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Overview of News, Blogs, Resources and Videos BRAC

WASH Programme BRAC and IRC website

BRAC WASH Programme brochure/summary document/report

o Brochure (November 2014) Link: http://wash.brac.net/images/pdf/wash%20brochure1.pdf

o WASH capability statement (November 2015) Link: http://www.bracuk.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/WASH.pdf

o BRAC WASH Programme Final Report (February 2016) Link: http://www.ircwash.org/resources/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-nine-years-scale-and-innovation-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-innovation-

bangladesh-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-dhaka-

bangladesh-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

- BRAC WASH: Qualitative monitoring (QIS)

Link: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_qis_dec_2014_0.pdf

- BRAC WASH: Fecal sludge management Link: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_Fecal_sludge_management_dec_2014.pdf

- BRAC WASH: Sanitation supply chain management

Link: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/brac_wash_supply_chain_management_dec_2014.pdf

- 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)

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-generation-

sanitation-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-flo-periods-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-wash-latrines-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-and-gates-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/introducing-swibangla-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/introducing-vesv-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-wash-programme-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/applying-life-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-half-million-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-subsidy-constructing-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/irc-research-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 self-reported water-related disease prevalence, a comparison was made between...(http://www.ircwash.org/news/brac-wash-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/improving-menstrual-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-meetings-brac-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-hygiene-promotion-brac-wash-programme)

Videos

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-sanitation-

advances-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-directly-

proportional/#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-directly-proportional.

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-first-

wash-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-about-

hygiene/#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-and-

affordable-napkins

Monitoring:

o “Information management systems help BRAC WASH Programme - Link:

http://blog.brac.net/2013/04/information-management-systems-help-brac-wash-

programme/#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-open-defecation

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-our-work-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-wash-committee-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-innovative-businesses

Supply Chain and Rural Sanitation Centres:

o „Boroitoli: A strange picture of sanitation‟ Link: http://blog.brac.net/2013/09/boroitoli-a-

strange-picture-of-sanitation/

o „Change from the very, very bottom-up‟ Link: http://blog.brac.net/2013/05/change-from-

the-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-akhi-

a-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-of-

bangladesh/

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-saline-

areas/#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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o „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-may-

have-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-a-

resource-in-the-wrong-place/

o „The business of turning Fecal waste into energy‟ Link: http://blog.brac.net/2013/12/the-

business-of-turning-Fecal-waste-into-energy/

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.

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. 2010-02-01. Dhaka, Bangladesh: IRC, 8 p.; 2 tab.; 1 fig. Available at: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/kabir-2010-role.pdf.

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.

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.

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.

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-achter-dey_brac_edited.pdf.

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/burr-2013-applying.pdf.

Kabir, B., 2009. BRAC WASH microfinance factsheet., p.2 p. Available at: http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/bracfactsheet.pdf.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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_brac_.pdf.

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.

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_built-in_statistical_analysis.pdf.

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.

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.

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-coastal-

groundwater-systems-bangladesh

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

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. VeSV-

Value 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

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-salt-

mitigation-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

Fonseca, C., Snehalatha, M., Rahman, M., Uddin, R. 2015. Costs, equity and affordability

of sanitation in Bangladesh for low income rural households

http://www.ircwash.org/resources/costs-equity-and-affordability-sanitation-bangladesh-low-

income-rural-households.

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

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-does-

it-cost-applying-life-cycle-costs-approach

Wilde, A. de, Syed, A., 2015, Financially sustainable processing of fecal sludge : feasibility study,

http://www.ircwash.org/resources/financially-sustainable-processing-fecal-sludge