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Open defecation remains a practice in many communities. At the household level, only 11% of the population has reached basic sanitation levels and 45% of the population still practices open defecation corresponding to more than 11 million people in a country of 26 million people (37% urban and 63% rural) with a GDP of 14 billion. FAA continues to intensify efforts to ensure that results achieved are sustained.
Outcome Indicators | Cumulative 2017-2020 |
---|---|
Communities declared ODF |
3,553 |
People living in ODF communities |
455,625 |
People with improved sanitation facilities* |
485,014 |
People handwashing with soap/substitute** |
270,294 |
Legend Source: GSF Executing Agencies 2019 Annual Reports |
As one of the leading programmes in Madagascar’s WASH sector, ‘Fonds d’Appui pour l’Assainissement’ (FAA) engages tens of thousands in the national movement to eliminate open defecation and improve sanitation in communities. The FAA is executed by Medical Care Development International (MCDI) and works in all 22 regions of the country through 18 Implementing Partners.
In a fragile political context and with limited resources, FAA applies complementary strategies to address matters of sustainability. This includes ensuring technological/infrastructure sustainability by “triggering” demand for improved latrine technologies, and strengthening supply chains of services and products. FAA also works closely with local traditional, political and institutional leaders to ensure all community interventions are anchored in existing local institutional structures and secure continued support beyond the programme cycle.
By the end of 2019, these sustainability measures had been implemented in more than 17,000 out of the 21,000 villages declared Open Defecation Free (ODF).
FAA has also intensified efforts in integration of Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) into programming, with a focus on MHH in schools and households. Equality and non-discrimination principles have now been included in the process of data collection as well as in the implementation of CLTS activities.
We continue to strengthen the implementation of sustainability strategies, intensifying its interventions in schools and health centres in partnership with other key sector players. The FAA is strengthening its partnership with and support to the Ministry of WASH to contribute to the Government’s plans and priorities for sanitation and hygiene as per the national ODF road map.
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