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Exploring the Intersection of Sanitation, Hygiene, Water, and Health in Pastoralist Communities in Northern Tanzania

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2022

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WASH intersects with all SDGs – this publication is part of a Sanitation Learning Hub and IDS Working Paper series that looks at the intersection of sanitation and other fields.

This paper explores access to water, sanitation, and health in pastoral communities in northern Tanzania.

It argues that the concept of gender, used on its own, is not enough to understand the complexities of sanitation, hygiene, water, and health. It explores pastoralists’ views and perspectives on what is ‘clean’, ‘safe’, and ‘healthy’, and their need to access water and create sanitary arrangements that work for them, given the absence of state provision of modern water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure.

Although Tanzania is committed to enhancing its citizens’ access to WASH services, pastoral sanitation and hygiene tend to be overlooked and little attention is paid to complex ways in which access to ‘clean’ water and ‘adequate sanitation’ is structured in these communities. This paper offers an intersectional analysis of water and sanitation needs, showing how structural discrimination in the form of a lack of appropriate infrastructure, a range of sociocultural norms and values, and individual stratifiers interact to influence the sanitation and health needs of pastoralist men, women, boys, and girls.

Local Government Leadership in Sanitation and Hygiene: Experiences and Learnings from West Africa

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Gian Melloni

2022

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Between July and October 2021, the Sanitation Learning Hub worked with government representatives and development partners to develop, share, and cross-analyse case studies looking at local system and government strengthening in four local government areas across West Africa: Benin (N’Dali commune), Ghana (Yendi municipal district), Guinea (Molota commune), and Nigeria (Logo LGA).

The initiative focused on examples of local leadership in sanitation and hygiene (S&H), with case studies developed in collaboration with development partners (Helvetas in Benin, UNICEF in Ghana and Guinea, United Purpose in Nigeria) and the local governments they partner with.

The goal was to cross-analyse examples of local government leadership in S&H, looking at what led to the prioritisation of S&H, and identifying commonalities and transferable knowledge through a participatory cross-learning process. The case studies identified positive change occurred in local government leadership in S&H, and analysed the contributions to change, via document review, key informant interviews and focus group discussions.

This learning brief shares the learnings and recommendations that emerged from the case studies and through the three participatory workshops that followed.

A French translation is also available: Le leadership des autorités locales en matière d’assainissement et d’hygiène : expériences et apprentissage de l’Afrique de l’Ouest

A Portuguese translation is also available: A liderança governamental local em saneamento e higiene: experiências e aprendizagens da África Ocidental

Watch the webinar on the findings here: https://youtu.be/87z6ZrQMRc0

Impact of Climate Hazards on Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Burkina Faso

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Ruhil Iyer

Léa Pare Toe

2022

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Despite climate change being a major concern for the sanitation sector, rural sanitation remains neglected in the wider discussions of climate impacts on WASH services. Also, the voices of vulnerable individuals, households, and communities who are experiencing the effects of climate change in relation to sanitation issues are missing.

The aim of this Sanitation Learning Hub case study was to expand the evidence base on climate impacts on rural sanitation and hygiene practices and programmes in Burkina Faso and on practical adaptations to increase resilience and ensure communities are better able to maintain improved sanitation behaviours during and after times of climate stress.

There was a focus on the social dimensions of impacts, exploring vulnerabilities and behavioural aspects of sanitation access and use. Additionally, the research identified the impacts climate change is already having on current programming efforts in rural settings.

Recommendations

Reinforce sanitation as a priority at household and community level.
Integrate climate risk factors and adaptations into ongoing sanitation interventions.
Prepare specific guidance at a commune (area-wide) level.
Facilitate intersectoral collaboration
Draw on existing community-level support networks to increase the durability of latrines.
Build on the strengths of CLTS and community participation.
Consider alternative methods where needed.

This case study is also available in French: Effet des aléas climatiques sur les pratiques d’hygiène et d’assainissement en milieu rural au Burkina Faso

A Photovoice Study on WASH and Nutrition in Afar, Ethiopia

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Jocelyn Kelln

Line Richter and Christine Fostvedt-Mills

2022

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The Afar people of Northern Ethiopia live in what can be considered the very definition of ‘challenging contexts.’ Largely nomadic pastoralists, they navigate a harsh and unforgiving landscape, often having to travel great distances for water. They have been described as living on the frontline of climate change. The Covid-19 pandemic and emerging peace and security issues in Ethiopia have only compounded challenges around poverty, nutrition and sanitation as markets are disrupted and entire communities are displaced.

