health, hygiene & sanitation workshops kenya
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Student Movement for Real Change
Health, Hygiene & Sanitation Workshops - Kenya
From September to December 2008, SMRC worked with the community to conduct a series of four 10-day workshops with 160 participants from the Kayafungo. Health facilitators from the Muthaa Community Development
Foundation (MCDF) led the workshops.
Topics included: Personal hygiene
CommonNutrition
Water treatment.Latrine Construction
Waste water disposal.Ecological alternatives in
sanitationFirst Aid.
Trainer of Trainers
Workshop participants are now Community Health Trainers and have the responsibility to train others in the community and in the schools on
better health practices.
Emily Karechio, the lead health facilitator from MCDF, lectures women on household water filtration techniques.
Workshop participants observe how to build a standard latrine.
Community Health Trainer Program
During our Community Health Trainer (CHT) program in February 2009, selected CHTs from each sub-location trained pupils in every school
where we installed hand-washing stations.
The CHTs explained to the students the reasons they should wash their hands, how often to do it, and the best technique to ensure effectiveness.