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>View discussions about this entry Country: Sudan
Organization: Fashoda Youth Forum
Field of Work - Sanitation
Year the initative began (yyyy) - 2007
Project URL: http://www.fashodayouth.org
Positioning in the Mosaic of solutions
What is your signature innovation, your new idea, in one sentence? - Water and sanitation as elusive as security! Improving access to sanitation is a critical step towards reducing the impact of these diseases.
Describe your innovation. What makes your idea unique and different than others doing work in the field? - In Southern Sudan every year between January and June, an average of 2.67 percent of acute watery diarrhea has been occuring and that affect mostly the childern. This initiative is to improve health in school children, increase educational attainment, reduce morbidity and mortality of children under 5 years old, improve the lives of women and girls, and educate the next generation of parents on the importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene in Upper Nile State.
Delivery Model: How do you implement your innovation and apply it to the challenge/problem you are addressing? - A variation of approach are going to be used that incorporate people in their own program for their own benefit through using PHAST, SARAR and Look, Listen and Learn (Triple L). through school-based sanitation and in addition the initiative planned to use the newly released SilverDYNE® water-treatment products from World Health Alliance International Inc. a very effective and cost effective treatment method when added to water, fruits and vegetables can eliminate bacteria within 30 minutes.
How do you plan to expand your innovation? - The hygiene promotion plan is a participatory process involving the community members. It will start by determining the level of awareness, knowledge, and attitudes in the key hygiene behaviors. The next step will be to identify factors that explain the observed behaviors and together with the community determine the desired hygiene and sanitation behaviors. Sources of information and channels of communication within the community will be identified. A multi-media, culturally appropriate message-based information, education and communication (IEC) approach will then be used. Through this methodology the community will be given knowledge and facilitated to develop long term hygienic and healthy behaviors.
Do you have any existing partnerships, and if so, how do you create them? - What type of partnerships to do need? FYF coordinate efforts with higher-level officials from the State MoH, Agriculture and Water. The ministries are already demonstrating strong leadership roles and are taking the lead in putting sectoral policies in place as well as prioritizing and planning. Already, the GoSS MoH has released a number of policy and practice guidelines, Prevention and treatment Guidelines for Primary Health Care Units. This official document is currently being used in both PHCUs and PHCCs. The guidelines specifically for PHCCs are under development. Given the near collapse of basic social services and the limited capacity of the authorities, FYF appreciates that sustainability of any programming for returnees and vulnerable host communities is dependent upon rehabilitation and strengthening of community structures and civil society institutions. FYF considers community mobilization and capacity building as essential activities for ensuring the active involvement of local people in program activities and thereby increasing the likelihood of long term sustainability.
Provide one sentence describing your impact/intended impact. - There will be an increase in the level of access to sustainable, safe water and sanitation facilities in schools for children.
How many people have you served or plan to serve? - Total Number of Individuals Affected in the Targeted Area: 718,521
Total Number of Beneficiaries Targeted (Individuals):118,400 Total Number of IDP and returnees Beneficiaries Targeted (Individuals): 55,050
Please list any other measures of the impact of your innovation? - This field has not been completed
Exactly who are the beneficiaries of your innovation? - this initiative is to reduce the morbidity and mortality of the children under 5 years old
How is your initiative financed (or how do you expect your initiative will be financed)? - This initiative seeks funding from ASHOKA to improve living conditions of returnees and host communities and contribute to a gradual process of recovery by enhancing the community self reliance. The target population faces a complex situation brought about by a combination of political, economic and environmental factors. Returnees have tended to resettle in urban areas, particularly in the state capital. Sustainability of the initiative will depend on the ability to the community to mobilize around issues of importance to them and to identify appropriate solutions. Consequently, FYF will endeavor to leave communities with the necessary abilities to prioritize needs, leverage resources and lobby for support from external actors such as the GoSS, international NGOs and other donors.
Provide information on your finances and organization: - Current Annual budget (2007 fiscal year)?
Annual budget for the past 1-2 years (2006 and 2005)? Annual revenue generated? What are your current sources and/or streams of revenue? Do you currently have sources of earned income (examples?); If not, why? 2004 Total Income $ 52287.15 CIDA contributed $ 10089.90 British High Commission in Kenya (Southern Sudan sector) contributed $ 42197.26 2005 Total Income $ 75943.31 CIDA contributed $ 10000.00 World Vision $ 23746.05 British High Commission in Kenya (Southern Sudan sector) contributed $ 42197.26 2006 UNICEF $ 56640.82 Year Turnover or equivalent Net earnings or equivalent Total balance sheet or budget Shareholders’ equity or equivalent Medium and long-term debt Short term debt (< 1 year) 2004 $ 50287.15 $ 21718.59 $ 24331.80 N/A N/A N/A 2005 $ 73943.31 $ 38883.51 $ 41514.73 N/A N/A N/A 2006 $ 56640.82 $ 37067.00 $ 39698.23 N/A N/A N/A What is the potential demand for your innovation? - How do you estimate this demand?
Number of staff (full-time, part-time, volunteers): 12 full time and 5 part-time Staff $60,000 Supplies and Materials $150,000 Transport of Materials $50,000 Travel $15,000 Monitoring & Evaluation $33,000 Community HIV/AIDS Awareness Workshops $13,000 Training of Hygiene Promoters $14,000 Training of TBAs,refresher courses for CHWs/Nurses $20,000 Other Direct Costs $33,000 Administration Costs $112,000 Grand TOTAL $500,000 What are the main barriers to financial sustainability? - The main barriers to financial sustainabilities in Southern Sudan is lack of management capacity due to lack of knowledge as a result of a negative effect of war on the people's lives. 75% of the people in Southern Sudan are illiterate, therefore they lack good fundraising ideas.
