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The role of the church in improving access to sanitation
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09 authored by Frank Greaves, Sue Yardley, E. van HoekThe local church is often found at the heart of a community, not only upholding belief, cultural values
and social tradition, but also as a force for positive change and development. This paper illustrates how
the church is well-placed
to fulfil the vital roles necessary to deliver and sustain improved hygiene and
sanitation. It draws on case studies that illustrate church-based
responses to the need for improved
sanitation and hygiene in programmes supported by Tearfund, a Christian relief & development agency.
Five roles, key to the development and change needed to tackle the sanitation crisis, characterise the
church’s involvement: Messenger (Communicating messages about improved sanitation and hygiene);
Demonstrator (Demonstrating an improved facility or practice); Implementer (Helping communities
attain improved sanitation and hygiene through technical and financial support); Advocate (Speaking out
to policymakers with, and on behalf of, communities); Guardian (Maintaining the gains achieved through
improved hygiene and sanitation).
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School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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WEDC ConferenceCitation
GREAVES, F. ... et al, 2009. The role of the church in improving access to sanitation. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Water, sanitation and hygiene - Sustainable development and multisectoral approaches: Proceedings of the 34th WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-22 May 2009, 5p.p.Publisher
© WEDC, Loughborough UniversityVersion
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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2009Notes
This is a conference paper.Other identifier
WEDC_ID:13271Language
- en
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