Splash

Healthy habits are built, not assumed.

In Kolkata, Splash studied how handwashing behaviors changed in schools over time through Project WISE.

After the intervention:
• 79% of students washed with water and soap
• 87% washed both hands
• 90% were still washing with water and soap before eating after 18+ months

The takeaway: behavior change takes more than a message.

It takes water, soap, stations, routines, reminders, school leadership, and repeated reinforcement.

Read the full learning brief:https://splash.org/assets/Changing-Handwashing-Behaviors-in-Schools-Longitudinal-Lessons-from-Kolkata.pdf

Tomorrow is Menstrual Hygiene Day.

Stigma does not disappear because one person gets a pamphlet. It changes when the people around girls — peers, teachers, parents, boys, and school leaders — understand that menstruation is normal and support matters.

That is why Splash’s menstrual health work includes the broader school and social ecosystem, not just individual students.

In Splash-supported schools in Addis Ababa, the average belief in menstruation-related myths decreased from 50% to 8%.

When schools create space for honest education and support, periods become easier to manage — and less difficult to talk about.

Splash is hiring!

We’re looking for mission-driven professionals to join our growing global team and support work that helps make clean water, safe sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health a lasting part of school life.

Now open:

Manager, Global People & Culture
Remote, U.S.-based role, preferably East Coast
Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/splash-international/jobs/57131745-ed10-4fc2-a12d-592c239a97ff

Malawi, Finance and Operations Manager
Full-time, office-based role in Lilongwe, Malawi
Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/splash-international/jobs/80bfd678-ea17-4b33-8046-dab1da9e938c

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