Training on Advancing Health & Hygiene through WASH Behavior Change

Module 1: Foundations of Health Behavior Change in WASH

• Overview of WASH hygiene promotion techniques

• Key behavior change models and frameworks (e.g., Health Belief Model, COM-B)

• Determinants of hygiene behavior in different settings

• Case Study: Health behavior change WASH interventions in low-resource communities

Module 2: Community Engagement for Sustainable Hygiene Practices

• Participatory approaches in hygiene promotion

• Working with community health workers and influencers

• Gender and social inclusion in hygiene campaigns

• Real-Life Scenario: Implementing CLTS alongside hygiene education

Module 3: Communication Strategies for Behavior Change

• Developing effective hygiene education messages and materials

• Use of media, storytelling, and visual tools

• Tailoring hygiene messaging to children, schools, and caregivers

• Practical Exercise: Designing a community hygiene communication toolkit

Module 4: Linking WASH Behavior Change to Public Health Outcomes

• Integrating hygiene promotion into public health sanitation course frameworks

• Disease prevention through handwashing, safe water handling, and latrine use

• Behavior change in outbreak and emergency contexts (e.g., cholera, COVID-19)

• Case Study: Impact assessment of hygiene campaigns on child health indicators

Module 5: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Hygiene Promotion

• Indicators and tools to measure hygiene behavior change

• Gathering qualitative and quantitative data on WASH practices

• Adaptive learning to refine and scale hygiene programs

• Group Project: Designing a behavior change intervention with M&E plan