Transcript WASH-NTD Integration Burkina Faso Pilot

WASHplus Pilot Program
Burkina Faso
Renuka Bery
Integration Manager, WASHplus
July 21, 2016
General Objective
To identify and propose WASH interventions to
assist in eliminating and/or controlling trachoma,
schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths
Project Planning
• Understanding the context
• Engaging partners within and
outside the government at
different levels for collaboration
• Putting in place behavior change activities
Understanding the Context
• Explored the state of NTDs in Burkina Faso
• Mapped potential partners
• Chose the intervention zone
• Conducted a baseline study
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Collaboration: Bringing local
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Selected Villages in Manni District
MANNI Commune
• Manni
• Boudangou
• Dakiri
• Mopienga
• Tomonga
COALLA Commune
• Boudabga
• Coalla
• Goulmodjo
• Kierga
THION Commune
Diaka
Monlori
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WASH-NTD Model
Information and Advocacy
Targeted local provincial and district authorities
• High commissioner of Gnagna province
• Chief medical directors of Manni and Bogande
• Provincial director of agriculture, water and
sanitation, Gnagna
• Provincial director of education, Gnagna
• Commune president for each commune
Communities
• 1689 people reached with information and
advocacy
Behavior Change Activities
• Developed WASH-NTD integration tools
• Trained and mobilized communities
• Trained specific groups
• Conducted Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
• Assisted mass drug administration efforts
• Conducted a radio campaign to promote WASH-NTD messages
Chant de Femme Team
National Level
• Project coordinator
(Ouagadougou-based)
• Financial manager
Local Project Team
• Technical supervisor
• 4 animators
(recruited locally)
• Monitoring and
evaluation manager
WASH-NTD Training for Specific Groups
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25 Health workers
25 Community health
workers
30 Teachers
24 Latrine user group
members
1170 Villagers (90 per
village)
Materials to assist
MDA efforts
Initial Results
• Communities engaged and
taking steps to make
improvements
• Local officials engaged
• National NTD leadership
committed to advancing
WASH within future NTD
efforts
Initial Results (2)
• USAID CAs and other NGO
partners seeking ways to
support WASHplus initial
efforts.
• USAID/Burkina interested in
project and will use ideas to
develop new REGIS activity
• FHI 360 developing a case
study to share with NNN
WASH working group at the
September 2016 meeting
Future Needs
• Limited support to continue
follow-up activities for an
additional 6-12 months
• Funding for an endline
activity to provide more
rigorous results (WASHPaLS?)
• USAID participation in NNN
WASH-NTD working group
• Assistance to USAID/Burkina
to include WASH in new RFA
Thank You
“Thank you for coming up to us to understand our living
conditions. These questions have helped us recognize some
of our bad habits and behaviors and now we will try to
change our practices..” —village mother