Design, Delivery, Monitoring and Evaluation of Handwashing with Soap Programs: A Global Handwashing Partnership Certificate Course

Published: October 23, 2018 / Published by Global Handwashing Partnership & Emory University

This course explores the design, delivery and monitoring and evaluation of handwashing with soap programs, with a view to bringing programs to scale in low- and middle-income countries.

Introduction & target audience

This course is designed by the Center for Global Safe Water at Emory University and the Global Handwashing Partnership. The course is geared towards those interested in promoting handwashing with soap among populations in the Global South, such as handwashing program developers, program implementers, policy makers, funders, teachers, and monitoring and evaluation specialists. Much of the content may also be applicable to high-income settings.

Course outcomes

Understand the current state of knowledge for handwashing with soap
Identify current approaches to hygiene and handwashing with soap promotion
Utilize a specific behavioral framework to design a program for handwashing with soap
Develop a handwashing with soap behavior change strategy
Know the steps of developing a handwashing with soap program
Become familiar with the basic tools to monitor and evaluate a handwashing with soap program

Take the course

The course consists of two modules lasting approximately one hour each. You may choose to undertake either or both. After each module there will be an assessment. Participants who receive a score of 80% or above will be awarded a certificate. For full details, please see the Course Curriculum.

Module 1 covers:

State of knowledge and evidence base for handwashing with soap
Key times to promote handwashing with soap
Technologies used for handwashing with soap
How handwashing with soap is promoted by different stakeholders
Examples of handwashing with soap programs, including current approaches and behavioral frameworks

Download Module 1 here. Click here if your computer does not support the webinar format, to review the slides, or to download the Module 1 annotated slides.

Click here after you have completed Module 1 to take the assessment and earn a certificate.

Module 2 covers:

Developing a handwashing with soap behavior change strategy
Planning a handwashing with soap program from buy-in to concept and execution
Monitoring and evaluating a handwashing with soap program to ensure program sustainability and learning

Download Module 2 here. If your computer does not support the webinar format or to review the slides download the Module 2 annotated slides.

Download additional readings and resources relating to this course.

Click here after you have completed Module 2 to take the assessment and earn a certificate.

Resource Attachments:: https://globalhandwashing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PPPHW-Design-Delivery-ME-for-HWWS.pptx (ppt); https://globalhandwashing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PPPHW-Design-Delivery-ME-for-HWWS-Module-2.pptx (ppt); https://globalhandwashing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Additional-literature-and-resources-design-delivery-me-course.pdf (pdf)

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