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Global Hygiene Improvement Initiative: Enhancing Health and Hygiene Worldwide

This project, implemented from October 1, 2004, to September 30, 2009, aims to integrate hygiene practices into healthcare systems, advocate for improved hygiene globally, and share knowledge through partnerships with organizations. The initiative focuses on promoting safe feces disposal, handwashing, and water treatment, working in countries like Madagascar, Nepal, Ghana, and potentially Ethiopia, India, Cambodia, and Haiti.

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Global Hygiene Improvement Initiative: Enhancing Health and Hygiene Worldwide

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  1. Hygiene Improvement Project At-a-Glance

  2. Contract Partners: AED IRC Netherlands ARD Manoff Group Resource Partners: IRC New York Aga Khan Foundation Hindustan Lever WhoFunded by USAID

  3. What • At-scale country implementation • Integration of hygiene into health and non-health platforms • Global leadership and advocacy around hygiene improvement • Support and liaison to PVOs, NGOs, and networks • Knowledge management to share best practices

  4. When • 5-year project • October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2009

  5. Working in: Madagascar Nepal Ghana, Niger, Mali (thru West Africa Water Initiative) Pursuing: Ethiopia India Cambodia Haiti Where

  6. How • Utilize at-scale characteristics: • Promote integrated, systems-approach • Work at multiple levels • Work with multiple stakeholders • Work on multiple interventions • Focus on behavior first • Address three key hygiene practices: • Safe feces disposal • Hand washing • Safe storage and treatment of water at point-of-use • Determine appropriate size/geography needed

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