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The dynamics of social change "When one defecates in the toilet he loses his magical powers."
This is one of justifications for open air defecation in Ghana, as revealed by a social transformation study conducted by WaterAid in West Africa.
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Scale up of CLTS kicked off in Burkina Following the decision to increase the use of Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in Burkina Faso WaterAid held a training workshop that focused on spreading the practice to other organisations.
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New film set to promote the rope pump New partnership for water and sanitation
WaterAid is delighted to announce a new partnership with 2iE and CREPA, two reputed African institutions working in the water and sanitation sector.
The partnerships will focus on using local solutions and expertise for local situations while building a strategy that's adaptable to needs on the ground.
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WaterAid Chief Executive visits Burkina's Houses of Parliament On 21 January 2009 Barbara Frost, WaterAid's Chief Executive, met with the Vice Chair of the Burkina Faso Houses of Parliament, Mr Naboho Kanidoua.
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A campaign for dignity, health and life From 17 - 23 November End Water Poverty and WASH, along with their civil society partners, celebrated sanitation through the campaign "My Dignity, My Health, My Life".
The campaign coincided with both World Toilet Day and the International Year of Sanitation and included a national forum on sanitation and a 'clean city day'.
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Burkina Faso information Area: 274,000km² Capital: Ouagadougou Other main cities:
Bobo-Dioulasso, Banfora, Ouahigouya, Koudougou
Brief news As part of World African Child Day, celebrated annually on 16 June, WaterAid, UN-Habitat and its partner AMUS will be campaigning to educate school children on the traditional values of water and sanitation. Donate Contact us
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