The WASH is Everyone's Business Campaign

Today is Menstrual Health and Hygiene Day. In this video, Doreen, our SCIF Project Assistant and GEDSI Focal Point shares a memory from when she was 12 years old. A classmate accidentally dropped her menstrual pad while playing. Other children laughed, and the shame was so heavy that the girl stayed away from school for nearly a week. More than 20 years later, stories like this still happen in schools and communities. Menstruation is normal, yet too many girls still face stigma, silence and fear because they lack the support, information, safe water, decent toilets and hygiene facilities they need. At WaterAid Uganda, we continue to advocate for period-friendly schools and communities where every girl can manage her period safely, confidently and with dignity. No girl should miss school because of her period. #MenstrualHealthDay #MHDay #WASH #PeriodFriendlyWorld #WaterAidUganda

Today, our Country Director @joyce_magala, together with partners, paid a courtesy visit to the Katikiro of Buganda to discuss the Sanitation in Markets Campaign under WASH is Everyone’s Business. The engagement focused on improving sanitation and hygiene in Kampala’s markets, starting with Nakulabye and Kibuye, where safe and dignified facilities are critical for public health and livelihoods. Working alongside @uwasnet, @bbstvug and the @BugandaKingdom_, the campaign aims to strengthen hygiene standards, community ownership and collective action in market spaces. We welcome the Buganda Kingdom’s leadership in advancing cleaner, healthier markets for all. #WASHIsEveryonesBusiness #MarketSanitation #UrbanWASH #PublicHealth #Partnerships