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Hygiene Improvement Project. At-a-Glance. Contract Partners: AED IRC Netherlands ARD Manoff Group. Resource Partners: IRC New York Aga Khan Foundation Hindustan Lever. Who Funded by USAID. What. At-scale country implementation
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Hygiene Improvement Project At-a-Glance
Contract Partners: AED IRC Netherlands ARD Manoff Group Resource Partners: IRC New York Aga Khan Foundation Hindustan Lever WhoFunded by USAID
What • At-scale country implementation • Integration of hygiene into health and non-health platforms • Global leadership and advocacy around hygiene improvement • Support and liaison to PVOs, NGOs, and networks • Knowledge management to share best practices
When • 5-year project • October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2009
Working in: Madagascar Nepal Ghana, Niger, Mali (thru West Africa Water Initiative) Pursuing: Ethiopia India Cambodia Haiti Where
How • Utilize at-scale characteristics: • Promote integrated, systems-approach • Work at multiple levels • Work with multiple stakeholders • Work on multiple interventions • Focus on behavior first • Address three key hygiene practices: • Safe feces disposal • Hand washing • Safe storage and treatment of water at point-of-use • Determine appropriate size/geography needed