Abstract
Background: Approximately 70% of the Tanzanian population lives in rural areas, and nearly 50% lack access to clean water.1,2 The lack of clean water impacts health, education, time management, and food security.2,3 The task of carrying water typically falls to women and girls. Time spent gathering water takes girls away from school, thus diminishing their access to education and increasing gender inequality.3 Aims: Implementation of the global advocacy action plan would: (1) provide access to clean water within a 10-minute walk from home; (2) ensure young girls have access to education without barriers to gathering water; and (3) improve health through reduction of water-borne disease and contamination. Proposed Action Plan: This plan relates primarily to the United Nations Sustainability Goals,4,5,6,7 Goal #6 [Clean water and sanitation].8 However, it also addresses Goal #3 [Good health and wellbeing],9 #4 [Quality education],10 #5 [Gender equality],11 and #10 [Reduced inequalities].12 In collaboration with numerous entities, teams will work with local town councils, community health workers, and the Ministry of Health on the Flowing Forward campaign.1 Global collaborators will assist the local community to develop strategies around well-drilling to provide clean water and improved sanitation to mitigate illness.3,13,14,15 Local communities will hear about the campaign at churches, through fliers, newspapers, and social media. Effectiveness and Monitoring: Community members will be educated using a train-the-trainer model to learn about maintaining wells and managing sanitation systems (i.e., aqueducts and lavatories).3,13,14,15 Ongoing collaboration and monitoring will be essential to determine the effectiveness and the attainment of campaign goals.
Sigma Membership
Tau
Lead Author Affiliation
Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document, Video Recording
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
United Nations Sustainability Goals, Clean Water, Sanitation, Tanzania
Recommended Citation
White, Krista A.; Daddario, Diane K.; Morris, Lisa K.; Nieve, Blaise B.; Rye, Sandra; and Taber, Anna, "Flowing forward: Impacting health in Tanzania through clean water and sanitation" (2024). Global Advocacy. 5.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/ga/2024/presentations/5
Conference Name
Sigma Virtual Mini Academy: Global Advocacy
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2024
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Flowing forward: Impacting health in Tanzania through clean water and sanitation
Virtual Event
Background: Approximately 70% of the Tanzanian population lives in rural areas, and nearly 50% lack access to clean water.1,2 The lack of clean water impacts health, education, time management, and food security.2,3 The task of carrying water typically falls to women and girls. Time spent gathering water takes girls away from school, thus diminishing their access to education and increasing gender inequality.3 Aims: Implementation of the global advocacy action plan would: (1) provide access to clean water within a 10-minute walk from home; (2) ensure young girls have access to education without barriers to gathering water; and (3) improve health through reduction of water-borne disease and contamination. Proposed Action Plan: This plan relates primarily to the United Nations Sustainability Goals,4,5,6,7 Goal #6 [Clean water and sanitation].8 However, it also addresses Goal #3 [Good health and wellbeing],9 #4 [Quality education],10 #5 [Gender equality],11 and #10 [Reduced inequalities].12 In collaboration with numerous entities, teams will work with local town councils, community health workers, and the Ministry of Health on the Flowing Forward campaign.1 Global collaborators will assist the local community to develop strategies around well-drilling to provide clean water and improved sanitation to mitigate illness.3,13,14,15 Local communities will hear about the campaign at churches, through fliers, newspapers, and social media. Effectiveness and Monitoring: Community members will be educated using a train-the-trainer model to learn about maintaining wells and managing sanitation systems (i.e., aqueducts and lavatories).3,13,14,15 Ongoing collaboration and monitoring will be essential to determine the effectiveness and the attainment of campaign goals.
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The author(s) were academy scholars in the Sigma Virtual Mini Academy: Global Advocacy.