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Zaatari Camp WASH Hygiene Promotion

Jordan, Middle East

A UNICEF-led Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program in Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp using community health volunteers to promote handwashing, safe water storage, and sanitation practices. The program transitioned from emergency response to sustainable household-level infrastructure.

Behavior Goal

Establish sustainable hygiene practices among Syrian refugees by combining infrastructure improvements with community-led behavior change communication on critical WASH practices.

Implementers & Partners

  • UNICEF
  • ACTED
  • JEN
  • Oxfam

Donors & Sponsors

  • UNICEF
  • International donors

Key Takeaways

  • 1120 community health volunteers conduct weekly hygiene promotion
  • 2Shifted from emergency tents to sustainable household wastewater network
  • 3Context-specific strategy addresses key hygiene risk practices
  • 4Phased approach: first resources, then community ownership of WASH services

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