WHO (0) Guidance on Communication with Respect to Safe Drinking Water and Household Hygiene Literature review, interviews and case studies

This document contains three sources of information: a literature review, a set of interviews with key informants, and a set of case studies. The focus of this document is on situations where long-term or chronic problems of inadequate access to safe water/sanitation, coupled with poor hygiene practices, expose people to health risks. It also focuses on situations where a water pollution incident gives rise to […]

Lügo, T. (2017) How to Use Social Media to Better Engage People Affected by Crises. A Brief Guide for Those Using Social Media in Humanitarian Organizations

What's in this guide? Online communication platforms have become a lifeline for millions of people affected by natural disasters and armed conflicts: social media and messaging apps help maintain contact with family and friends, and provide access to information, such as where to find food, shelter or medical assistance. This information can directly influence how people prepare for, respond to and recover from different types […]

Fit for School (2016) Regional Fit for School Program Assessment Study (FIT_PAS) 2009–2014

A short report on the Fit for School Program Assessment Study from 2012 to 2014 done in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR and the Health Outcome Study in the Philippines (2009 – 2011).

Lennie, J. (2011) The Most Significant Change Technique. A Manual for M&E Staff and Others at Equal Access

Section 1: Introduction The Most Significant Change (MSC) technique is a tool for collecting, discussing and selecting stories about the significant changes that people experience as a result of your programs. It involves people at different levels of an organisation discussing the stories and then selecting the stories they consider most significant. This process aims to promote ongoing dialogue and learning about programs and how they […]

Leclert, L., Wanjihia, C., Angly Bieri, F. (2019) The CHAST Kit – Children’s Hygiene and Sanitation Training, Facilitator's guide

FHI360 (2002) Behaviour Change: A Summary of Four Major Theories

This document presents and explains four of the most commonly cited theories used in HIV/AIDS prevention on how behavior change is believed to occur.

Leclert, L., Wanjihia, C., Angly Bieri, F. (2019) The CHAST Kit – Children’s Hygiene and Sanitation Training, Flipchart

Leclert, L., Wanjihia, C., Angly Bieri, F. (2019) The CHAST Kit – Children’s Hygiene and Sanitation Training, Methodology Outline

Leclert, L., Moser, D., Brogan, J., Mertenat, A., Harrison, J. (2018) Blue Schools - Linking WASH in schools with environmental education and practice, Catalogue of Practical Exercises

A Blue School offers a healthy learning environment and exposes students to environmentally-friendly technologies and practices that can be replicated in their communities. It inspires students to be change agents in their communities and builds the next generation of WASH and environment sector champions. The Catalogue of Practical Exercises aims to inspire teachers with hand-on and low cost exercises to complement the lessons from the […]

WHO (1996) Selecting Target Groups for Hygiene Education Factsheet 4.5

Leclert, L., Affolter, J.S., Ndenga, J. (2018) From Awareness Raising to Sustainable Behaviour Change in School: The WASH in School Road Map

Development organisations working in the WASH sector tend to focus on their preferred methodologies for Hygiene and Sanitation (H&S) promotion, while the sustainability of an intervention depends much more on how the methodology is implemented and whether an enabling environment is in place. In 2014, Caritas Switzerland in Kenya started a learning and critical review process on how to improve its WASH in school interventions […]

Lawrence, J. J., Yeboah-Antwi, K., Biemba, G., Ram, P. K., Osbert, N., Sabin, L. L., Hamer, D. H. (2016) Beliefs, Behaviors, and Perceptions of Community-Led Total Sanitation and Their Relation to Improved Sanitation in Rural Zambia

Inadequate hygiene and sanitation remain leading global contributors to morbidity and mortality in children and adults. One strategy for improving sanitation access is community-led total sanitation (CLTS), in which participants are guided into self-realization of the importance of sanitation through activities called “triggering.” This qualitative study explored community members' and stakeholders' sanitation, knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors during early CLTS implementation in Zambia. We conducted 67 […]

CDAC Network (2013) 101 Seminar Report: Social Media in Emergencies

101 Seminar Report: Social Media in Emergencies: On November 25th 2013 the CDAC Network hosted a 101 Seminar on Social Media for Emergencies. The Seminar was led by Anahi Ayala Iacucci of Internews and Gregory Barrow of WFP, and it was hosted by Plan UK. The CDAC Network 101 Seminar Series is designed to build the capacity of members by improving information sharing amongst members […]

Farrington, M. (2018) Women's Social Architecture Project - Phase 1 Final Report

In May and June 2018, Oxfam undertook research with Rohingya women and adolescent girls living in Cox Bazar refugee camps, focused on the barriers and enablers of using WASH facilities in the camps. The research brought two female architects to work with women and girls to adapt the design of existing facilities, and to design new facilities to meet their needs. From discussions with women […]

Ethiopia’s One WASH national programme (0) Study Session 11: Learning and Sharing in the WASH Sector

In this study session we step back again from the main OWNP documents and processes to focus on learning and sharing. We will consider the importance of creating, learning and sharing new knowledge and best practice across the WASH sector and of using it effectively to meet the aims of the OWNP in Ethiopia. You will be introduced to examples of national, regional and local […]

Eawag, Helvetas, SDC (2016) Catalogue of Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs)

Duijster, D., Monse, B., Dimaisip-Nabuab, J., Djuharnoko, P., Heinrich-Weltzien, R., Hobdell, M., Kromeyer-Hauschild, K., Kunthearith, Y., Mijares-Majini, M.C., Siegmund, N., Soukhanouvong, P., Benzian, H. (2017) ‘Fit for school’ – a school-based water, sanitation and hygiene programme to improve child health: Results from a longitudinal study in Cambodia, Indonesia and Lao PDR

The Fit for School (FIT) programme integrates school health and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene interventions, which are implemented by the Ministries of Education in four Southeast Asian countries. This paper describes the findings of a Health Outcome Study, which aimed to assess the two-year effect of the FIT programme on the parasitological, weight, and oral health status of children attending schools implementing the programme in […]

Dreibelbis, R., Winch, P.J., Leontsini, E., Hulland, K.RS., Ram, P.K., Unicomb, L., Luby, S.P. (2013) The Integrated Behavioural Model for WASH: A Systematic Review of Behavioural Models and a Framework for Designing and Evaluating Behaviour Change Interventions in Infrastructure-Restricted Settings

A number of WASH-specific models and frameworks exist, yet with some limitations. The IBM-WASH model aims to provide both a conceptual and practical tool for improving our understanding and evaluation of the multi-level multi-dimensional factors that influence water, sanitation, and hygiene practices in infrastructure-constrained settings. We outline future applications of our proposed model as well as future research priorities needed to advance our understanding of […]

Dreibelbis, R., Kroeger, A., Hossain, K., Venkatesh, M., Ram, P.K. (2016) Behavior Change without Behavior Change Communication: Nudging Handwashing among Primary School Students in Bangladesh

Behavior change communication for improving handwashing with soap can be labor and resource intensive, yet quality results are difficult to achieve. Nudges are environmental cues engaging unconscious decision-making processes to prompt behavior change. In this proof-of-concept study, we developed an inexpensive set of nudges to encourage handwashing with soap after toilet use in two primary schools in rural Bangladesh. We completed direct observation of behaviors […]

CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2021) SFD Lite Report Shariatpur Municipality Bangladesh

Shariatpur municipality is the heart of Shariatpur district, formed by the floodplain of the Padma, about 60 km south of the capital Dhaka. Although it was established as a district town in 1974, Shariatpur municipality was declared in 1975. Shariatpur is one of the 53 district-level Municipalities in the country. According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Shariatpur […]