Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WaSH) Policy

Basic hygiene assistance for Morobe

This Rural Women WASH pilot project is supported by the Papua New Guinea-Australia Partnership’s Incentive Fund.

Local community members, including children and people living with disabilities, are being engaged on the importance and benefits of handwashing.

Through this project, communities participate in information sessions on handwashing and training in using locally-made handwashing stations, also called ‘tippy-taps’.

WaSH policy launched in POM

The policy anticipates that all schools in the country must have sufficient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene facilities that must be readily available.

What sets this policy apart from the one that was piloted and other related policies is that it clearly defines the standards each school should achieve.

PNG has one of the lowest indicators in water and sanitation accessibility in comparison to other Pacific Island countries, and even in the Asia-Pacific Region.