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Female plumbers making water and sanitation systems safe

Female plumbers making water and sanitation systems safe

by | Jul 26, 2019 | Story

Growing numbers of female plumbers in Jordan are being trained by the International Labour Organization to help protect people from electrocution via their household water systems. Safaa runs her own company in Irbid, Jordan, which has a group of around 20 female plumbers carrying out this essential work to ensure metal piping in water and sanitation systems is safely insulated from electricity cables.

Lack of toilets and the risks for women and girls

Lack of toilets and the risks for women and girls

by | Jul 8, 2019 | Story

Half of all the people without access to decent sanitation – around 2 billion people – are female.  Women and girls have different sanitation needs from men and boys, not least because of biological differences such as menstruation and pregnancy.  Women...