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Download fileCommunity engagement - a paradigm shift to WASH programming in emergencies
conference contribution
posted on 12.02.2018, 15:11 authored by Eva NiederbergerCommunity Participation is the backbone of Oxfam’s approach to public health and one of its core
strengths when responding to diseases outbreaks. The Ebola crisis in West Africa however revealed that
public health programming is often adopting instructive approaches rather than building on the local
expertise of affected communities. Oxfam’s public health promotion team therefore revised current
approaches to community mobilisation in WASH which prompted a paradigm shift towards greater
community engagement. This paper provides an overview of the learning, adopted approach, and how
this has shaped Oxfam’s overall public health promotion strategy.
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