It can still be incredibly challenging to ensure that the most marginalised members of a community are included and actively engaged in the process . In the case of Afar, this encompasses women, those with little to no formal schooling and those with very low levels of literacy. With this learning paper the authors want to share their experiences of using a methodology designed to include the voices of those most marginalised – in particular, women’s voices – in a nutrition and WASH participatory research project in Northern Ethiopia.

Fostvedt-Mills Consulting (FMC) was contracted by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) as part of their Improved Food security through Transitional Aid for Resilience Project (IFTAR), which aimed to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable groups and the nutritional and hygiene behaviours of caregivers. They were asked to investigate the attitudes and practises of target communities in Afar relating to nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene and then to design a subsequent intervention that was contextually relevant to the communities.

For the study, FMC sought to answer the questions:

What are the social and gender-based factors determining the nutrition and WASH practices of the communities?
How are those factors affecting the nutrition and WASH practices of the communities?

In designing the approach, FMC wanted to ensure that they carried out their research with the communities, rather than on the communities, in a way that would build trust and create a shared understanding of the future intervention and generate interest and a sense of ownership in its potential outcomes.

The full study carried out by FMC included a desk review as well as primary quantitative and qualitative data collection. In this learning paper they share the findings from the qualitative research. Specifically, FMC examine how the use of photovoice and Community Action Planning methods worked to amplify the voices of women and ultimately engage a more diverse group of community members in the research process. They will share our most important findings and discuss some of the advantages and challenges of using these methods in Afar, as well as the potential for application of these research methods in other challenging contexts.

Evaluating Systemic Action Research as a Participatory Peace-Building Intervention in Mali: Findings from Djenné and Mopti

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Marina Apgar

Cet article présente les résultats d’une recherche d’évaluation intégrée d’une intervention participative de consolidation de la paix à Kangaba, au Mali, au sein du projet « Vestibule de la paix ».

Le projet utilise la recherche-action systémique (SAR) pour aider dans un premier temps divers membres de communautés locales sélectionnées à recueillir et analyser des récits de vie en traçant les moteurs systémiques du conflit. Cette analyse causale motive ensuite la génération de solutions collectives à certains moteurs à travers des groupes de recherche-action facilités (GRA). L’approche SAR, une approche alternative et participative à la consolidation de paix, vise à impliquer et à donner aux acteurs locaux les moyens de renforcer leur capacité d’agir alors qu’ils définissent et négocient des voies innovantes pour parvenir à la paix. L’article présente des résultats sur comment, pour qui, et sous quelles conditions les phases du processus SAR contribuent aux parcours de résultats émergents : à travers un niveau élevé d’appropriation et l’usage d’une méthode alternative, inclusive, et causale de médiation de conflit ; ce qui mené a une capacité amélioré pour la médiation de conflit par les chefs traditionnels et autres ; avec des actions concrètes menant à des solutions spécifiques comme la construction et l’usage d’un nouveau Vestibule avec le potentiel pour un changement soutenu, et dans certains cas, menant au rétablissement de liens sociaux entre les communautés qui étaient en conflit.

Cette publication est également disponible en anglais : Consolidated Findings from Evaluating Systemic Action Research as a Participatory Peace-Building Intervention in Kangaba, Mali

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Exploring the Intersection of Sanitation, Hygiene, Water, and Health in Pastoralist Communities in Northern Tanzania

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Local Government Leadership in Sanitation and Hygiene: Experiences and Learnings from West Africa

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Watch the webinar on the findings here: https://youtu.be/87z6ZrQMRc0

Impact of Climate Hazards on Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Burkina Faso

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A Photovoice Study on WASH and Nutrition in Afar, Ethiopia

Abstract

Evaluating Systemic Action Research as a Participatory Peace-Building Intervention in Mali: Findings from Djenné and Mopti

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Évaluation de la recherche-action systémique en tant qu’intervention participative de consolidation de la paix au Mali : résultats obtenus à Djenné et à Mopti

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Consolidated Findings from Evaluating Systemic Action Research as a Participatory Peace-Building Intervention in Kangaba, Mali

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Résultats consolidés de l’évaluation de la recherche-action systémique en tant qu’intervention participative de consolidation de la paix à Kangaba, au Mali

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