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Our programmes
Safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are basic rights for everyone, including people with albinism. Inclusive WASH means making sure that water points, toilets and hygiene services are safe, accessible and dignified for all, and that the specific needs of people with albinism and persons with disabilities are not overlooked.
Inclusive WASH is part of AWA’s wider rights-based, disability-inclusive approach. It runs through all our programmes rather than standing alone.
Clean water and good hygiene help keep sensitive, sun-damaged skin clean and reduce the risk of infection.
Long walks and waiting at open water points in the midday sun are a real health risk.
Poorly lit or badly designed facilities can be hard and unsafe to use.
Isolated water points and latrines can expose women and girls, including those with albinism, to harassment and violence.
We raise the needs of people with albinism in humanitarian and development WASH planning. Our Founder and Executive Director is a member of the Strategic Advisory Group of the UN WASH Cluster for Cameroon’s North-West Region.
We include hygiene and sun-safety messages in our health and community sessions.
We consider the safety of water points and sanitation facilities in our protection work.
New WASH activities will appear here.
Activity updates for this programme will appear here soon.
Organisations working on WASH in Cameroon are welcome to contact us to make their services more inclusive of people with albinism.
