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A Handwashing Day? Never seen in my life”

Burkina Faso WASH Coalition
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Burkina Faso
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2008
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Summary

The central East region of Burkina hosted International Handwashing Day on 15 October 2008 to raise awareness of the need for hand washing with soap at critical times. The Governor of the region formally called on mayors and education directors of the Central East region to echo this message. The Governor said: “hand washing, a simple behaviour to save lives” before he symbolically washed his hands.

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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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