 15 million into the new Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund, which.
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/asian-development-bank-and-gates-foundation-set-new-sanitation-trust-fund)
What Is Good Enough? Defining a “Basic Service Level” for WASH in Schools
Published on: 24/07/2013
Programme managers and funders want to know the costs for the provision of WASH in schools and how to fund
the desired outcomes over at least a 10 year period. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/asian-development-bank-andgates-foundation-set-new-sanitation-trust-fund)
Introducing the ASTRA project
Published on: 08/07/2013
The BRAC WASH II research call for low-cost water technologies was won by PRACTICA Foundation, based in
The Netherlands. Their project title is ASTRA, Aiding Sustainable Water Technology Realization in Arsenic and
Salinity contaminated Areas of Bangladesh. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/introducing-astra-project)
Kick-off action research on saltwater intrusion in Bangladesh
Published on: 08/07/2013
SWIBANGLA is the name of the winning project tendered by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre for
the BRAC WASH II programme. SWIBANGLA stands for managing saltwater intrusion impacts in Bangladesh and
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was kicked-off formally at the BRAC head office in Dhaka on Sunday 7 July, 2013.
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/kick-action-research-saltwater-intrusion-bangladesh)
Introducing the SWIBANGLA project
Published on: 08/07/2013
The Managing Saltwater Intrusion Impacts in Bangladesh (SWIBANGLA) applied research project aims to make
the salinization issue an integral part of water safety planning in Bangladesh. This can only be achieved when a
sufficient level of awareness, knowledge and skills is reached. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/introducingswibangla-project)
Introducing the VeSV project
Published on: 08/07/2013
The 'Value at the end of the Sanitation Value-chain' (VeSV) project aims to develop and adopt business models for
a low cost, safe method for the collection and processing of Fecal sludge from pit latrines; a method that can be
operated by local entrepreneurs and results in the production of a... (http://www.ircwash.org/news/introducingvesv-project)
Introducing the SANTE project
Published on: 08/07/2013
The Sanitation Technology for Enterprises (SANTE) applied research project aims to identify safe sustainable
solutions for sanitation in high water table areas, rocky areas and flood prone areas in Bangladesh.
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/introducing-sante-project)
Introducing BRAC WASH research
Published on: 08/07/2013
Action research in the BRAC WASH II programme focuses on six issues: sanitation in areas with high groundwater
tables, secondary sludge treatment, low-cost water supply technologies, saline intrusion, monitoring and pit latrine
sludge processing. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/introduction-brac-wash-research)
Highlights of BRAC's WASH Programme in 2012 Annual Report
Published on: 25/06/2013
BRAC's 2012 Annual Report includes highlights from the "largest NGO-led [WASH] project of its kind in the world".
These include increased coverage, the introduction of innovative monitoring tools, action research on low-cost
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sanitation and the use of Fecal waste as organic fertiliser. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/highlights-bracs-washprogramme-2012-annual-report)
Applying a life-cycle costs approach to BagherparaUpazila
Published on: 15/05/2013
This case study applies a life-cycle costs approach (LCCA) to the sanitation and hygiene activities undertaken in
BagherparaUpazila, Jessore District, Bangladesh from 2006-2011, the duration of BRAC WASH-I programme.
This was done to evaluate the sustainability of the sanitation and hygiene...(http://www.ircwash.org/news/applyinglife-cycle-costs-approach-bagherpara-upazila-0)
BRAC WASH offers to help half a million Indian imams promote hygiene
Published on: 25/03/2013
On WaterCouch.tv, Rabbi AwrahamSoetendorp shares a practical example of international cooperation between
BRAC in Bangladesh and the All India Organization of Imams of Mosques, which emerged during the 2013 World
Water Day celebrations in The Hague, The Netherlands. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/brac-wash-offers-help-halfmillion-indian-imams-promote-hygiene-0)
Join the live twitter chat with IRC & BRAC
Published on: 27/02/2013
Have a question on how BRAC WASH became the world's largest programme of it's kind? Ask the experts during
a one hour live twitter chat on 28 February 2013 on 21:00 (GMT+6). Chat with Babar Kabir, Senior Director of
BRAC WASH, as well as sanitation expert, Joep Verhagen of IRC. Please use the...
