Hygiene

Poor hygiene practices due to lack of awareness are a significant issue in rural communities. These practices cause various infectious diseases such as malaria, cholera, diarrhea, and pneumonia, with women and children being particularly vulnerable to these illnesses. To address this issue, CAWC is conducting awareness sessions for men, women, and school students to raise their awareness about fecal-oral contamination and disease prevention. Participants are taught the critical importance of washing their hands with soap or other detergents after handling animals, using the toilet, and, most importantly, before eating.
Another part of the Hygiene program is MHM Menstrual Hygiene Management. Menstrual Hygiene Management is crucial for the health and well-being of women and girls. However, it remains a taboo subject in some communities and is rarely discussed, even among women and girls themselves. Due to the culturally sensitive nature of this topic, proper and safe management is often neglected by families, communities, and, in many cases, WASH committees. As a result, thousands of girls and women encounter menstrual hygiene challenges that can sometimes pose serious risks to their health and safety. CAWC is conducting Menstrual Hygiene Sessions to increase awareness of women and girls and improve their health and well-being.