Members of the National WASH Coalition
Government, Civil Society Organisations, Private Sector, Faith-based Organisations and individuals cooperate in the Ethiopian coalition.
Full list of members
Focus
The major focus of the WASH Ethiopia Movement is promoting Water, Sanitation and Hygiene issues throughout the country and contributing to reduction of existing high morbidity and mortality caused by lack of safe and adequate water, poor sanitation and hygiene for domestic use.
The WASH Ethiopia Movement focuses on a single theme each year:
- 2004/5: Proper handwashing at critical times under the motto 'Your Health is in Your Hands'
- 2005/6: Appropriate disposal of human wastes under the motto 'Use Latrine for Your Health and Dignity'
- 2006/7: Water quality under the motto 'Keep Water Safe'
- 2007/8: Related to the International Year of Sanitation, the focus of the campaign was sanitation
Major milestones and achievements
The achievements during 2008 are in the field of collaboration with media and awareness raising of the general public:
- Sector learning and sharing facilitated in meetings
- The International Year of Sanitation launched and celebrated on many occasions
- Regional WASH chapters established
- The WASH movement vitalised through activity update and strategic planning
- Global Hand Washing Day celebrated with intensive media coverage
- Media coverage assessed and a Media Forum held to improve knowledge of media professionals on water and sanitation
- Journalist field trip conducted demonstrating the advantages of good access and the negative consequences of the lack of access to water supply and sanitation facilities
- On the World Toilet Day, improved sanitation promoted presenting the latrine situation in Ethiopia and local practices regarding solid waste
- Celebration of the national sanitation and hygiene festival
Previously the Ethiopian coalition has conducted baseline studies and evaluations each year focusing on WASH activities and contributed to the signing of an MoU on water, sanitation and hygiene with the Ministries of Health, Water Resources and Education, the development of National Sanitation Strategy and National Sanitation Protocol.