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/join-live-twitter-chat-irc-brac)
Village WASH committee function leads to getting elected in local elections
Published on: 27/02/2013
The Village Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Committee (VWC) is one of the cornerstones of the BRAC
WASH programme at community level. 46,000 committees consisting of both men and women have been formed
and are supported by the programme.
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/village-wash-committee-function-leads-getting-elected-local-elections)
Turning Fecal waste into energy
Published on: 06/02/2013
Innovative research on the potential of turning the Fecal waste from millions of pit latrines in Bangladesh into
fertiliser, biogas and electricity. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/turning-Fecal-waste-energy)
BRAC photo story about a single mother receiving subsidy for constructing a latrine
Published on: 16/10/2012
This is a photo story about Bilkis Begum a single mother of five who has installed a toilet in her house. She was
able to do this with the help of the BRAC WASH programme which gives out subsidies to the hardcore poor for
installing a twin pit latrine. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/brac-photo-story-about-single-mother-receiving-subsidyconstructing-latrine)
IRC research calls on BRAC WASH II II - extended to 31 Aug 2012
Published on: 19/07/2012
IRC is happy to announce two research calls in the field of sanitation: Low-cost sanitation technologies for areas
with high groundwater tables Fecal sludge secondary treatment options These calls are part of the BRAC WASH II
programme in which EUR 1.5 million will be used for innovative research... (http://www.ircwash.org/news/ircresearch-calls-brac-wash-ii-ii-extended-31-aug-2012)
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About BRAC WASH II
Published on: 30/05/2012
BRAC WASH II is the second phase of the WASH programme. It aims for a sustained change in personal/family
hygiene, sanitation and water safety. The programme focuses on sustainably improved household and school
sanitation and hygiene practices, and safe drinking water use. The BRAC WASH II...
(http://www.ircwash.org/news/about-brac-wash-ii)
Monitoring at scale in BRAC WASH
Published on: 28/03/2012
Management Information Systems (MIS), SenseMaker and the Quality Information System (QIS) keep track of
progress across nearly half of Bangladesh. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/monitoring-scale-brac-wash)
BRAC WASH Programme
Published on: 28/03/2012
Since 2006 IRC supports a large-scale holistic programme that enables the poor in 250 sub-districts of Bangladesh
to seize control of their lives (http://www.ircwash.org/news/ircs-role-knowledge-and-innovation-partner-brac-wash)
Interview with Dr. Babar Kabir from BRAC
Published on: 07/02/2012
Dr. Babar Kabir explains that thanks to BRAC's WASH 1 Programme 25 million people have access to improved
hygienic latrines. In this programme, which ran for 4,5 years and finished in April 2011, the focus was on hygiene.
However, more time is needed to change behaviours, so in the WASH 2
Programme...(http://www.ircwash.org/news/interview-dr-babar-kabir-brac)
The BRAC WASH programme: describing the core operational approaches, monitoring,
evaluation and some results
Published on: 16/01/2012
This paper describes the major operational approaches of the BRAC WASH programme including monitoring,
evaluation and some results. To carry out this study on water safety practices, use of sanitation facilities and selfreported water-related disease prevalence, a comparison was made between...(http://www.ircwash.org/news/bracwash-programme-describing-core-operational-approaches-monitoring-evaluation-and-some)
Improving menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary schools Initiatives from BRAC-WASH
Program - Bangladesh
Published on: 12/12/2011
This presentation describes the WASH in Schools activities of the BRAC-WASH program in Bangladesh. Along
with financial support from school authorities, BRAC WASH is constructing separate sanitary latrines for girls with
menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary schools. It also addresses the...(http://www.ircwash.org/news/improvingmenstrual-hygiene-facilities-secondary-schools-initiatives-brac-wash-program)
