Community school's children suffering from decent toilet services Community schools are the backbone of Nepal's education system, playing a crucial role in producing educated manpower capable of contributing to the nation's socio-economic transformation and sustainable development. Opinion 21 Mar, 2025
Growing cold aggravates health condition of quake survivors The survivors of Jajarkot earthquake have begun experiencing health problems in the wake of growing cold for some days. Nepal 11 Nov, 2023
Health and sanitation A sanitation campaign in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic reveals that reducing open defecation has unexpected benefits across households and communities. Blogs 17 Jan, 2023
Toilets, Girls, and Violence Access to household toilets is often seen as just a water and sanitation issue or a public health concern. But the recent murders of two young Indian girls have highlighted another aspect — women’s safety and security. Blogs 22 Nov, 2022
Sanitation saves lives and times In 2001, the World Toilet Organization declared World Toilet Day, recognizing the critical role of toilets in promoting public health, human dignity, and personal safety. Blogs 21 Nov, 2022
EDITORIAL: Build public toilets Since the beginning of human civilisation, people have been giving utmost importance to maintaining health and hygiene to prevent themselves from various kinds of communicable diseases that are transmitted to humans as a result of poor sanitation. Opinion 09 Aug, 2022
Local levels told to maintain cleanliness The federal government has issued a model procedure to the local levels, requiring them to maintain cleanliness of public places within their jurisdiction. Nepal 17 Jun, 2022
SDG-6 and Nepal: Achievements and challenges World Water Day is celebrated every year on March 22 to highlight the importance and necessity of water for human life and progress. Along with celebrating World Water Day, the United Nations General Assembly has declared 2018-2028 as the International Decade for Action on “Water for Sustainable Development”. Opinion 31 Mar, 2022
People defecating in open in Bajura Bajura was declared an open defecation free district some seven years ago. A fullsanitation campaign is under way in the district. Nepal 29 Dec, 2021
Sanitation facility A study in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic indicates that low-cost, village-wide efforts to improve sanitation have powerful benefits that cascade across income and age groups. Blogs 26 Apr, 2021
PM hopeful of meeting SDGs by 2030 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said sustainable development goals would be achieved before 2030. Nepal 15 Mar, 2021
Public toilets in Bajura district HQ in poor state BAJURA, NOVEMBER 29 Most of the public toilets in Bajura district headquarters, Martadi, are in poor state. As a result, human excreta is a common sight in Martadi, which was declared an open defecation free zone six years ago. Some of the... Travel 30 Nov, 2020
