Madagascar

WASH Coalition members

The Diorano-WASH coalition includes among others: Directorate of Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Energy and Mines; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Education; WaterAid; UNICEF; Catholic Relief Services; Miarintsoa, Reseau Eau, other Malagasy NGOs, and private sector, mainly soap manufacturers.

Focus

The Diorano-WASH Initiative aims to improve hygiene behaviours that contribute to diseases linked to unsafe water through focusing on the three key hygiene messages and raising awareness on the importance of hygiene and sanitation and their links to disease and poverty. The three key messages are:

• Wash your hands with soap
• Use hygienic latrines
• Transport and store water safely

Milestones and achievements

Many occasions have shown the cohesion in the Malagasy water, sanitation and hygiene sector and its ability to combine efforts when it is about rallying all the stakeholders for a global challenge. The Diorano-WASH Initiative is an excellent example that with commitment and an open mind, a little can go a long way.

Some highlights include:

• Sanitation in my Neighbourhood programme (2004/5)
• Organisation of Madagascar World Water Week in March 2006 and 2007
• Setting up thematic committees and « Écoles Amies de WASH »
• Adoption of Diorano-WASH Charter
• Updating the Diorano-WASH Strategy
• Production of the Diorano-WASH Newsletter
• Organisation of a national campaign on the three key messages 2007
• Celebration of World water day since 2003
• Vitrine des outils IEC
• Participation in development of national WSS documents (PSNA, MTEF, PNAEPA, PRSF, PER, Manuel de procedure)
• Capacity building of regional WASH committees on participative approaches and basic sanitation technology
• WSS actor, technology and approach mapping

Links and Resources

Diorano WASH Newsletter - Bulletin de Liaison trimestriel Diorano WASH - Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement pour Tous (in French)

Various resources

• Madagascar Global Handwashing Day 2008 in pictures

• Exemple d'activités lors de la Journée Mondiale du Lavage des Mains avec du Savon le 15 Octobre 2008 (examples of activities during the Global Handwashing day 15 October 2008, in French)

• Lessons learned from the Diorano-WASH coalition Madagascar (paper for Regional Consultation, September 2004)

• Diorano-WASH Presentation (April 2007)

• Rapport de la célébration de la Journée mondiale des Latrines 2007 (report on the World Toilet Day 2007 celebrations, in French)

• WASH Case Studies Series - Madagascar (May 2008)- Produced by WSSCC in order to highlight the activities of the Madagascar WASH Coalition

• Rapport de l'Assemblée Générale Diorano - WASH des 26 & 27 Février 2008 (report of the Diorano WASH General Assembly, February 2008, in French)

- Signature de la Charte, présentation des comités régionaux Diorano-WASH, élection du Coordonnateur National, présentation des différents concepts de Diorano-WASH "Ecoles Amies de WASH" et "CSB Amis de WASH", présentation de la Campagne Nationale d'Education Sanitaire Diorano-WASH, Information sur le Fonds Mondial de l'Assainissement du WSSCC, partage d'informations sur le projet "Caméra en Ballade", préparation de l'Année Internationale de l'Assainissement, partage des meilleures pratiques.

• Argumentaire pour la Journée Mondiale du Lavage des Mains avec du Savon le 15 Octobre 2008 (arguments for the Global Handwashing Day 15 October 2008, in French);  

Articles (in French)

"Hygiène, des fosses septiques en brousse", L'Express de Madagascar, 1 September 2008 (FR)

"La majorité des Malgaches vit dans l'insalubrité", L'Hebdo de Madagascar, N. 0159, 29.02-06.03.2008 (FR)

"Journalistes amis de WASH à bord", La Vérité, 5 September 2008