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Integrating Water And Sanitation Into Existing Home Base Care Programs In Kenya

Integrating Water And Sanitation Into Existing Home Base Care Programs In Kenya. presentation by Noor Pwani & Rebecca Kabura March 2006. Household Level Water Treatment Systems Integrated into Existing Home Based Care (HBC) Program.

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Integrating Water And Sanitation Into Existing Home Base Care Programs In Kenya

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  1. Integrating Water And Sanitation Into Existing Home Base Care ProgramsIn Kenya presentation by Noor Pwani &Rebecca Kabura March 2006

  2. Household Level Water Treatment Systems Integrated into Existing Home Based Care (HBC) Program Project holders: International Federation Of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Watsan Unit And Regional Delegation Nairobi With Kenya Red Cross Society Location:Siaya And Kisumu Branches Of Kenya Red Cross Target:Home Based Care Clients, Affected Family Members And Neighbours Who Have No Access To A Sustainable Safe Water Supply. Beneficiaries: 15000 Households Approx: 7500 People Time scale : 15 Months (Water Treatment Supplied For 12 Months)

  3. Objectives GOAL: Contribute to Reduction in Water Borne Diseases in HBC Program Clients and Affected Family Members and Neighbours in Target Population by the End of the Project Specific objectives • Establish An Appropriate Method Of Delivering Household Water Treatment Systems (HWTS) For Target Communities. • Improve Knowledge And Skills Of Volunteers Of Community Home Base Care Programs In HWTS and WASH (Water ,Sanitation and Hygiene) • Establish The Level Of Acceptance And Adherence Of HWTS By The Targeted Population. • Improve Hygienic Behaviors Related To Water Use At Household Level. • Establish Simple Monitoring And Evaluation System For HWTS • Identify and Strengthen Possible Partnerships In HWTS

  4. Progress so far • Review of Log frame and relevant project documents • Delivery of the options into the ware houses (PUR ,Water Marker ,AquaTabs and 75 filters ) • Products demonstrations Regional Delegation Nairobi RDN and Kenya Red Cross Head quarters • Branch and steering committee level planning meetings • Baseline survey instrument development • Total Clients 609 Kisumu and 174 Siaya • 110 community health workers and trainer of trainers • Stakeholder identification and Partnership building • Baseline survey training • Work plan –Schedule

  5. Planned activities • Baseline survey and report (175 households ) • Training curricula review • Household mapping through client and clustering approach • Training linking safe water delivery and safe hygiene practice • Distribution criteria and Products delivery • Official project launch • IEC material development and dissemination • Periodic water testing and quality assurance • Target household visits • Monitoring and evaluation • Reporting and case study documentation

  6. Emerging issues • Access to water in Kolwa Central –Kisumu • Sustainability beyond project phase • Use of local storage clay pots • Volunteer motivation • New PWLA clients and drop off • Family size –Polygamous families • Training –First Aid measures • Product performance PUR and Water Marker • Structured follow-ups and monitoring • More funds for documentation assistance and equipment

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