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Environmental Health Proje ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROJE WASH Reprint: Field Report No. 324 Lessons Learned from the Experiences of the Kasserine Regional Health Education Team Sumana Brahmam Elaine E. Rossi l IHKAKY .NTERNATIONAC INFERENCE CINTRE FOR COMMUNITY WATER ãUPPLY AN© SANITATION (IRC\ July 1991 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION OFFICE Of- HEAIIH AND NUTRITION ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROJECT WASH Reprint: Field Report No. 324 Lessons Learned from the Experiences of the Kasserine Regional Health Education Team Sumana Brahmam Elaine E. Rossi ï ¡HKAHY iN1(.-RNATI«NÀC INFERENCE CUNT** FO.Í C-OVMUMHY WATtW ¿UPPi-Y. AND ••.V : M I ATI' ;N !" '<^ July 1991 Prepared for the USAI D Mission to Tunisia under WASH Task No. 138 Environmental Health Project Contract No. HRN-5994-C-00-3036-00, Project No. 936-5994 is sponsored by the Bureau for Global Programs, Field Support and Research Office of Health and Nutrition U.S. Agency for International Development Washington, DC 20523 WASH and EHP With the launching of the United Nations International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade in 1979, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) decided to augment and streamline its technical assistance capability in water and sanitation and, in 1980, funded the Water and Sanitation for Health Project (WASH). The funding mechanism was a multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract, secured through competitive bidding. The first WASH contract was awarded to a consortium of organizations headed by Camp Dresser & McKee International Inc. (CDM), an international consulting firm specializing in environmental engineering services. Through two other bid proceedings, CDM continued as the prime contractor through 1994. Working under the direction of USAID's Bureau for Global Programs, Field Support and Research, Office of Health and Nutrition, the WASH Project provided technical assistance to USAID missions and bureaus, other U.S. agencies (such as the Peace Corps), host governments, and nongovernmental organizations. WASH technical assistance was multidisciplinary, drawing on experts in environmental health, training, finance, epidemiology, anthropology, institutional development, engineering, community organization, environmental management, pollution control, and other specialties. At the end of December 1994, the WASH Project closed its doors. Work formerly carried out by WASH is now subsumed within the broader Environmental Health Project (EHP), inaugurated in April 1994. The new project provides technical assistance to address a wide range of health problems brought about by environmental pollution and the negative effects of development. These are not restricted to the water-and-sanitation-related diseases of concern to WASH but include tropical diseases, respiratory diseases caused and aggravated by ambient and indoor air pollution, and a range of worsening health problems attributable to industrial and chemical wastes and pesticide residues. WASH reports and publications continue to be available through the Environmental Health Project. Direct all requests to the Environmental Health Project, 1611 North Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22209-2111,U.S.A. Telephone (703) 247-8730. Facsimile (703) 243-9004. Internet [email protected]. WASH Reid Report No. 324 LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF THE KASSERINE REGIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION TEAM, 1987-1991 Prepared for the USAID Mission to Tunisia under WASH Task No. 138 by Sumana Brahmam Elaine £. Rossi and Members of the Regional Health Education Team July 1991 Water Mid Sanitation for Health Project Contract No. DFE-3973-Z-OO-8O81 -00, Project No. 836-1249 in sponsored by the Office of Health, Bureau for Science and Technology U.S. Agency for International Development Washington, DC 20523 Related WASH Reports Technical Assistance and Planning for Health and Hygiene Education and Women's Involvement in the Tunisia Rural Potable Water Institutions Project by Elaine Rossi. WASH Field Report No. 307. March 1990. Health and Hygiene Education and Women's Involvement in the Tunisia Rural Potable Water Institutions Project by Sereen Thaddeus. WASH Field Report No. 277. November 1989. Midterm Evaluation of the USAID/Tunlsia Rural Potable Water Institutions Project by Lee Jennings, Ridha Boukraa, Mohamed Frioui, Richard Swanson, Sereen Thaddeus, and Alan Wyatt. WASH Field Report No. 256. July 1989. The Health Education Program of the Rural Potable Water Institutions Project in Tunisia by Pamela Pine. WASH Field Report No. 255. March 1989. CONTENTS ACRONYMS v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . vii ABOUT THE AUTHORS viii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ix 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Purpose of this Report 1 1.2 Project and RHET Background 1 1.3 Activities 2 1.4 Definition of Tasks 3 1.5 Methodology of Work 3 2. THE VILLAGE HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM 5 2.1 Program Background 5 2.2 First-year VHWs 6 2.2.1 Midterm Evaluation of First-year VHWs 6 2.2.2 First-year VHW Final Evaluation 7 2.2.3 Current Status of First-year VHWs 8 2.3 Second-year VHWs 8 2.3.1 Second-year VHW Midterm Evaluation 9 2.3.2 Second-year VHW Final Evaluation 10 2.3.3 Current Status 10 2.4 Third-year VHWs 10 2.5 Evaluation Plan 11 2.5.1 Socioeconomic Study 11 2.5.2 Analysis of the VHW Monthly Reports . 