Dear SuSaNA Member Vanessa :
Nicely explained 
We need to pick the right modes always.
SanWork to be given Grace honour, dignity and due consideration always.
Well wishes for gr8 prospects 
Prof Ajit Seshadri 

Thank you Alice for sharing this insightful paper. As a young professional in WASH, I’m particularly interested in how the 5Rs framework can help address unpaid work by recognizing, reducing, and redistributing the often invisible labor linked to WASH responsibilities. It’s clear that improving infrastructure alone isn’t enough; shifting social expectations around gender roles is essential. Educating communities and involving younger generations could create long-term change in how unpaid care work is viewed and distributed. Additionally, collecting data on these interventions is essential to measure their impact effectively and ensure they benefit women and girls equally. I look forward to seeing how WASH initiatives can more fully engage with this framework to support gender equity. Are there any insights on how WASH actors can engage young people in shifting gendered norms around unpaid care?

Best,
Vanessa

Hi everyone, 

We're delighted to publish a new paper by Sue Cavill and Chelsea Huggett on unpaid work in the WASH sector. 

Much unpaid care and domestic work relates to WASH, andthose workloads increase when houshold and community services are weak, in disrepair or non-existent.
 
This is a gendered issue, as women are generally the onesresponsible for tasks that benefit all members of the household.
 
The WASH sector has invested in reducing the unpaid workburden associated with access to WASH:
 
- building physical infrastructure
- increasing access to WASH services
- changing hygiene-related practices and behaviours.
 
This has helped improve health and hygiene, saving money, time, and drudgery.
 
But WASH actors need to do more to shift the social expectations that unpaid care and domestic work is a woman’s
responsibility.

You can download the paper here:  Out of sight, out of mind? Making unpaid WASH work visible

As always, please do let us know if you have any comments or feedback.

Alice