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Kyrgyzstan Presentation WASH in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan WASH Coalition
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Kyrgyzstan
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2007
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Summary

The Coalition found that many rural people seemed interested in their health, with sanitation and hygiene clear concerns. Problems it encountered included political instability; a lack of information in Kyrgyz or even Russian; a lack of material for schools; and a shortage of money. Government support is vital, and activities should focus on schools, the community, women and children.

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The Kyrgyz WASH Coalition includes various national and international actors. The coalition’s focus is the inclusion of WASH issues and hygiene behaviour change in primary school education with the participation of teachers, government, and civil society. To that end, in 2008 the coalition held workshops and lectures in schools and universities in the southern provinces on the link between sanitation and hygiene. It also published WASH materials in a national school newspaper; and prepared a hygiene curriculum and teachers’ manual for use in primary schools. In 2009 the coalition organized a Radio WASH Campaign to raise WASH awareness.

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