Ethiopia Publications and Resources

A small but growing number of studies have demonstrated the importance of good water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices for preventing diarrhea and improving the health and quality of life for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA). Despite this evidence, HIV/AIDS organizations working with PLWHA do not routinely integrate WASH into their programs. To address this challenge, HIP engaged interested partners in Ethiopia and formed a national community of practice (COP) based in Addis Ababa that more carefully explores feasible, effective actions for water, safe feces disposal, and hygiene in the HBC context.

This module is designed to be integrated into existing training for home-based care (HBC) workers, HIV case managers, and nurses working in counseling and testing (CT), prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) and antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs. Any organization working in HIV can use this module.

WASH Training Module DRAFT.pdf  (1.29 MB)

Summarizes trials of improved practices (TIPs) research conducted in Ethiopia to develop simple, feasible actions for use by home-based care workers for diarrhea and water management in households affected by HIV/AIDS.

Ethiopia TIPS Report.pdf  (486 kB)

English version of a field tool to assess hygiene practices at the household level.

Mikikir card eng.pdf  (712 kB)

Instructions for making a simple hand washing device.

tippy tap[1].pdf  (207 kB)

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

Amhara National Regional State Health Bureau, World Bank Water and Sanitation Program, USAID Hygiene Improvement Project. October 2008.

The resource book published by the Amhara National Regional State Health Bureau, 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 GUIDE_final.pdf  (582 kB)

Amhara National Regional State Health Bureau, World Bank Water and Sanitation Program, USAID Hygiene Improvement Project. January 2009.

This manual provides a comprehensive training to build capacity of health extension workers (HEWs) and development agents to support total behavior change in hygiene and sanitation. Complete with exercises, facilitators notes, and tools. Also contains a separate training for community volunteers, to support HEWs to recruit and train volunteers to support village-level hygiene and sanitation improvement activities.

Facilitators Guide for Training Community-Led Behavior Change.pdf  (1.20 MB)

Amhara National Regional State Health Bureau, World Bank Water and Sanitation Program, USAID Hygiene Improvement Project. January 2009.

This resource source book is the participants manual to accompany the district level training in community-led total behavior change. Full of activity worksheets, reference tools and resources for implementing household and community behavior change activities, including assessment tools and construction of latrines and hand washing stations.

Health Extension Worker Handbook.pdf  (2.18 MB)

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)

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

Presentations on scale approaches to improving hygiene practices.

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