WaterAid: A WASH strong COVID-19 response

Event: WASH Seminar Series: Part 1 – COVID-19 Response

WaterAid: A WASH strong COVID-19 response

09 June 2020

Author / Speaker:

Rosie Wheen, WaterAid Australia - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Thérèse Mahon, WaterAid UK - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Meredith Hickman, WaterAid Australia - Email the author | Other materials by the author

In this presentation, WaterAid shared their response to COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific, specifically in the eight countries they work in: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste. Given the changing dynamics of the pandemic, WaterAid has taken a context-specific and phased approach to support government-led action plans, depending on rate of transmission and lockdowns, and prioritizing the most marginalized groups. They also discussed how they were able to implement a quick and strong WASH response against COVID-19, as well as their longer-term planning to ensure WASH is prioritized and sustained.

Geographical Focus:

Bangladesh

Cambodia

India

Myanmar

Nepal

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

Timor-Leste

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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