Rural Water Supply Network together with the co-leads of the Leave No One Behind theme are hosting a webinar, 'Incontinence: an urgent hidden issue for rural water supply' on 4th June at 9am CEST/8am BST. This webinar will aim to raise awareness of incontinence and why it matters for rural water supply. We are thrilled about the superb line-up of speakers, who will talk about incontinence in different contexts: 

• Allison Coleman, World Vision Vanuatu, will discuss a study in Vanuatu that identified the prevalence of incontinence and the challenges faced
• Shahpara Nawaz, iddcr Bangladesh, will look at the challenges faced by people living with incontinence in the face of climate hazards in Bangladesh
• Dani Barrington, University of Western Australia, and Amita Bhakta, Freelance consultant and visiting scholar at University College London and RWSN LNOB Co-lead, will together present findings from their respective studies on experiences of incontinence and self-wetting among children and older people in different humanitarian settings including Ethiopia, Malawi, and Bangladesh
• Tiina Vaittinen, padproject.online project and Tampere University, will be the discussant.

We would like to invite you to register here:  us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ktD3...xqWpDQ#/registration  

There will be many opportunities for discussion and interaction. We look forward to having you there!

Incontinence - a taboo topic we need to talk about! Let's break the silence - join us for the 2nd webinar of the RWSN Early Webinar Series.

In the true spirit of Leaving No One Behind, this webinar will raise awareness of the need to pay attention to the needs of people living with incontinence across all ages and will enable participants to understand the issue of incontinence and why it matters for rural water supply.

🗓 4 June, 2024
⏰ 09:00 CEST
🔗 Register here:  us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ktD3...xqWpDQ#/registration 

Speakers:
Dani Barrington, University of Western Australia
Amita Bhakta, RWSN Leave No One Behind Co-Lead
Shahpara Nawaz, icddr Bangladesh
Allison Coleman, World Vision Vanuatu

Discussant: Tiina Vaittinen, Tampere University

We look forward to welcoming you

Best wishes,
Amita (RWSN LNOB Co-lead)