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GARNET - Global Applied Research Network - Hygiene Behaviour Network Newsletter Issue no. 2: June 1995that stools were less evident, that rubbish was better confined to thedesignated sites, that mothers were paying more attention to keeping theirliving area clean and tidy. The problem most commonly identified was alack of necessary infrastructure (lack of soakaways for the disposal ofwaste water leading some people to throw it out in the street, absence ofcommunal latrines in public places (e.g. the market), too few rubbish skipstoo far apart). These problems, identified by the community itself, raisequestions regarding the sustainability of the project in the absence of anyaccompanying measures to improve the infrastructure. They indicate thata programme focusing on just a few practices, without addressing otherrelated problems identified by the community, may have only limitedsustainability and impact. Contact has therefore been made with otherorganisations involved in the development of infrastructure to investigatehow our activities might best be integrated."Astler Almedom - I have two pieces of news to contribute:Hygiene Evaluation Procedures (HEP) - a handbook for fieldworkersAs mentioned in the last newsletter, this project began as part of the ODAfundedEnvironmental Health Programme operational research activities.Phase I involved the trial/testing of appropriate methods for the systematicassessments of health/hygiene behaviour in the context of water supply,sanitation and health/hygiene education projects, by people working insuch projects. A series of trial "hygiene evaluation studies" were carriedout in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia with the active participation of fieldlevelproject staff in the design as well as execution of the studies. TheHEP handbook was then prepared on the basis of results of theseconsultative studies, particularly drawing on the practical lessons learned.Additional ODA-funding has now been secured for the second phase ofthis project. This will involve field-testing the draft handbook in at least twosites different from those used in its development. The handbook will thenbe revised and peer-reviewed before final publication and dissemination.Those of you who have already expressed interest in field testing thishandbook will have had individual letters from me. I shall be happy to senddetails of what field-testing might involve to anyone else who is interested.Please let me or Caroline Smart know.WaterlinesThose of you who are regular readers of this practical journal will haveseen the January issue which carried five articles on the topic of hygienehttp://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/cv/wedc/garnet/hybnews.html (9 of 20) [1/13/2005 12:50:12 PM]