11 2.5.3 Behavior Survey 12 2.6 Analysis of VHW Monthly Reports and Notebooks 12 2.6.1 First-year VHW Monthly Reports 12 2.6.2 Second-year VHW Monthly Reports 12 2.7 Outputs 12 2.8 Lessons Learned 13 3. THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM 15 3.1 Program Background 15 3.2 Current Status 15 3.3 Evaluation Plan 16 3.4 Lessons Learned 16 4. THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS PROGRAM 17 4.1 Program Background 17 4.2 Current Status 17 4.2.1 USAID-Funded Community Development Projects 17 4.2.2 Non-USAID-Funded Community Development Projects 18 4.3 Evaluation Plan 18 4.4 Project Outputs 18 4.4.1 AID-Funded Community Development Projects: 18 4.4.2 Non-USAID-Funded Community Development Projects: .... 19 4.5 Lessons Learned: 19 5. THE WOMEN'S INTEREST GROUP PROGRAM 21 5.1 Background 21 5.1.2 Process of Forming a Women's Interest Group 21 5.1.3 Structure of the WIG 22 5.2 Current Status 22 5.3 Evaluation 24 5.4 Lessons Learned 24 6. MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES 27 6.1 Background 27 6.2 Current Status of Materials Development. 27 6.2.1 School Health Program Materials 27 6.2.2 VHW and WIG Program Materials 28 6.2.3 Games 28 6.3 Current Status of Other Related Activities 28 6.3.1 Children's Poster Contest 28 6.3.2 Water Point Signs . 29 6.3.3 Electric Bleach Dosage Pumps 29 6.4 Outputs 30 6.5 Lessons Learned 30 MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING 33 7.1 Administrative Situation 33 7.2 RHET Internal Management 33 7.3 Budget Management and Procurement 34 7.3.1 Budget Management 34 7.3.2 Procurement 34 7.4 Evaluation Planning 35 7.4.1 Project Documents 35 7.4.2 Evaluation Workshop 35 7.5 Lessons Learned 35 8. CONCLUSIONS AND MAIN LESSONS LEARNED 37 8.1 Conclusions 37 8.2 Female Village Health Worker Program 37 8.3 School-based Hygiene Education Program 38 8.4 Small Community Development Programs 38 8.5 Women's Interest Groups 38 8.6 Materials Development 39 8.7 Management and Organizational Issues 40 BIBLIOGRAPHY 41 APPENDICES A. Logical Framework 45 B. Scope of Work 49 C. Schedule of Activities 51 D. List of Persons and Organizations Contacted 53 E. Location of VHW Communities 55 F. Household Survey for VHW Communities 59 G. Comparative VHW Evaluation Data 61 H. VHW Monthly Report Form 63 iii I. Teacher and Student Surveys 73 J. Student Survey Results 77 K. Materials from the School Health Program 81 iv ACRONYMS AIF Association d'intérêt féminin (Women's Interest Groups) CRDA Commissariat régional au développement agricole (now includes the ex- ODTQ, Regional Agricultural Development Commission CTDA Central Tunisia Development Agency (Office de Déveloopement de la Tunisie Centrale or ODTC) GOT Government of Tunisia KAP Knowledge, attitudes, and practices MOAg Ministry of Agriculture MOE Ministry of Education MOH Ministry of Health ODTC Office de développement de la Tunisie centrale ORT Oral Rehydration Therapy PACD Project Activity Completion Date RHET Regional Health Education Team (Equipe régionale d'éducation sanitaire) TD Tunisian Dinar (.9 TD - US $1) UAG Unité d'autogestion, Regional WUA Support Unit USAID United States Agency for International Development VHW Village Health Worker (Animatrice de base) WASH Water and Sanitation for Health Project WIG Women's Interest Groups (Associations d'intérêt féminin) WUA (or AIC) Water User Association (Association d'intérêt collectif) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We would like to thank the members of the RHET team for their active support during our two^veek consultancy. They were all willing to provide us with the necessary information, and eager to help us compile a comprehensive overview of the health/hygiene component of the Kasserlne Rural Potable Water Institutions Project. Indeed, this program would never have succeeded without their valuable input and contribution. Dr. Abdelmalek Laarif, the regional director for health of the Ministry of Health, and Mr. Ali Boudabous, the Commissaire of CRDA, have continuously supported and encouraged the health programs, and have always taken time from their busy schedules to meet with us. The former Commissaire of the CRDA, Mr. Ridha Fekih, gave RHET and its program priorities his support from the onset of the project. Finally, we wish to thank Dr. Diana Putman (the former USAID Project Development Officer) and Mr. Hafid Lakhdhar for their enthusiastic support throughout the duration of the project. Special thanks to Mr. Lakhdhar and Mr. George Carner, Director of USAID/Tunis, for helping to troubleshoot and keep things on track after Dr. Putman's departure.
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