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Brian Reed
Brian
Reed
Rachel Hastie
Rachel
Hastie
Jeanne Vidal
Jeanne
Vidal
Andy Bastable
Andy
Bastable
Kerry A. Akers
Kerry A.
Akers
Julie Lafreniere
Julie
Lafreniere
Shedding light on humanitarian sanitation
Loughborough University
2018
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Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Shedding_light_on_humanitarian_sanitation/9438278
Lighting should be provided for WASH facilities in Humanitarian contexts according to several standards. Evidence for this and the practical budget, operational and management responsibilities are less clear. A three-country research project looking at the impact of lighting on WASH use and Gender- Based Violence (GBV) required a multi-disciplinary approach, combining OXFAM’s practical implementing expertise with WEDC’s research-orientated approach. The research showed how much more is needed for safe sanitation than just building latrines. Lack of usage of latrines had implications for environmental health. A reason for not using latrines was due to fear of many things, including GBV. The location of the facility was a common concern, but simple lessons are not easy to distil as the context varies between settlements and changes rapidly overtime. The provision of lighting was welcomed by a wide range of stakeholders, but other factors still affect both GBV and WASH outcomes.