This guide aims to introduce the challenges that women face in meeting their specific water and sanitation needs. It focuses on the areas of dignity, security and menstrual hygiene management, providing practical approaches and actions to support women in relation to the programming of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.
Tools and guides
Gender and sanitation
Supporting women through water, hygiene and sanitation programming and facilities
2016
A woman washes her hands with a foot-controlled water container in Kinyinya village, Burundi. Photo: Will Baxter/Tearfund
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