AfricaSan 2015: Read all WSSCC stories from Dakar

View this email in your browser AfricaSan 2015: Read all WSSCC stories from Dakar!       Engaging communities in Matam, Senegal   Last week, the WSSCC family, including Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) programme managers and WSSCC National Coordinators, visited rural communities in the region of Matam, Senegal. It was an unprecedented opportunity to engage with communities and hear about their successes and challenges related to water, sanitation and hygiene. Read the full story. Share Tweet Forward     "In this room, we have the answers" – WSSCC/GSF family gathers for global learning and sharing event "The discussion between you can fertilize thinking," said Chris Williams, Executive Director of the WSSCC at the Global Sanitation Fund learning and sharing event in Dakar, Senegal. The event gathered GSF programme managers and teams from across the globe to discuss cross-cutting opportunities and challenges related to implementing GSF programmes. Read the full story.   Share Tweet Forward     Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM): Possible solutions for breaking taboos Dismantling the prejudices that surround menstruation is a topic that concerns WSSCC and UN Women, who organized a panel discussion on the the Status of Sanitation and Hygiene for Girls and Women in Africa. The speakers invited mothers to discuss the matter with their daughters. They also suggested developing persuasive arguments and offering training to teachers. Some believe that school is a useful starting point for launching the debate. Read the full story.   Share Tweet Forward     SDGs: what can be learned from the WASH sector and Africa - Blog by Catarina de Albuquerque As with every event in the development area this year, one of the hot topics at the coming AfricaSan will be the post-2015 agenda. Rightly so: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will heavily influence upcoming AfricaSan editions - and the status of the Wash sector in Africa - for many years to come. Read the full story.   Share Tweet Forward     Review of eThekwini commitments Seven years after the commitments made in eThekwini, The African world is meeting in Senegal for the 4th Conference on Sanitation and Hygiene. The meeting in Dakar could be the opportunity for yet another new start. However, the review of the commitments made in Kigali, Rwanda, shows that, although some countries have made significant improvements, others are still lagging behind. Greater effort is now needed to ensure universal access to sanitation in all countries on the continent. Read the full story.   Share Tweet Forward     WASH champions celebrated at AfricaSan Awards By Okechukwu Umelo - For a minute, I thought I was attending the Oscars or Grammys. The 2015 AfricaSan awards, held at the King Fahd Palace in Dakar on 26 May, was a night of glitz and glamour. A red carpet was rolled out to welcome participants who enjoyed a gala dinner and vibrant music and theater performances from local artists. Read the full story.   Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2015 WSSCC, All rights reserved. WSSCC welcomes your feedback! Send your comments and suggestions to wsscc@wsscc.org. Our mailing address is: WSSCC 15, chemin Louis-Dunant Geneva 1202 Switzerland Add us to your address book