Hygiene

Hygiene programming includes specific messaging and information sharing, in addition to considering who is targeted and how beneficiaries are equipped and engaged. Example hygiene projects include: handwashing promotion, menstrual health management (MHM), media messaging strategies, general promotion or sensitization, community health worker activities, and non-food item distributions, like hygiene kits or soap distributions.
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UNICEF Cholera Toolkit

The UNICEF Cholera Toolkit provides UNICEF staff and partners with practical resources to implement  an integrated approach to cholera prevention, preparedness and response.  It addresses water, hygiene and sanitation, health and communication for development (

Publication year: 2013    Reporting Agency: UNICEF    Author(s): UNICEF

Emergency Sanitation for Infants and Young Children Under 5 (IYCU5)

The aims of this study are to identify sanitation options for infants and young children less than five years old (IYCU5) in emergencies and management of excreta disposal options for the same age group, exploring their use and acceptability by beneficiaries.

Publication year: 2016    Reporting Agency: Save the Children and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine    Author(s): Torondel_B., Majorin_F., Butle_M., Benelli_P.

Demystifying Gender: Lessons Learned from the Implementation of Minimum Commitments fo Gender Programming in Emergency WASH Response - A Case Study from the DRC

Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.

Publication year: 2010    Reporting Agency: IASC GenCap Project    Author(s): Brun_D.

An Introduction to Community Engagement in WASH

The humanitarian sector has been strengthening its focus on and commitment to community-centred responses in recent years.

Publication year: 2017    Reporting Agency: Oxfam    Author(s): Niederberger_E., Knight_L., O'Reilly_M.

Improving Menstrual Hygiene Management in Emergency Contexts: Literature Review of Current Perspectives

Management  of  menstruation  in  contexts  of  humanitarian  emergencies  can  be  challenging.  A  lack  of  empirical  research  about  effective  interventions  which  improve  menstrual  hygiene  management  (MHM)  among  female  populations  in  humanitarian  emergencies  and  a  lack  of 

Publication year: 2018    Reporting Agency: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine    Author(s): VanLeeuwen_C., Torondel_B.