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Jamaica WASH Presentation 2007

Jamaica WASH Coalition
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Jamaica
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2007
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Summary

The Jamaica WASH Coalition’s 2007 report said a 2005 conference had seen specific WASH programmes undertaken by 10 community-based organisations, two NGOs, three public sector agencies and three development agencies. Working papers had considered Gender Issues in Water & Sanitation in Jamaica, Sanitation & Hygiene in Six Rural Communities, and Sanitation Policy for Jamaica. Training had involved behaviour change training for WASH promoters; gender and WASH workshops; community consultations on draft sanitation policy; and community sensitization on various sanitation solutions. Lessons learned included the vital need for research, and – “remember gender!”

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Formed in 2005, the Jamaican WASH Coalition now comprises 17 national and international organizations. Educating and mobilizing community are core activities, as is building partnerships between communities and WASH stakeholders. To that end, the coalition has trained WASH promoters (emissaries to improve hygiene behaviours) and also undertake research through the Women’s Resource & Outreach Centre. It has also aided in the development of a national sanitation policy enacted in 2009.

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