Tag Archives: proper hygiene

Q&A with our clean water expert in Uganda

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Rachael Dill Boyer in Causes

Leading up to World Water Day on March 22, we’re going to do a series of posts about our work in the area of water and sanitation, giving you some ideas of how to get involved. Back in November, I got to see some of our clean water programs in northern Uganda, a place that is still scarred by decades of brutal civil war with Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). I never knew how complex the solution to the problem of clean water could be — but I got to learn from some experts and ask a lot of questions. One of the most informative conversations I had was with John Steifel, World Vision’s Uganda water, sanitation, and hygiene...

Why we start with water and sanitation

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Rachael Dill Boyer in Causes

Recently I was invited on a trip with World Vision donors to visit our clean water programs in Uganda. I’m really proud that World Vision’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programming is among the most advanced in the sector and helps thousands of children and families in communities affected by drought, natural disasters, and poor living conditions around the world. While in Uganda, I talked with John Steifel, World Vision’s Uganda WASH program coordinator. I sat down with him for an informal interview so he could explain to me why we start with water in a community, and why clean water by itself isn’t enough. He gave such a clear explanation of why sanitation and hygiene programs have to go...

An ode to the toilet (PHOTO BLOG)

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Heidi Isaza in Stories

An ode to the toilet | World Vision Blog

How many times have you used the toilet today? Judging by the fact that you are awake enough to be reading this blog, I’m assuming the answer is at least once, and probably more. (Maybe you are even reading this while on the toilet, which means you probably have the luxury of using a loo that is clean, private, and relatively comfortable). For all of you who are fortunate enough to have a toilet in your life, I would like to wish you a happy World Toilet Day. No, I’m not kidding — Saturday is World Toilet Day. You mean you didn’t get the memo? Granted, for those of us who are lucky enough to have an abundance of bathrooms...