What is the origin of this innovation? Tell us your story. - This field has not been completed
Please provide a personal bio. Note this may be used in Changemakers marketing material - This field has not been completed
Contact Information:
John Lwong
Executive Director/Founder Fashoda Youth Forum (NGO) jolwong2000@yahoo.com Jalaba estate, Malakal town Upper Nile State Southern Sudan Sudan Tel: +249 (0) 121763095 Website: www.fashodayouth.org Discussions about this entry
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School-Based Water, Hygiene & Sanitation promotion Project
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Mr.John Oyec Lwong
Executive Director,
Fashoda Youth Forum (FYF)
Headquarters:Malakal town, Upper Nile State,Southern Sudan.
C/o Nairobi Liaison Office
P O Box 28734,00200 City Square,Nairobi-Kenya
Tel +249 (0) 121763095
e-mail jolwong2000@yahoo.c
Hello John,
Education is most certainly an important undertaking and I know you are working diligently to make improvements.
A couple suggestions, if you are not already aware:
(1) Sodis developed an inexpensive system where one can take water and put it in a clear plastic bottle that is then sealed and exposed to the sun's ultraviolet rays for several hours. This method has been effective is providing safe water for consumption.
(2) A rather easy treatment for diarrhea is to put a teaspoon, about 5 ml of salt into water and drink it.
Best wishes,
Brian
Water and sanitation as elusive as security Improving access to sanitation is a critical step towards reducing the impact of these diseases. It also helps create physical environments that enhance safety, dignity and self-esteem. Safety issues are particularly important for women and children, who otherwise risk sexual harassment and assault when defecating at night and in secluded areas. Using proper toilets and hand-washing - preferably with soap - prevents the transfer of bacteria, viruses and parasites found in human excreta which otherwise contaminate water resources, soil and food. This contamination is a major cause of diarrhoea, the second biggest killer of children in developing countries, and leads to other major diseases such as cholera, schistosomiasis, and trachoma. In health-care facilities, safe disposal of human waste of patients, staff and visitors is an essential environmental health measure. This intervention can contribute to the reduction of the transmission of health-care associated infections which affect 5 to 30 percent of patients.
Mr.John Oyec Lwong
Executive Director,
Fashoda Youth Forum (FYF)
Headquarters:Malakal town, Upper Nile State,Southern Sudan.
C/o Nairobi Liaison Office
P O Box 28734,00200 City Square,Nairobi-Kenya
Tel +249 (0) 121763095
e-mail jolwong2000@yahoo.c
Seamus B.
Mr. Lwong: One thing international efforts in developing nations has taught us over a decade, is that indigenous people - as resistant to/skeptical of "change" as they may be at times - are fairly quick to pick up on new/better ways to protect themselves (and especially their babies!), when they can see things for themselves, in action! Your objectives are shared by others here.
This is the experiential basis on which I'd highly recommend that you first look at (% www.whaintl.com), then explore, relatively new "appropriate technology" forms of a very, very old solution: mainly used for almost instantly (i.e., 30/Min's., max.) purifying even worst "raw" waters, fresh produce and everything one uses in the household, school or business environment.
But beyond being an excellent, easy to use/train and very cost-effective answer to many of the needs your project identifies as priorities in your mission, it's also a great disinfectant/antiseptic! It's been used in hospitals/clinics worldwide; for both general & special needs. [e.g., assisting healing processes of post surgery &/or other situations where problems aren't responding to conventional antibiotics.]
A major feature of this solution, we have found, is that pathogens - whatever form they may take (e.g., natural or mutated/chemical resistant), they cannot fool or get past the pathogen killing ability of this solution. A recent case in point involves a serious form of resistant Staph infection, appearing in hospitals as well as on school grounds in the USA. Conventional "cleaners" were not deterring it; but even a mild dilution with this solution can achieve disinfection, where cleaning agents these pathogens have developed a resistance to cannot.
I highly recommend you explore this, adding it to both use/health education components of project. Contact me, & I can recommend getting you some samples for the advised demonstration. A major feature of this solution is, that when it purifies water, it leaves NO "after-taste" and is thereby totally acceptable to infants & small children. Contact % atac-iunltd@sbcglobal.net
In Southern Sudan every year between January and June, an average of 8923 cases and 238 deaths (case fatality rate, 2.67 percent) of acute watery diarrhea has been reported for the whole of southern Sudan. The most affected areas, are the small urban and rural towns, reported a cumulative number of 4543 cases and 88 deaths and 1807 cases and 54 deaths, respectively. However, a total of 2573 cases and 96 deaths (case fatality rate, 3.73
Percent), with some cases laboratory confirmed for _Vibrio cholerae_ Inaba, have been reported in the locations outside Yei and Juba. Monitoring of the outbreak is crucial. Control measures including strengthening of the surveillance and reporting system, improving uniform case management and water chlorination are continuing.
Mr.John Oyec Lwong
Executive Director,
Fashoda Youth Forum (FYF)
Headquarters:Malakal town, Upper Nile State,Southern Sudan.
C/o Nairobi Liaison Office
P O Box 28734,00200 City Square,Nairobi-Kenya
Tel +249 (0) 121763095
e-mail jolwong2000@yahoo.c
Mr.John Oyec Lwong
Executive Director,
Fashoda Youth Forum (FYF)
Headquarters:Malakal town, Upper Nile State,Southern Sudan.
C/o Nairobi Liaison Office
P O Box 28734,00200 City Square,Nairobi-Kenya
Tel +249 (0) 121763095
e-mail jolwong2000@yahoo.c