Building Capacity for WASH Social Behavioural Change in Amhara: COWASH IV Trains Stakeholders in Woreta City

COWASH IV commenced Social Behavioural Change Communication training of trainers for Amhara COWASH stakeholders in Woreta City.

Opened by Ato Abraham Kebede, Amhara Regional Support Unit team leader aimed to help the regional, Zonal and Woreda WASH experts to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate WASH social and behaviour change interventions at their local level and to cascade the training to frontline community workers at the woreda and kebele kebele level.

The training participants are Sanitation and Hygiene from the regional Health, Education, Women and Children, and Water Bureaus, two zones ( South Wollo and Awi) zones, and two woredas( Dessi- zuruya and Dangila), which have well-established and functional Micro and Small Enterprises in WASH.

The training will be carried out over three days from 29-31 September 2022.

Ato Ebsa Feyisa, the FTAT Behavioural Change and Communication Specialist is the lead trainer for the training.

It is recalled that the same training has been given for all COWASH IV regions in the last couple of months.


Strengthening Communication for Community-led Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project in Amhara Region

The Community-led Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project, Phase IV (COWASH IV) Federal Technical Assistance Team is currently in Bahir-dar working in cooperation with the Amhara COWASH Regional Support Unit to provide training on COWASH communication.

The main objective of the training is to increase the relationship between the program implementers, the media, and communication experts and to make the project a better success by doing intensive communication activities.

Members of the COWASH Regional Support Unit, COWASH sectors’ Focal Persons, and Communication Directors, Regional Media and communication experts, a total of 24 trainees, are participating.

The training is mainly provided by Deribew Zento, Federal COWASH Technical Assistance Team, Communication and Dissemination Specialist, together with Amhara COWASH Regional Support Unit and Regional COWASH Communication Network.

The training will continue for three days from 26-28 December 2022 and will continue in all COWASH regions to create a common understanding and commitment on communication to the better success of the project.

At the end of the training, the existing Regional COWASH Communication Network (RCCN) will be strengthened and the Regional COWASH Media Forum (RCMF) will be newly established.


COWASH IV Trains Stakeholders in Social Behavioural Change Communication for Better WASH Interventions in Benishangul Gumuz

COWASH IV commenced Social Behavioural Change Communication training of trainers for Benishangul Gumuz COWASH stakeholders in Asossa City, Bamboo Paradise Hotel.

The objective of the training is to help the regional, and Woreda WASH experts to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate WASH social and behaviour change interventions at their local level and to cascade the training to frontline community workers at the woreda and kebele levels.

The training participants are Sanitation and Hygiene and Communication experts from the regional Health, Education, Women and Children and Water Bureaus, together with woredas who have well-established and functional Micro and Small Enterprises in WASH.

The training will be carried out over three days from 22-24 November 2022.  Ato Ebsa Feyisa, FTAT Behavioural Change and Communication Specialist is the lead trainer for the event.

Alongside the SBCC training, the Federal COWASH Junior Professional Officer Ville Juusela is expected to have a briefing and practical session on water quality.


Empowering WASH Stakeholders: COWASH IV SBCC Training for Oromia Region

COWASH IV started Social Behavioural Change Communication training of trainers for Oromia region COWASH stakeholders in Bishoftu City, BIN International Hotel on 12 October 2022

The objective of the training is to help the regional, and Woreda WASH experts to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate WASH social and behaviour change interventions at their local level and to cascade the training to frontline community workers at the woreda and kebele levels.

The training participants are Sanitation and Hygiene and Communication experts from the regional Health, Education, Women and Children and Water Bureaus, together with woredas who have well-established and functional Micro and Small Enterprises in WASH.

The training will be carried out over three days from 16-16 November 2022.  Ato Ebsa Feyisa, FTAT Behavioural Change and Communication Specialist is the lead trainer for the event.


COWASH IV conducts Behavioural Change Communication Training for SNNPR and Sidama Regions' Experts in Hawassa City

COWASH IV started Social Behavioural Change Communication training of trainers for SNNPR and Sidama regions COWASH stakeholders in Hawassa City on 12 October 2022

The objective of the training is to help the regional, and Woreda WASH experts to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate WASH social and behaviour change interventions at their local level and to cascade the training to frontline community workers at the woreda and kebele levels.

The training participants are Sanitation and Hygiene experts from SNNPR, and Sidama Regions’ Health, Education, Women and Children and Water Bureaus, together with woredas who have well-established and functional micro and small enterprises in WASH.

The training will be carried out over three days.

Ato Ebsa Feyisa, FTAT Behavioural Change and Communication Specialist is the lead trainer for the event.