IFRC WASH guidelines for hygiene promotion in emergency operations (English) (See below for other languages!)
These guidelines outline a step-by-step process for Red Cross Red Crescent staff and volunteers to plan and implement effective, context appropriate hygiene promotion, without taking shortcuts or delivering ‘hygiene messages’. The guidelines provide National Societies with a standard approach for quality assurance, and an opportunity for more effective training and monitoring.
This guideline is also available in many other languages:
Step-by-step resources and relevant documents
Introduction / General | Sphere Handbook 2018 in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic | |
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STEP 1: Identifying the problem | IFRC Guidelines for Emergency Assessment in English, French, Spanish, Arabic
WASH SPHERE asssestment checklist IFRC Transect walk and observation Guide IFRC Focus group discussion Menstrual Hygiene Management Gender in water, sanitation and hygiene promotion |
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STEP 2: Identifying the target group | Target group selection English, French, Spanish, Arabic
Gender checklist for WASH programming |
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STEP 3: Analysing barriers and motivators for behaviour change | IFRC HP box contamination explanation English, French, Spanish, Arabic
HP Box Contamination Cards – Asia IFRC HPbox Three pile sorting instructions IFRC HPbox three pile sorting – Asia |
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STEP 4: Formulating the behaviour change objectives | IFRC WASH PoA Template English, French, Spanish, Arabic
IFRC PoA WASH activities IFRC MHM outputs and indicators |
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STEP 5: HP Planning -Selecting the methods | Volunteer Management Toolkit English, French, Spanish, Arabic
Checklist for female friendly latrines |
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STEP 6: Implementation of activities | Participatory hygiene and sanitation transformation English, French, Spanish, Arabic
HP Box information sheet Household water treatment manual |
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STEP 7: Monitoring and Evaluation | Monitoring and Evaluation English, French, Spanish, Arabic |
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STEP 8: Review, Re-adjust | End of mission report + handover notes English, French, Spanish, Arabic |
Hygiene promotion quick fix | Hygiene Promotion Quick fix |
IFRC Information Communication Education for the Health
| HP Box Cards | Instructions | Region Specific | ||||||
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| English | French | Spanish | Africa | Asia | Americas | MENA | |
| Contamination Chain | Contamination Chain | Contamination chain | Contamination chain | Contamination chain | ||||
| Take two children | Take two children | Take two children | Take two children | Take two children | ||||
| TPS | Three pile sorting | Three pile sorting | Three pile sorting | Three pile sorting | ||||
| Voting chart | Voting Chart | Voting chart | Voting Chart | Voting Chart |
HP POSTERS
| Zone | Handwashing | Latrines | Clean Water | Other |
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| AFRICA | Hand washing poster English, French, Portuguese | Using latrines: English, French, Portuguese | Clean Water poster: English, French, Portuguese | |
| ASIA | Hand washing poster | Using latrines poster | Clean water poster | |
| AMERICAS | Hand washing in English, Spanish and Portuguese | Using latrines: English, Spanish, and Portuguese | Clean water in English, Spanish and Portuguese | |
| MENA | Sticker: Hand Washing
Sticker: Hand Washing 2 | Using latrines poster (seat)
| Clean water poster | Personal hygiene promotion poster
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WASH Cartoons
Africa
Buck and Jerry and Soapy Image 1 and Image 2
Buck and Jerry washed Image 1 and Image 2 Soapy and Bucky latrines Image 1 and Image 2
Soapy with school boy and school girl
Asia
Buck and Jerry Image 1 and Image 2
Buck and Jerry and Soapy Image 1 and Image 2 Buck and Jerry washed Image 1 and Image 2
Soapy and Bucky latrines Image and Image 2 Soapy with school boy and school girl
Americas
Buck and Jerry Image 1 and Image 2
Buck and Jerry and Soapy Image 1 and Image 2
Buck and Jerry washed Image 1 and Image 2
Soapy and Bucky latrines Image 1 and Image 2 Soapy with school boy and school girl
WASH Cluster and other training modules
WASH cluster Hygiene promotion training materials and resources
**Introduction to Hygiene Promotion: Tools and Approaches
Global WASH Cluster Hygiene Promotion Training Package
L’eau et la santé: Module de promotion à l’hygiène (zip file)
WASH Cluster Information Management Training Modules & Tools
- Background to the Clusters and the WASH Cluster Project
English: Word and PDF - Briefing paper on hygiene promotion
English: Word and PDF, French: Word and PDF, Spanish: Word and PDF - Rapid staff orientation package overview English: Word and PDF, French: Word and PDF, Spanish: Word and PDF
- Handouts for orientation package
English: Word and PDF, French: Word and PDF, Spanish: Word and PDF - Facilitator’s resources for orientation packageEnglish: Word and PDF, French: Word and PDF, Spanish: Word and PDF
- PowerPoint orientation package on hygiene promotion
English: Powerpoint, French: Powerpoint, Spanish: Powerpoint - Indicators for monitoring hygiene promotion in emergencies
English: Word and PDF, French: Word and PDF, Spanish: Word and PDF - Annotated bibliography on hygiene promotion
English: Word and PDF, French: Word and PDF, Spanish: Word and PDF - List of essential hygiene promotion equipment
English: Word and PDF, French: Word and PDF, Spanish: Word and PDF - Hygiene related non food items briefing paper
English: Word and PDF, French: Word and PDF, Spanish: Word and PDF - Job profiles and advice in hygiene promotion
English: Word and PDF, French: Word and PDF, Spanish: Word and PDF
Training Material
IFRC Hygiene Promotion in Emergencies Training Manual and Material
IFRC Behavior change communication for community based volunteers: Trainers’ manual English French Spanish
IFRC Behavior change communication for community based volunteers: Volunteers’ manual English French Spanish
Other Relevant documents
Food Hygiene
Background Paper on Measuring WASH and Food Hygiene Practices –
Environmental health in emergencies and disasters: Food safety in emergencies
Food, water, and family health (WHO)
Program planning
Setting objectives for hygiene education
Planning and organizing educations program (WHO fact sheet)
Selecting methods for hygiene education (WHO fact sheet)
Communication methods
UNICEF Behavior change communication in emergencies: A toolkit
Selecting appropriate communication methods for hygiene education
Using the mass media for hygiene education
Using popular or people’s media for hygiene education
How to write a radio serial drama for social development
Handwashing
Handwashing in Indonesia
Handwashing handbook (World Bank)
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