Message dissemination to women through cluster meetings of BRAC WASH Programme
Published on: 20/10/2011
A large-scale survey carried out by BRAC‟s Research Evaluation Division (RED) amongst 30,000 households
found that knowledge of hygiene is very strong among more than 90% of the people, but actual hygiene practices
develop far more slowly. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/message-dissemination-women-through-cluster-meetingsbrac-wash-programme)
The role of Rural Sanitation Centres in BRAC’s WASH programme
Published on: 04/10/2011
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BRAC has been implementing the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme in 150 sub-districts of
Bangladesh with a focus of achieving MDG 7; target 10 with support from the Government of the Netherlands
since 2006. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/role-rural-sanitation-centres-brac%E2%80%99s-wash-programme)
Bangladesh: BRAC video shows importance of school sanitation for girls
Published on: 08/09/2011
This new 9 minute video shows how BRAC is addressing high absenteeism rates among female students through
a water, sanitation and hygiene programme in nearly 3,000 schools across rural Bangladesh. The programme
includes menstrual hygiene facilities. [Female students] have expressed that something
so...(http://www.ircwash.org/news/bangladesh-brac-video-shows-importance-school-sanitation-girls)
Community-based strategies for hygiene education
Published on: 16/01/2010
The BRAC WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) programme aims to reach 37 million people with hygiene
education and promotion. A paper describes three community-based aspects of hygiene education: through
Imams, schools and folk media. (http://www.ircwash.org/news/role-imams-and-different-institution-hygienepromotion-brac-wash-programme)
Videos
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BRAC WASH Programme overall activity, Impact, Innovation and Sustainability
2007-2012
(Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-zc9q6wrYk)
Water and sanitation technologies
(Link: http://youtu.be/bAoPO3XBF8g)
Increasing access to safe water supply
(Link:http://youtu.be/sfqRWLkYXDE?list=PL5sHBH5T4J5sjm4rY6Ay45-WEE1zjOG_I)
Fecal sludge management video
(Link:http://youtu.be/lKCwtClIHhY)
Qualitative Information System on BRAC WASH
(Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ilPgXKoCd8)
WASH Cost study at BRAC WASH
(Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlALQbPz3io)
Hand washing
(Link:http://www.ircwash.org/news/save-lives-clean-your-hands )
National sanitation month celebration
(Link: http://youtu.be/-D71rVErMR0)
Improving Education: Through Water & Sanitation, Bangladesh (BRAC) –(Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjDpL5vZ8oo)
WASH Stories from BRAC
(Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3pSQ_f68dU)
An uphill struggle for water
(Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvQ_ZB6H1TA&feature=youtu.be)
WASH goes to school: a lesson in good hygiene
(Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV5FZoVn7BI&feature=youtu.be )
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Dangerous waters: challenges of arsenic and salinization in Bangladesh
(Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cELL90oONWU&feature=youtu.be)
From door to door: changing lives through group meetings and home visits
(Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKowLZrCypY )
Blogs:
 Overall WASH:
 The Bangladesh Paradox: exceptional health and sanitation advances despite poverty – Link:
http://blog.brac.net/2014/08/the-bangladesh-paradox-exceptional-health-and-sanitationadvances-despite-poverty/#sthash.3Z1ririh.dpuf
 Voices of success in BRAC WASH communities
o Link: http://blog.brac.net/2015/08/voices-of-success-in-brac-wash-communities/
 School WASH: Yes, hygiene and school enrolment are directly proportional –
o Link: http://blog.brac.net/2015/01/yes-hygiene-and-school-enrolment-are-directlyproportional/#sthash.3WcHcPnv.dpuf
 Hygiene Promotion:
o BRAC WASH programme's efforts on promoting handwashing
Link: http://blog.brac.net/2015/12/breaking-bad-how-to-make-good-habits-stick/
o Yes, hygiene and school enrolment are directly proportional.
Link: http://www.ircwash.org/blog/yes-hygiene-and-school-enrolment-are-directlyproportional.
