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Sanitation

A physically challenged man and boy

19 November 2021

Preserving dignity for people living with disabilities

With toilets, showers and water points, UNICEF, with support from the UK’s FCDO, is ensuring the dignity of displaced and physically challenged persons

A group of girls standing near a toilet

19 November 2021

Toilets help keep children, especially girls, in school

In Benue communities, children are helping to drive positive change by promoting toilet use among their peers.

A toilet facility

19 November 2021

World Toilet Day sees limited progress in Nigerians’ access to sanitation services

A man standing beside a makeshift toilet

19 November 2021

A community’s journey to ending open defecation

With support from UNICEF and Japanese sanitation company Lixil, Tukuruwa is now one of 77 communities in Kwali LGA that is proudly open defecation-free

A mother and baby washing their hands

15 October 2021

On Global Handwashing Day, UNICEF warns that 3 in 5 Nigerians do not have basic handwashing facilities at home to fight off infectious diseases

Young people rally to put an end to open defecation in West and Central Africa

A man pointing at the wall

Bartering for toilets

Determined to end open defecation, vulnerable households in North East Nigeria are paying for toilet installation with food items and crops

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Low cost solutions promote good wash practices

Recycled bottles and easy-to-use hand drill which provide a fast and affordable hygiene and sanitation solutions

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17 November 2016

Making Nigeria open defecation free by 2025

The Roadmap provides a guide towards achieving an open defecation free country using different approaches

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