In a community like Beguntila, Bangladesh where access to basic rights are very limited, children’s rights and sexual health rights are often ignored and gender inequality is the norm.
Currently over 1 billion people worldwide are living in informal settlements, also known as slums, with over 370 million living in East and South East Asia. Not only are these communities struggling…
Access to clean water is essential to a safe and decent place to call home. Over several years we worked in Bangladesh with Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh to improve community access to safe…
A Habitat for Humanity project providing clean, gender-specific toilet facilities and hygiene awareness training is transforming the lives of school girls in northern Bangladesh.
In Northern Bangladesh, Habitat for Humanity is helping families upgrade existing unhygienic toilets.
Farida and five neighbouring families live in a remote village in Northern Bangladesh, where lack of access to clean water is crucial need.
November 19 marks World Toilet Day, a day to celebrate all things toilet, and to raise awareness about the huge challenges the world still faces in achieving sanitation for all. This year’s theme,…
Imagine if you had no privacy while using the toilet. For Rojina Khatun and her family, this was a daily struggle.
Habitat for Humanity has organised a water and sanitation committee in Northern Bangladesh and is training local facilitators such as Toma, to help raise awareness in the community.
Fechia is a remote community located in Northern Bangladesh. With a lack of knowledge on proper water, sanitation and hygiene practices, open defecation was a widespread issue in the community.