Art 4 WASH is an initiative that uses art to educate people about water, sanitation, and hygiene. It employs Universal Languages for Behaviour Change to communicate information about WASH in a joyful and effective way.
For example, in the Walls for WASH programme in South Africa, children worked with artists to explore WASH issues in their school and home lives, through educational workshops, assessment tools, and creative writing and drawing sessions. The artists created murals at the schools reflecting the children's ideas and unique WASHERO characters. The children also completed a second mural themselves, which was acknowledged at a handover ceremony.
WASHeroes is a project that aims to introduce children to WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) knowledge in a fun and comical way with the help of manuals and illustrations. The project uses cartoon-like characters as positive role models who promote commitment to connection, joy, potential, and development. The creation of printed comic books that are co-designed and co-developed with the children ensures that they can be integrated into the education rhythm of schools and classes and can live beyond the timeframe of a particular project.
The comics are not just about water, soap, and hygiene. They also address crucial topics such as gender equality, tolerance, diversity, and self-responsibility in their stories. In this way, the project not only promotes good hygiene practices but also helps children develop important life skills.
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Belinda Abraham
Viva con Agua • Germany
