The Power of Primary Schools to Change and Sustain Handwashing with Soap among Children : The Cases of Vietnam and Peru
Vietnam and Peru are two of four countries taking part in the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) Global Scaling up Handwashing Project. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project aims to expand handwa...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/09/15550006/power-primary-schools-change-sustain-handwashing-soap-among-children-cases-vietnam-peru http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17323 |
| Summary: | Vietnam and Peru are two of four
countries taking part in the Water and Sanitation Program
(WSP) Global Scaling up Handwashing Project. Funded by the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Scaling Up
Handwashing Project aims to expand handwashing practices
among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) and primary
school-aged children (5 to 12 in Peru; 6 to 10 in Vietnam)
The project focuses on applying innovative promotional
approaches to generate widespread and sustained improvement
in handwashing with soap practice. Started in December 2006,
the project is implemented by local and national governments
with technical support from WSP, and participation from the
private sector and nongovernmental organizations. The
present document describes the approaches to changing
children's handwashing with soap behavior, first in
Vietnam, then Peru, followed by some lessons learned and conclusions. |
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