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13 VIT4 AGINS)PC,I01T
'13.1 Pupose
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The.Villare T_.-c-ion (VI) is designed to provide
fact fin(cing for s:.n:LThry conditions and problems in Targer
Villages. The VI Till a.llow. a means of monitoring the
progress of sanitaiion and hygiene in a village; this will
tell us whether ou' actions are having effedt. The first
time you perform a VI in>aTarget Village, it will be known
as a Baseline Village T-hrpoction. Subsequent VIs will be
known as Follow-up Til].&-e InsDections or merely Village
Inspections
VI is also a chance to have discussions with the VHC
members and local -ilagsers about conditions in their village.
If there has been ii.,iporovement, they should be praised and told
so; if there has been no improvement, you should work x.ith
the VEC to find out :x'b the problem is and how they can try
to solve it. As has boen stated before, we are really
looking for a chT_,.; i;_ hygiene and sanitation related
behaviours, but as these are difficult to measure, we will
look for more obvious, observable things, such as latrines
and refuse pits.
13.2 1ow _o Perform a -v_illa,e In pection
Before perforo.4ng a VI, you should contact the VHC,
giving them a few c&.yrjnotice to prepare themselves and the
village. They should un0d.erstand what you will be inspecting.
fhoy should also b, :. -re to take the inspection tour
throush the villa.,c .. you. There will be an excellent
op-ortunity to di,.cus.. village health and sanitation problems
as you walk tbrou.. t -- village torether. They can possibly
tell you, for inst.'!co, ;27coblems individual families are
havinr building la;:-inos or bath houses. On the day of the
VI you should arrivi, c.4,;e time specified equipped with a
village inspection calll' Theet (Form h-ESP 5) a pen or pencil
and a clip board o.. ;o,*io.i.in,, to write on in the field. It
would be wise to fi:t Lve a brief chat with the VHC and
meet the Headman anC :.t Officials if they are not members
of tho VHC.