o The tea-time message for men is hot and strong – but first wash your hands! – Link:
http://blog.brac.net/2014/05/the-tea-time-message-for-men-is-hot-and-strong-but-firstwash-your-hands/#sthash.RQjybq7C.dpuf
o “Talk dirty: 12 things you probably don‟t know about hygiene” - Link:
http://blog.brac.net/2014/07/talk-dirty-12-things-you-probably-dont-know-abouthygiene/#sthash.59gCDNxs.dpuf
o Going beyond the hygiene taboos: It‟s really simple! Link:
http://blog.brac.net/2013/03/going-beyond-the-hygiene-taboos-its-really-simple/
o Open for discussion: taboo subjects like menstruation: Student Shahanaz Parveen can
now openly talk about aspects of menstruation with other adolescent girls from her village
and school. Link: http://www.ircwash.org/blog/menstrual-hygiene-awareness-andaffordable-napkins
 Monitoring:
o “Information management systems help BRAC WASH Programme - Link:
http://blog.brac.net/2013/04/information-management-systems-help-brac-washprogramme/#sthash.Us2Ic5cN.dpuf
o “Making sense of sanitation monitoring in Bangladesh”
Link: http://www.ircwash.org/blog/making-sense-sanitation-monitoring-bangladesh
o Monitoring behavioural change using QIS: Reflections by Dr Christine Sijbesma and
Mahjabeen Ahmed on the QIS monitoring system. –Link:
http://www.ircwash.org/blog/bangladeshi-women-catch-sanitation
o “Getting timely information in the format you want” Link:
http://www.ircwash.org/blog/getting-timely-information-format-you-want
 Sanitation:
o Open defecation is becoming a thing of the past... isn't it?:Fecal sludge from millions of pit
latrines around the world is being dumped indiscriminately. What can be done to stop this
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new sanitation challenge? - http://www.ircwash.org/blog/dealing-postponed-opendefecation
o UP chairman: „Sanitation is our work, not BRAC‟s: A sub-district chairman and a
schoolteacher/imam in Chittagong, Bangladesh talk to Dick de Jong about their roles in
WASH delivery. - http://www.ircwash.org/blog/chairman-%E2%80%98sanitation-ourwork-not-brac%E2%80%99s%E2%80%99
o Meet the foot soldiers of the BRAC WASH programme: BRAC's WASH activities reach
more than 30 million people, and the Village WASH Committee (VWC) plays a crucial
role. - http://www.ircwash.org/blog/foot-soldiers-brac-wash-programme
o There's brown gold in those pit latrines, but how to convince people of its worth?:A
sanitation project's work is not finished with the installation of a pit latrine. What happens
a year or two later, when the latrine is full? http://www.ircwash.org/blog/%E2%80%9Cbrown-gold%E2%80%9D-pit-latrines
o Village WASH committees reward at both social and personal levels: The BRAC WASH
programme has helped establish 80,000 Village WASH Committees, whose members are
so engaged they're even going into politics. - http://www.ircwash.org/blog/village-washcommittee-reward
o Fecal Sludge Management in China: a strong public sector enables innovative business:
Participants from IRC, the BRAC WASH programme and Biosol Energy BVAs have been
on a study trip to China as part of ongoing action research on the... http://www.ircwash.org/blog/fsm-china-strong-public-sector-enables-innovativebusinesses
Supply Chain and Rural Sanitation Centres:
o „Boroitoli: A strange picture of sanitation‟ Link: http://blog.brac.net/2013/09/boroitoli-astrange-picture-of-sanitation/
o „Change from the very, very bottom-up‟ Link: http://blog.brac.net/2013/05/change-fromthe-very-very-bottom-up/
o “Competition? I am the best”: Mrs RashedaSahab, a 38-year old widow, has become a
successful sanitation entrepreneur, thanks to BRAC's microcredit programme.
