February 15, 2019
On February 7th, 2019, the Global Handwashing Partnership, in conjunction with USAID and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, hosted a webinar discussion on the development and randomized controlled trial of a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) mobile health program in Dhaka, Bangladesh. […]
January 10, 2019
Join the Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP), Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for a webinar on February 7th, 9.30am EDT (GMT -5), focusing on Mobile Health (mHealth) Messages to Facilitate Handwashing with Soap Behavior Change. The CHoBI7 (Cholera-Hospital-Based-Intervention for […]
August 27, 2018
The 2018 Handwashing Behavior Change Think Tank was held in Manila from October 10 -12. At the event, more than 60 participants shared best practices, explored new findings and innovative thinking, identified shared barriers, and co-created solutions in key areas, including; · Behavior Change Across Settings: […]
March 7, 2018
This March, the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) Working Group on Behavior Change (WG13) will launch the Behavior Change Global Webinar Series. The series focuses on assessing, designing, implementing and evaluating an important behavior change approach, known as the ABCDE steps. The name of the approach […]
December 18, 2017
The GHP has published a new infographic as a partner resource to our FAQ on Using Nudges to Encourage Handwashing with Soap. This infographic explores the importance of nudges as a tool for behavior change to encourage handwashing with soap, provides examples of nudges for […]
December 12, 2017
By Bijan Manavizadeh, Global Handwashing Partnership It often surprises me how much can be accomplished and learned in one year. This October, I attended the UNC Water & Health Conference for the second consecutive year. Though there were many important themes discussed, several resonated for […]
November 7, 2017
Formative research can help practitioners understand determinants of handwashing behavior, improve program design, and develop achievable—and even scalable—outcomes for policy and programs. Using evidence can also enhance advocacy to influence decision-makers, stakeholders, and donors to adopt, integrate, and invest in hygiene interventions. To explore the […]
November 6, 2017
For handwashing to be effective, it needs to be practiced consistently and thoroughly. Even when people have access to soap and water, and know how and why to wash their hands, many still do not properly wash their hands consistently at critical times. The handwashing […]
October 13, 2017
Following the GHP & USAID webinar “Norms, nudges, or addiction? Understanding drivers for handwashing behavior change” on September 12th, Global Waters Radio recently spoke with USAID’s Nga Nguyen and Harvard University’s Dr. Reshmaan Hussam about incentivizing handwashing behavior change. Learn more about the discussion between Nga […]
October 12, 2017
By Dr. Fungai Makoni, WASH Regional Programme Director, World Vision East Africa Region; originally a published 5 October 2017 by World Vision International. When my daughters were doing their first grade in Harare, Zimbabwe, I went to their schools while I was working for the Institute […]
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