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Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WAS
Women and adolescent girls in disaster-prone and fragile contexts face many challenges.
This background paper focuses on supporting sustainable, equitable and resilient water services over the short and long term during
Post-disaster relief and recovery operations seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene.
In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e.
For people affected by disaster, whether wars, earthquakes, or disease epidemics, conditions of life can change suddenly and in ways