Post-2015 Handwashing Advocacy

Merri Weinger, USAID Katie Carroll, PPPHW

Post-2015 Process on Global Water/WASH Goals

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme proposal

Other proposals on water sustainable development goal UN decision-making process involving high level panel, open working groups Leverage the post-2015 process to promote handwashing

JMP Proposed WASH Composite Goal

The Vision: Universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene Target by 2030: to eliminate open defecation; to achieve universal access to basic drinking water, sanitation and hygiene for households, schools and health facilities; to halve the proportion of the population without access at home to safely managed drinking water and sanitation services; and to progressively eliminate inequalities in access.

Key Challenge: Keeping the H in WASH

Hygiene absent in key reports (e.g., HLP) Advocate for hygiene within sector target: Universal access to water supply, sanitation and hygiene Evidence shows hygiene is as important as water and sanitation in reducing diarrhea1 Hygiene essential to achieve full health benefits of WASH Need for advocacy both within and outside the sector
1 Cairncross S., C. Hunt, S. Boisson, V. Curtis, I. Fung, and W. Schmidt. 2010. Water, sanitation, and hygiene for diarrhea prevention. International Journal of Epidemiology, 39: 193205.

2014 Handwashing Advocacy Plan

Coordinate with JMP advocacy and communications group (WSSCC)
Develop hygiene pack: talking points, data, Power Point, etc. for multiple sectors WASH, education, health, gender, inequity UN-Water country level consultations (GWP) 26 countries 18th & 19th February President of General Assembly Thematic Debates and UN-Water Side Event April SWA High-Level Meeting and Sector Ministers Meeting Proposed session at Stockholm Water Week, WASH Brisbane Other opportunities?

Questions?

Become a handwashing advocate

Make a pitch to a target audience Minister of environment (sanitation), Minister of Education Why should they advocate and adopt the JMP indicators for handwashing?

How can they operationalize handwashing behavior change?

Private sector

Why should they advocate for the JMP indicators

Both What questions could arise? How would you respond?