Programs and Social Action Flashcards
Who runs the program
Australian NGO Watered
Purpose for program
Girls not receiving an education from now having gender specific toilets and needing to collect water
High rates of communicable diseases caused by forty water and poor sanitation in children U5
Program link to:
SDG 3
SDG 6
SDG 5
SDG 3: sanitation prevents contracting and spreading communicable disease like cholera reducing U5 mortality
SDG 6: universal access to safe water and sanitation
SDG 5: women and girls ice to collect water as its a women’s job, this means they spend less time at school and work
How is it implemented to be effective?
Install protected local water sources in consultation with community as to best location so culturally appropriate, focuses on need and ensures ownership
Education programs teaching importance of sanitation practises like washing hands. Done through visual aids and song/dance in cultural language to give ownership and culturally appropriate
Train local people to maintain wells and toilets to ensure longterm sustainably. This allows them to train others, building capacity and results
Targets countries in need communicable diseases by installing toilets
Works with “Who Gives a Crap” to ensure funds go towards communities in need
How it promotes HW and HD
- No open defecation reduces physical harm
- can go to work and maintain a decent standard of living
- go to school and enhance capabilities, expand choices.
4 pillars of effectiveness
Ownership
Transparency and Accountability
Partnerships
Results focused
Define social action
creating positive change and influencing the decisions of those who have the power to make changes
Why is social action important?
- to help people less fortunate
- to eliminate discrimination
- to prevent harm to community and environment
Ways to make social change
- volunteering time to raise funds
- donate money to help NGOs work in countries in need
- signing online petition to show support and show leaders the issue is not hidden
