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The role of the church in improving access to sanitation

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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09 authored by Frank Greaves, Sue Yardley, E. van Hoek
The local church is often found at the heart of a community, not only upholding belief, cultural values and social tradition, but also as a force for positive change and development. This paper illustrates how the church is well-placed to fulfil the vital roles necessary to deliver and sustain improved hygiene and sanitation. It draws on case studies that illustrate church-based responses to the need for improved sanitation and hygiene in programmes supported by Tearfund, a Christian relief & development agency. Five roles, key to the development and change needed to tackle the sanitation crisis, characterise the church’s involvement: Messenger (Communicating messages about improved sanitation and hygiene); Demonstrator (Demonstrating an improved facility or practice); Implementer (Helping communities attain improved sanitation and hygiene through technical and financial support); Advocate (Speaking out to policymakers with, and on behalf of, communities); Guardian (Maintaining the gains achieved through improved hygiene and sanitation).

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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WEDC Conference

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GREAVES, F. ... et al, 2009. The role of the church in improving access to sanitation. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Water, sanitation and hygiene - Sustainable development and multisectoral approaches: Proceedings of the 34th WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-22 May 2009, 5p.p.

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© WEDC, Loughborough University

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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2009

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This is a conference paper.

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WEDC_ID:13271

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  • en

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