Project profile — Improving Women-Led Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Healthy Homes

• Ethiopia (100.00%)

• Basic Health: Health education (12261) (40.00%)
• Water And Sanitation: Education and training in water supply and sanitation (14081) (60.00%)

• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (principal objective)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Nutrition (significant objective)

This project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of 77,348 women, girls, men, and boys in eight districts of Abeshege and eight districts of Woliso in Ethiopia. Project activities include: (1) conducting formative research in project areas to identify and prioritize motives for key healthy household behaviours; (2) conducting behavior change campaigns, education, training, and awareness-raising; (3) empowering women health practitioners with relevant knowledge and skills; (4) providing training to key influential community, religious, political and traditional leaders on healthy water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices; (5) providing skills and development training to women health extension workers, community health agents, and members of the women’s development army; and (6) hosting marketing campaigns for WASH projects and services.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased participation by women and men in gender-responsive, healthy household practices and decision making; (2) increased access to inclusive, gender-responsive WASH products in marginalized and vulnerable communities; and (3) decreased barriers to participation in education for girls and boys, including those with disabilities, in 16 schools in the Abeshege and Woliso districts.

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• Proactive disclosure