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Rapid sanitation uptake in the internally displaced people camps of Northern Uganda through community health clubs
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09 authored by Juliet Waterkeyn, Phillips Okot, Victor KwameOne of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world is currently taking place in Northern Uganda where 89% of the
population in Gulu District now live in 33 Internally Displaced People’s (IDP) Camps, with low levels of home hygiene
and only 5% sanitation coverage. A local NGO, Health Integrated Development Organization (HIDO), has started 116
Community Health Clubs in 15 IDPs camps, with 15,522 regular members who meet weekly for hygiene sessions. Within
4 months, health club members have constructed 8,504 latrines, 6,020 bath shelters, 3,372 drying racks, and 1,552 hand
washing facilities, with an estimated 100,000 direct beneficiaries. The strategy has been based on the A.H.E.A.D Community
Health Club Approach using participatory PHAST training tools, and may provide a cost-effective model for future
IDP emergency sanitation programs.
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WATERKEYN, J. ... et al, 2005. Rapid sanitation uptake in the internally displaced people camps of Northern Uganda through community health clubs. IN: Kayaga, S. (ed). Maximising the benefits from water and environmental sanitation: Proceedings of the 31st WEDC International Conference, Kampala, Uganda, 31 October-4 November 2005, pp. 92-95.Publisher
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