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Establishing WASH Regional Coalitions - Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso WASH Coalition
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Burkina Faso
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2009
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Summary

The Burkina Faso WASH Coalition helped establish two regional coalitions. The Global Handwashing Day was celebrated in 2008 and World Water Day was organized in the regions in 2009. While there were some difficulties faced by regional coalitions (such as limited knowledge to carry out advocacy activities and lack of adapted awareness raising materials), a key learning moment was that regional coalitions could act quickly on certain issues whereas it may be difficult at the national level.

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The WASH Coalition in Burkina Faso has grown since its inception in 2003 to include a myriad of NGOs, the University of Ouagadougou, the government, and the West Africa Water Partnership. Towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for sanitation and water, the coalition created three regional coalitions to reach women, youth, education networks, and religious leaders. Regional work focuses on increasing knowledge of, and access to sanitation through programmes such as community-led total sanitation (CLTS). In 2010, the government pledged to construct 55 000 latrines each year to provide access to improved sanitation for 54% of the population by 2015.

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