Link:http://www.ircwash.org/blog/%E2%80%9Ccompetition-i-am-best%E2%80%9D
Water and Gender:
o „Village WASH committees empowering rural women‟ Link:
http://blog.brac.net/2013/08/village-wash-committees-empowering-rural-women/
o „Overcoming gender inequality through water, sanitation and hygiene‟- Link:
http://blog.brac.net/?s=Water#sthash.GhogWbpP.dpuf
o „Meet Akhi: A girl who takes water seriously‟ Link: http://blog.brac.net/2012/03/meet-akhia-girl-who-takes-water-seriously/
Nutrition and WASH:
o “The role of WASH in scaling up nutrition in Bangladesh‟ – Link:
http://blog.brac.net/2013/10/the-role-of-wash-in-scaling-up-nutrition-in-the-context-ofbangladesh/
Hard to reach areas:
o Lessons in revolutionising drinking water systems in saline areas - See more at:
http://blog.brac.net/2015/03/lessons-in-revolutionising-drinking-water-systems-in-salineareas/#sthash.GZUyggnj.dpuf
o „Islands of Hope Amid Flash Floods‟
Link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brac/islands-of-hope-amid-flas_b_4080013.html
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„The threat from salt water in Bangladesh – we may have been here before: 8,000 years
ago:: We can see that what was happening six or seven thousand years ago is still
affecting what is happening in the subsurface from a salinity point of...Link:http://www.ircwash.org/blog/threat-salt-water-bangladesh-%E2%80%93-we-mayhave-been-here-8000-years-ago
About Feacal Sludge management
o „Waste is a resource in the wrong place‟ Link: http://blog.brac.net/2013/02/waste-is-aresource-in-the-wrong-place/
o „The business of turning Fecal waste into energy‟ Link: http://blog.brac.net/2013/12/thebusiness-of-turning-Fecal-waste-into-energy/
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Resources on the BRAC WASH programme
 Kabir, B., Rahman, M., et al., 2010. Contributions of Village WASH Committee in breaking the
cycle of unhygienic behaviours in rural Bangladesh.In South Asia Sanitation and Hygiene
practitioners' workshop papers. 2010-02-01. Dhaka, Bangladesh: IRC, 9 p.; ill.; boxes. Available
at: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/kabir-2010-contributions.pdf.
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Kabir, B. et al., 2010. The role of imams and different institution in hygiene promotion of BRAC
WASH programme.In South Asia Sanitation and Hygiene practitioners' workshop papers. 201002-01. Dhaka, Bangladesh: IRC, 8 p.; 2 tab.; 1 fig. Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/kabir-2010-role.pdf.
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BRAC, IRC, WaterAid&WSSCC, 2010. Effective hygiene behaviour change programming :
messages from the South Asia Hygiene Practitioners Workshop, February 2010. In 2010-02-01.
The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC, 8 p. . Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/BRAC-2010-Effective.pdf.
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Kabir, B. et al., 2008. BRAC WASH programme.In South Asia Sanitation and Hygiene
practitioners' workshop papers. 2008-01-29. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC, p 157 - 158; 3
tab.; 1 box. Available at: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/ch-12.pdf.
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Kabir, B., M. Barua, K.&Ahmed, M., 2012. Improving menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary
schools : initiatives from BRAC-WASH Program.In South Asia Sanitation and Hygiene
practitioners' workshop papers. 2012-01-31. Dhaka, Bangladesh: IRC, 5 p.; 1 tab. Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/Kabir-2012-Improving.pdf.
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Karim, F. et al., 2012.The BRAC WASH programme : describing the core operational
approaches, monitoring, evaluation and some results. In 2012-01-31. Dhaka, Bangladesh: IRC, 9
p.; 10 tab. Available at: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/kabir-karim-achterdey_brac_edited.pdf.
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Burr, P., Snehalatha, M.&IRC, 2013. Applying a life-cycle costs approach to Bagherpara Upazila,
The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/burr2013-applying.pdf.
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Kabir, B., 2009. BRAC WASH microfinance factsheet., p.2 p. Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/bracfactsheet.pdf.
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Bin Seraj, K.F., 2008. Willingness to pay for improved sanitation services and its implication on
demand responsive approach of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme, Dhaka,
Bangladesh: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED). Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/document1682008530.498501.pdf.
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McIntyre, P., 2014. BRAC WASH annual review meeting 2014 : BRAC Centre for Development
Management, Savar, Bangladesh, 26-28 March, 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh and The Hague, The
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Netherlands: BRAC and IRC. Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_2014_annnual_review_meeting.pdf.
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T. Akter, andA.R.M.Mehrab, 2014. Factors influencing knowledge and practice of hygiene in
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme areas of Bangladesh Rural Advancement
Committee.
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Sijbesma, C., 2014. Review of the implementation of the Qualitative Information System, IRC
and BRAC. Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/activity_report_on_qis_quality_review_irc_brac.pdf.
