UNHCR (2020) WASH in Schools Checklist iRHIS

The UNHCR WASH Monitoring System includes monitoring of refugee schools following the Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) guidelines, model questions and standard indicators. All refugee schools should be surveyed at least once a year. Indicators are tracked on the Refugee WASH in Schools Dashboard.

UNHCR, World Vison, RANAS, SDC (2021) Designing a Theory and Evidence-based COVID-19 Prevention Programme that is Feasible within a Refugee Camp

UNHCR, World Vision, and RANAS Ltd. came together in April 2020 to design a theory-driven evidence-based behaviour change intervention aiming to increase handwashing with soap (HWWS) and physical distancing among Tongogara Refugee Camp residents in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

UNICEF (2020) Guidance on Market-Based Sanitation

One of the key programming approaches adopted in UNICEF’s Strategy for WASH (2016-2030) is to build sustainable markets for sanitation goods and services. Market-based sanitation (MBS) is defined as a development approach to improve sanitation in a country by building the sanitation market of goods and services for which the customer makes a full or partial monetary contribution (with savings and/or cash equivalents) toward the […]

UNICEF (2007) Indicators for Monitoring Hygiene Promotion in Emergencies Best Practice Materials Produced Through the WASH Cluster HP Project

During emergencies it is important to monitor the impact of Hygiene Promotion including the change in community hygiene practices which can contribute to the reduction of WASH related diseases. Information provided by monitoring can usefully be fed back into future evaluation and planning of Hygiene Promotion projects so the objectives can be adjusted where necessary. It is important that data collection is not just seen […]

UNICEF (2014) Joint WASH Assessment In Nine Official Refugee Camp Settlements Across Three Governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Northern Iraq

This report presents the findings of a joint water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assessment conducted in nine official refugee camp settlements across three governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Northern Iraq (Dohuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah). The Syrian refugee population targeted by this assessment lives in permanent and transitional shelters in the nine camps. They receive various WASH interventions/services from a number of government, non-governmental and […]

UNICEF (0) Sanitary Survey Checklists. WASH Safety Planning Technical Toolkit for Kiribati Schools

This Sanitary Survey Checklist Guide provides a methodical way to identify the factors or features of the existing school WASH system that contribute to an increased risk to the health of school children and teachers. It should be possible for the school community, with a assistance from the facilitator and possibly a health inspector, to answer the checklist questions and see the weaknesses and strengths […]

UNICEF (2017) UNICEF Field Notes on Community Approaches to Total Sanitation Learning From Five Country Programmes

Community Approaches to Total Sanitation (CATS) aim to achieve 100 per cent open defecation free (ODF) communities through affordable, appropriate technology and behaviour change. Some of the key principles guiding CATS are: • An emphasis on the sustained use of sanitation facilities by every community member, rather than simply the construction of infrastructure. • The safe disposal of infant and young children’s faeces in toilets. • Broad engagement […]

UNICEF (2012) Visual Aids for Emergencies and Development WASH

UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (2007) The Participation of Young People and Children in Emergencies A Guide for Relief Agencies, Based Largely on Experiences in the Asian Tsunami Response

Introduction Purpose and rationale Children have made significant and valuable contributions in emergency situations. They have taken on roles and responsibilities and they have taken action – including life-saving decisions. They have responded spontaneously and taken part in planned relief and recovery action. This has included them in protecting lives, providing health care, distributing relief, caring for children and adults, and offering a hand in psychosocial support, […]

UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa (2020) Baby WASH Programming Integrating Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions Across Sectors to Impact Child Health Outcomes. Learning Note

The purpose of this Learning Note is to highlight the potential impact of Baby WASH, which sits at the intersection of critical interventions for childhood health, and to illustrate simple entry points and possible approaches to programming in Eastern and Southern Africa.

UNICEF, GIZ (2016) Scaling Up Group Handwashing in Schools Compendium of Group Washing Facilities Across the Globe

UNICEF, REACH (2018) WASH Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Survey in Za’atari Camp Jordan

UNICEF, RSPN (0) Guiding Booklet for Village Sanitation Committee Pakistan Approach to Total Sanitation (PATS). UNICEF’S Sanitation Programme at Scale in Pakistan (SPSP-Rural)

Philippines Department of Education (2020) Wins Monitoring Results. School Year 2017/18 to School Year 2019/2020

This report provides an overview of the WinS situation in the Philippines over three years of program implementation from SY 2017/18 to SY 2019/20, and the big progress DepEd has made in improving the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) situation in schools.

Philippine Red Cross (2018) PHASTer Report. Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation in Emergency Response

Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation in Emergency Response Barangay Mangsee, Balabac, Palawan

Pezzullo, L., Corna, F. et a. (2013) ABC - Assisting Behaviour Change. Designing and Implementing Programmes in ACF Using an ABC Approach. Part 1. Theories and Models. ACF.

Behaviour change initiatives are fundamental to achieving project objectives through the reinforcement of positive practices, the identification of new or alternative practices and the promotion of structural changes of specific psychosocial variables such as knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and social norms. The behaviour change process can be divided into two aspects: initiating behaviour change and maintaining behaviour change. Within the first part of this manual you […]

Petit, V., Zalk, T.N. (2019) Everybody wants to belong: A Practical Guide to Tackling and Leveraging Social Norms in Behavior Change Programming.

We are very pleased to present the Practical guide to tackling and leveraging social norms in behavior change programming. It provides UNICEF, its governmental and non-governmental partners with accessible and engaging information on social norms, the role they play in perpetuating or changing harmful behaviors, and best practices for programming.

Petit, V. (2019) The Behavioural Drivers Model. A Conceptual Framework for Social and Behaviour Change Programming.

This Conceptual Framework for Social and Behaviour Change Programming gathers in one place a wide variety of theories and presents the Behavioural Drivers Model which informs a set of research and programming tools recently developed and used by UNICEF, including Everybody wants to belong: Practical guide to tackling and leveraging social norms in behavior change programming and Measuring Social and Behavioural Drivers – Guidance Tool. […]

Peal, A., Evans, B. et al. (2010) Hygiene and Sanitation Software. An Overview of Approaches.

This document describes the various hygiene and sanitation ‘software’ approaches that have been deployed over the last 40 years by NGOs, development agencies, national and local governments in all types of settings – urban, informal-urban and rural.

Palmer, J. (2020) Summary Report on Doing Community Engagement at a Distance. COVID-19 Hygiene Hub.

In this brief we consider how community engagement needs to be adapted to suit physical distancing recommendations. Hygiene promotion staff often play a key role in engaging and interacting with communities so this brief is written with them in mind.