'''Country: '''Kenya
Keywords: WASH behaviour, education, game based learning, UDDT, handwashing '''===Kenya: Changing WASH behaviours through game based learning'''===
'''Basic data:'''
For the initial project, WASH United provided the ‘software’ (behaviour-change trainings) and Sanergy the ‘hardware’ (toilets) part. After the project, Sanergy has started to build its own team to implement the software component. WASH United is currently training Sanergy staff to become hygiene trainers themselves.
'''Sustainability CriteriaThe key lessons of the story:''' WASH United is an international non-profit organisation that pioneers the use of fun, educational games, sport star ambassadors and strictly positive messages to increase the relevance of sanitation and hygiene and to facilitate behaviour change. WASH United designs and implements awareness raising campaigns and WASH in Schools programmes in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. WASH United believes that children are key agents of change. As children spend most of their time at school, this is the best place to learn good WASH behaviour. ===Sustainability Criteria===
'''Health and Hygiene: '''all toilets are equipped with hand washing facilities and the handwashing practice could be increased among the students.
'''Socio-cultural and institutional aspects:''' software and hardware parts complement each other through a cooperative approach between NGO and business.
'''''The key lessons of the story:''''' WASH United is an international non-profit organisation that pioneers the use of fun, educational games, sport star ambassadors and strictly positive messages to increase the relevance of sanitation and hygiene and to facilitate behaviour change. WASH United designs and implements awareness raising campaigns and WASH in Schools programmes in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. WASH United believes that children are key agents of change. As children spend most of their time at school, this is the best place to learn good WASH behaviour. '''''===Project details:'''''===
'''Type of project: ''' Hygiene Promotion Project
'''Project period: ''' 2013-2014
'''Start of operation: ''' 2014
Project scale: 15 schools
'''''Sanergy Inc.''''' builds healthy, prosperous communities by making hygienic sanitation affordable and accessible throughout Africa's informal settlements. They offer the provision of the whole sanitation chain from the design and manufacture low-cost, high-quality sanitation facilities to converting and selling fertilizers.
===Contact===
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'''''Contact:'''''
Ina Jurga
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