Ethiopia Publications

Highlights of the WASH multi-stakeholders Whole System in a Room meeting, held from October 24 -26, 2006 in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.

Video Highlights of Whole System in a Room Meeting, October 2006, Ethiopia

HIP held a Whole Sytem in the Room Multi-Stakeholder Meeting during October 24-25, 2006, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, on the theme "Aligning for Action: Sustainable Development through Safe Water, Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene." More than 90 key stakeholders working in health, water, and the environment, government officials, religious leaders and others participated in this meeting to construct a Common Action Agenda to implement the National Hygiene and Sanitation Strategy in the Amhara region. The meeting was hosted by the Amhara Regional Health Bureau, with support from USAID/HIP and the World Bank's Water and Sanitation Program.

WSR Oct. 2006 Final Report.pdf  (1.46 MB)

Woreda Resource Book: Community-Led Total Behavior Change in Hygiene and Sanitation. The Amhara Experience in Line with the Health Extension Program.

HIP, World Bank Water and Sanitation Program, Amhara National Regional State Health Bureau. July 2008.

The book outlines 12 key doable and achievable steps, which have been identified and tested on the ground through a learning by doing experience to help people change unsafe behaviors and bring about change in basic hygiene and sanitation. These steps can be customized to fit different circumstances and tailored to community settings with diverse cultures.

Ethiopia Woreda Resource Book 7.08.pdf  (722 kB)