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“Dear policy makers and participants at #COP27, you may agree or disagree with any findings and policy recommendations that are documented in many scientific research reports, but as a collective group of #cop27 and #cop27egypt participants please do not deny the harsh reality of [...]

“Embrace football for peace, Somalia Youth welcomes the world to 2022 World Cup: As the players and fans across the globe are getting prepared to participate in "The 2022 FIFA World Cup", we would like to reaffirm the fact that football could be the [...]

“25TH ANNIVERSARY - The Story of a Book Marker and Molony Disease - "Every hour every minute somewhere on the face of this Earth it is a glorious morning." It's 1st December 1997, my first day at Concern Worldwide Bangladesh as a deputy team [...]

Background The COVID-19 pandemic spread to India when its first case, in Kerala, was confirmed on 30 January 2020. As of 5 October 2020, there have been 6.62 million positive cases, with 5.59 million recoveries, and 103,000 deaths across the country. On 24 March [...]

Natural leaders are typically community members who encourage their communities to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.  In Cambodia the term “natural leaders” is not utilized in the CLTS approach. There are at least two reasons 1) it does not directly translate well into [...]

Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in Somalia: “Shido la aan ayaa laxaaaraa, aniga iyo ceeb, cabsi isdeynay, wiilkaan Sodahda u ahay iyo anigu labo musqulood ban kala aadnaa" said Mama Ceeblo, meaning “No stress and pain, I am free from fear and gossip, my [...]

A recent article in a leading Bengali daily put the spotlight on Charida village in Purulia district of West Bengal known for its famous Chhau Mask. The reasons this time were rather unpleasant. Despite the on-going nationwide campaign of Swachh Bharat Mission in India, [...]

India has been undergoing a rapidly accelerating process of urbanization for more than a decade. It is estimated that by the year 2030, 590 million Indians will reside in Indian cities, compared to 340 million in 2008.1 Given this, there have been calls for [...]

Children and youth are often the most severely affected by inadequate sanitation and open defecation. By virtue of their developing immune systems, they are affected by a host of illnesses and conditions ranging from physical and mental stunting to cholera and malnutrition. When considered [...]

India's state of health care has been a much-discussed topic over the past few weeks owing to tragic medical emergencies like that of the unfortunate deaths of over 150 children in Muzaffarpur, Bihar triggered by malnourishment or the recent nation-wide protests over the alleged [...]