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View resource Technical briefing Handwashing 18/05/2012 1 documents 4 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Health systems Humanitarian practice Maternal and child health WASH Water and sanitation Overview It is now well known that handwashing with soap has a greater impact on morbidity from diarrhoeal disease than any other single intervention. This technical briefing note looks at the relevance of handwashing in disease prevention, as well as the practicalities and promotion of handwashing in developing countries. View resource Technical briefing The Devil is in the Detail: The importance of comprehensive and legally binding criteria for arms transfers 03/05/2012 4 documents 8 pages long Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Arms trade Conflict Humanitarian practice Overview According to new figures, more than $2.2bn worth of arms and ammunition have been imported since 2000 to countries operating under arms embargoes. This figure shows the extent to which states have been flagrantly flouting the 26 UN, regional or multilateral arms embargoes in force during this period. Oxfam is calling on the international community […] View resource Technical briefing Emergency Shelter: Principles and practice 15/04/2012 1 documents 6 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Development methods Disaster risk management Disasters Emergency Housing Humanitarian practice Overview As part of our humanitarian mandate, Oxfam initiates and supports emergency shelter interventions for people affected by disasters and conflicts. Our experience shows that the rapid distribution of shelter NFIs and shelter support for host families can help people meet their immediate needs for dignity, privacy and protection from adverse weather. This Technical Briefing Note […] View resource Technical briefing Working with Children in Humanitarian WASH Programmes 01/01/2012 1 documents 13 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Children WASH Water and sanitation Overview Children under five years can represent up to 20% of the population. In some cases children under 18 years may represent over 50% of the population. They are thus major stakeholders in all humanitarian programmes. This briefing describes the practical issues that need to be considered when involving children in humanitarian WASH programmes. View resource Technical briefing Design, Construction and Maintenance of a Biogas Generator 24/06/2011 1 documents 23 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Development methods Humanitarian practice Overview Biogas generators can be used at household or community level to produce usable fuel and fertilisers from human and animal waste. This document covers many of the technical aspects of designing, constructing and maintaining a biogas generator however does not explore the cultural, social and education facets of the project. These should be researched separately […] View resource Technical briefing Urban WASH Lessons Learned from Post-Earthquake Response in Haiti 06/05/2011 1 documents 11 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Disasters Humanitarian practice WASH Water and sanitation Overview Large-scale urban WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) programming requires different approaches to those normally employed in Oxfam emergency response activities. This paper examines the lessons learned from the WASH response to the Haiti earthquake in January 2010. The paper also gives practical case studies of some of the success and failures from the WASH activities, […] View resource Technical briefing Women’s Menstrual Hygiene Needs in Emergencies 01/03/2011 1 documents 4 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Health promotion Humanitarian practice WASH Overview Responding appropriately to women’s menstrual hygiene needs in emergencies is an essential component of water, sanitation and hygiene promotion programmes. It can help to address: gender equality in considering the different needs of women and men; women’s participation in the sensitive dialogue that is necessary to address this issue; and women’s specific concerns with dignity […] View resource Technical briefing Handwashing briefing paper 01/01/2011 1 documents 4 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Humanitarian practice WASH Water and sanitation Overview It is now well known that handwashing with soap has a greater impact on morbidity from diarrhoeal disease than any other single intervention. Why then, do NGOs focus so many of their activities and so much more money on supplying clean water and sanitation facilities? Why are these recognised as core activities while handwashing is considered […] View resource Technical briefing The Use of Poo Bags for Safe Excreta Disposal in Emergency Settings 16/09/2010 1 documents Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Disasters Humanitarian practice Water and sanitation Overview Safe excreta disposal is a top priority in an emergency, but one that takes time and extensive resources to implement. This Technical Briefing Note examines the use of poo bags for safe excreta containment and disposal in urban emergency settings. The Brief also explores ways of building more complete excreta management systems to ensure not […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 … Page 7 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know