The People's Water: A Randomized Control Trial of a Community-Driven Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program in the Democratic Republic of Congo

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidan Coville
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Control Trial ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Randomized Control

scholarly journals Community Engagement in WASH Emergencies: Understanding Barriers and Enablers Based on Action Research from Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Niederberger ◽  
Tanya Glanville-Wallis
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
West African ◽  
Wash Water ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Barriers And Enablers ◽  
Building Trust ◽  
Strong Focus ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene

Engaging communities in humanitarian programming is key to ensuring their participation in decision-making that affects them as outlined by commitment 4 of the Core Humanitarian Standards. Based on learning from the West-African Ebola response (2014–2016), Oxfam’s WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) team is undertaking a paradigm shift toward greater community engagement (hereafter referred to as CE) in WASH, with a strong focus on measuring community participation—a crucial step toward understanding how we can better involve communities in reducing the risks of WASH-related diseases. This article presents key findings from Oxfam’s recent responses in Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), describing the process of building trust and identifying barriers and enablers to meaningful CE in emergencies.

How the Mother's Exposure to Mass Media Influence Stunting in children through the Mediation of WASH—Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shutong Huo ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Zongchao Liu ◽  
Yuao Yang ◽  
Jia Yi Hee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Media Influence ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Multiple Indicators ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Using Data

UNSTRUCTURED The issue of malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is severe. Meanwhile, the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program had been demonstrated to be effective in reducing the rates of stunting among children. Hence, we aim to explore the association between maternal exposure to mass media and stunting in children through WASH behaviors. Mediation analysis was conducted using data from the 2018 Multiple Indicators Cluster Surveys (MICS). Results indicate that mothers’ exposure to television and the internet in the DRC, significantly decreases the risk of stunting in children, mediated by household WASH level. Our results could inform and guide interventions and policies to reduce the stunting rate among children by promoting WASH through mass media.

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