Behaviour change determinants, the key to successful WASH strategies

The Approach focused on Behaviour Change Determinants (ABCD) is a socio-anthropological inspired approach developed by SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL, based on an in-depth study of behaviors and their psychological, socio-cultural and environmental determinants in order to help professionals in the humanitarian and development fields through participative design of relevant and sustainable WASH interventions. This approach is integrated into the project cycle and can be developed through 3main stages: 1-Establishing a hierarchy of at-risk behaviours and practices; 2-Identifying the determinants of behaviours; 3-Developing the operational strategy. Although ABCD’s methodological framework has been formalized, this framework remains flexible and can be adapted to different objectives for humanitarian and development projects, and throughout various intervention sectors (education, food security and livelihoods, etc.).