Title | The power of primary schools to change and sustain handwashing with soap among children : the cases of Vietnam and Peru : global scaling up handwashing project |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Dutton, P, R. Peschiera, F, Nguyen, NK |
Secondary Title | Technical paper / WSP |
Pagination | 34 p.; ill.; 1 tab.; 4 fig.; 8 boxes; photographs |
Date Published | 2011-09-01 |
Publisher | Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), WSP |
Place Published | Washington, DC, USA |
Keywords | action learning, education, hand washing, health education, peru, viet nam |
Abstract | In Vietnam and Peru, handwashing initiatives within the primary school setting, are increasing students’ handwashing with soap rates by using entertainment education approaches. In Vietnam, the Women’s Union facilitated the training of 1,200 headmasters and teachers who carried out handwashing activities in over 600 schools in 15 provinces across the country. In total, over 340,000 students were reached. In Peru, the Handwashing Initiative was mainstreamed into the Ministry of Education’s system, through the Safe, Clean and Healthy Schools Program that was implemented in 24 regions and trained 14,000 teachers who worked with 285,000 students. [authors abstract] |
Notes | With 13 footnotes including references |
Custom 1 | 144 |