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How to tell a story: participatory photo project in Pakistan

Good hygiene is a life-saver. Washing our hands with soap can cut cases of diarrhoea almost in half, saving hundreds of lives every single day. But it’s not exactly a topic that grabs headlines. So how do we make hygiene education more interesting?

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A life-changing experience to further education

Sawaira is happy to wash her hands in the newly installed handwashing facility in her school in Tharparkar.

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Dignity in Old Age

"I get tired and sometimes feel sick. We built the washroom so that our dignity is saved and it’s now made life easier." Sarwar Mai, 60

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Sanitation in Orangi Town, Karachi

Abdul Qadir, estimates he was involved in 75% of the sanitation work in Orangi Town, Karachi.

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WASH facilities in schools do make a difference

“Because if we do not wash our hands, our hands will get germs, and then if we have food we will get stomach aches," says Urusa.

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Zulfiqar’s sanitary mart

“They called me in for a training. And in that training, I understood how a business should be run. The training was for three days, but it was equal to learning for three years."

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