Community engagement in water, sanitation and hygiene in sub-Saharan Africa: does it WASH?

• DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2022.136
• Publication Date: 2022-01-17T16:05:46Z
• Authors: Emmanuel Tsekleves; Mariana Fonseca B...; Christiana Abonge; Marli Santana; Roger Pickup; Kenneth Yongabi A...; Tommaso de Pippo; Kirk Semple; Manoj Roy
• Keywords: Community Engagement; Public Engagement; Discipline

Abstract This transdisciplinary literature review paper aims at addressing the lacuna in community engagement and water, sanitation hygiene (WASH) sub-Saharan countries. By responding to a set of identified WASH-related questions engagement, it explores through different disciplinary lenses challenges opportunities this significant area that impacts human health. brought together disciplines water engineering, environmental microbiology, public health infectious disease, design research, women gender studies, developmental studies. It examined over 430 papers with 29 included final review. The main findings suggest integrating into leadership roles management programmes can lead more sustainability make projects effective. Second, cultural preferences should be key factor when planning implementing WASH technologies interventions. Third, for effective, done intentionality longer period; employ existing culturally embedded structures, such as schoolteachers, religious leaders train change agents.