Next Step 2014 presentation by Thorsten Kiefer from WASH United

Toilet talk!with

Thorsten KieferFounder & CEO, WASH United

Why sanitation and hygiene?

Background

• 2.5 billion lack access to adequate sanitation.• Hand-washing with soap not widely andconsistently practiced.• Globally, diarrhea 2nd biggest killer of childrenunder 5 years of age.• In Sub-Saharan Africa, diarrhea kills more

childrenthan malaria, measles and HIV/AIDS – combined.

WASH is a cross-cutting issue

• Education• Nutrition• Gender equality• HIV/AIDS• Violence against women• …

WASH United`s approach

WASH United usesfun, interactive games, positive communicationand superstar role models to change mindsets & behavioursaround sanitation and hygiene.

Key activities:• High-level public awareness campaigns.• WASH trainings in schools and youth sport teams, implemented through

localpartners.

Elements of training curricula

Training of Teachers

(ToT)

World Toilet Cup Cricket: „every poo needs a loo!“

World Toilet Cup

Cricket

Games

Bowl out Diarrhea

Bowl out Diarrhea

Clean Hands Carrom

WASH JigsawGerm Pyramid

Hand-washingChallenge

TippyTap Competition

Complementary educational materials

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Certificate and WASH United pledge

Results since 2010

+ 100.000 children and youth trained+ 1.000 teachers trained + 400 schools and youth sport clubs through local partners. 

Adjusting WASH United tools to the needs of S4D

organizations

Building bridges between sectors

• Linking the WASH & S4D sectors; • Enable more S4D organizations to

include WASH trainings into their work;

• Affiliate membership streetfootballworld network

The WASH World Cup

Harnessing the power of football to promote sanitation and hygiene in East Africa!• Hosted by 9 local organisations,

7 of them Sport for Development organisations

• Tournaments & trainings in 5 locations across Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda

The WASH World Cup

Goals:

•Develop, test & refine replicable football-based WASH curricula specifically for the grassroots sport sector

•Reach around 8,000 children with behaviour change interventions

Next Steps for your organization towards working on sanitation and hygiene

1. Get in touch: share your contact details 2. Stay informed:sign up to our newsletter3. Get involved & take action:Partner with us in 2015 when our tools are ready for distribution

Partners:

THANK YOU!