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Sijbesma, C., Ahmed, M.&Delivery, I.R.C.Symposium, 2013.Participatory performance
monitoring of sanitation and hygiene services at scale in Bangladesh.In 04/2013. The Hague,
The Netherlands: IRC, 8 p. : 1 fig., tab. Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/sijbesma_and_ahmed_brac_wash.pdf.
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Jacimovic, R., Ahmed, M.&Bostoen, K., 2014.WASH I Report on QIS data analysis: Findings
from the first round 2012 - 2013, IRC and BRAC. Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/activity_report_on_washi_qisfindings_firstround_irc_bra
c_.pdf.
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Baetings, E., S. Ubaid, F.&Haque, R., 2014.Sanitation demand and supply in rural Bangladesh.
Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/case_study_bracwash_sanitation_demand.pdf.
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Krukkert, I.J., Bostoen, K.&Barnhoorn, C., 2014. WASH Info : real‐time monitoring with built
in statistical analysis. , p.4. Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/wash_info_real_time_monitoring_with_builtin_statistical_analysis.pdf.
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Kabir, B., 2013. Working Towards Arsenic Mitigation: an Initiative of BRAC WASH, Dhaka:
BRAC. Available at: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/story_04_copy.pdf.
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Kabir, B., 2013. Piped Water Supply System: A tale of a community living up hill, Dhaka: BRAC.
Available at: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/photostory_03.pdf.
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Faneca Sanchez, M., Bashar, K., Janssen, G.M.C.M., Vogels, M., Snel, J., Zhou, Y., Stuurman,
R. and Oude Essink, G.H.P., 2015. SWIBANGLA : managing salt water intrusion impacts in
coastal groundwater systems of Bangladesh : final report. Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/resources/swibangla-managing-salt-water-intrusion-impacts-coastalgroundwater-systems-bangladesh
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Sijbesma, C., Islam, M., 2015. Achieving sanitation with equity at scale: lessons from BRAC
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme in Bangladesh (Briefing Note). Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/resources/achieving-sanitation-equity-scale
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Evans, B., Fletcher, L.A., Camargo-Valero, M.A., Balasubramanya, S., Rao, C.K., Fernando, S.,
Ahmed, R., Habib, Md.A., Asad, S.M., Rahman, M.M., Kabir, K.B., Emon, M.H., 2015. VeSVValue at the end of the Sanitation Value Chain: final report. Available at:
http://www.ircwash.org/resources/vesv-value-end-sanitation-value-chain-final-report
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Szántó, G., Halem, D. van, Olivero, S., Rietveld, L.C., Pelgrim-Adams, A., Roy, D.C., Barendse,
J., Post, V., 2015. Bangladeshi arsenic- and salt-mitigation sourcebook and decision-support tool
: final report. Available at: http://www.ircwash.org/resources/bangladeshi-arsenic-and-saltmitigation-sourcebook-and-decision-support-tool-final-report
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Biswas, A.T. and McIntyre, P. 2015. Hygiene promotion – the backbone of BRAC WASH.
Available at: http://www.ircwash.org/resources/hygiene-promotion-backbone-brac-wash
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Fonseca, C., Snehalatha, M., Rahman, M., Uddin, R. 2015.
of sanitation in Bangladesh for low income rural households
Costs, equity and affordability
http://www.ircwash.org/resources/costs-equity-and-affordability-sanitation-bangladesh-lowincome-rural-households.
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Dey, D., Haque, R., Kabir, B., Kvarnström, E., Mclntyre, P., Farhat Ubaid, S., 2015, Nothing left
to waste: the prospects for Fecal sludge-based organic fertiliser in Bangladesh
Link : http://www.ircwash.org/resources/nothing-left-waste
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Snehalatha, M.,Fonseca, C., Rahman, M., Uddin, R., Ahmed, M., Sharif, A.J., 2015, School
WASH programmes in Bangladesh : how much does it cost? : applying the life-cycle costs
approach in selected upazilas
Link: http://www.ircwash.org/resources/school-wash-programmes-bangaldesh-how-much-doesit-cost-applying-life-cycle-costs-approach
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Wilde, A. de, Syed, A., 2015, Financially sustainable processing of fecal sludge : feasibility study,
http://www.ircwash.org/resources/financially-sustainable-processing-fecal-sludge
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