Dutton, PennelopePeschiera, Rocio FlorezNguyen, Nga Kim2014-03-182014-03-182011-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17323Vietnam and Peru are two of four countries taking part in the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) Global Scaling up Handwashing Project. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project aims to expand handwashing practices among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) and primary school-aged children (5 to 12 in Peru; 6 to 10 in Vietnam) The project focuses on applying innovative promotional approaches to generate widespread and sustained improvement in handwashing with soap practice. Started in December 2006, the project is implemented by local and national governments with technical support from WSP, and participation from the private sector and nongovernmental organizations. The present document describes the approaches to changing children's handwashing with soap behavior, first in Vietnam, then Peru, followed by some lessons learned and conclusions.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO TRAININGADULTSAGEDAVAILABILITY OF WATERBASIC SERVICESBEHAVIOR CHANGEBEHAVIORAL CHANGECAREERSCAREGIVERSCERTIFICATION SYSTEMCHANGE AGENTSCHOLERACIVIL SOCIETYCLASSROOMCLASSROOMSCLEAN HANDSCLEANLINESSCOMMUNITY PROGRAMSCOMMUNITY SCHOOLSCOMMUNITY TEACHERSCONTEXTUAL FACTORSCOST EFFECTIVENESSCURRICULACURRICULUMDIARRHEADIARRHEAL DISEASESDIRTY HANDSDISTRICT EDUCATIONEDUCATION AUTHORITIESEDUCATION DEPARTMENTEDUCATION DEPARTMENTSEDUCATION DIVISIONEDUCATION EXPENDITUREEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIESEDUCATIONAL COMMUNITYEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMEDUCATORSENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONENVIRONMENTAL SANITATIONETHNIC MINORITYETHNIC MINORITY GROUPSEXERCISESEXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIESFAMILIESGENDER EQUITYGIRLSHAND WASHINGHANDS WITH SOAPHANDWASHINGHEADMASTERSHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH PROMOTERSHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH PROMOTION IN SCHOOLSHOME VISITSHYGIENE BEHAVIORSHYGIENE FACILITIESHYGIENE HABITSHYGIENE MESSAGEHYGIENE MESSAGESHYGIENE PRACTICESHYGIENE PROMOTIONHYGIENE PROMOTION PROGRAMSINCENTIVES FOR TEACHERSINSTRUCTIONINTERVENTIONLEADERSHIPLEARNINGLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLIVING CONDITIONSMANUALSMASS MEDIAMINISTRIES OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMORALITYMORBIDITYMORTALITYNATIONAL CURRICULUMNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNUTRITIONNUTRITION POLICIESNUTRITION PROGRAMOLDER CHILDRENPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERSONAL HYGIENEPHYSICAL BARRIERSPOOR PEOPLEPOSTERSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL AGEPRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDRENPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENTPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT RATIOSPRIMARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDRENPRIMARY SCHOOLSPROFESSORSPROMOTIONAL MATERIALSPROVINCIAL EDUCATIONRADIORADIO PROGRAMSREFERENCE MATERIALSREGIONAL EDUCATIONREPRODUCTIVE AGERESEARCH FINDINGSRESEARCH METHODSRESEARCHERSRURAL AREASRURAL SCHOOLRURAL WATER SUPPLYSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSANITATION SERVICESSCHOOL ACTIVITIESSCHOOL CONTEXTSCHOOL CURRICULASCHOOL DAYSSCHOOL EDUCATIONSCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMSCHOOL ENVIRONMENTSCHOOL HOURSSCHOOL HYGIENESCHOOL LIBRARYSCHOOL MANAGEMENTSCHOOL MATERIALSSCHOOL PARTICIPATIONSCHOOL PRINCIPALSSCHOOL PROGRAMSCHOOL SANITATIONSCHOOL SETTINGSCHOOL SETTINGSSCHOOL STAFFSCHOOL SYSTEMSCHOOL WORKSHOPSSCHOOL YEARSCHOOLCHILDRENSECONDARY EDUCATIONSIBLINGSSOAPSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL MOBILIZATIONSOCIAL SUPPORTTEACHERTEACHER TRAININGTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING MATERIALSTEACHING METHODSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOILETSTRAINING ACTIVITIESTRAINING COURSESTRAINING FOR TEACHERSTRAINING OF TEACHERSTRAINING OF TRAINERSURBAN SCHOOLSVILLAGE LEADERSVISUAL MATERIALSWASHING HANDSWATER SUPPLYWORKERSYOUTHThe Power of Primary Schools to Change and Sustain Handwashing with Soap among Children : The Cases of Vietnam and Peru10.1596/17323