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Widely used programme in and beyond Catholic schools organised by Mother Pattern College of Health Sciences.
The Child-to-Child health programme began in 1993 and resumed in 1998 after interruption by the civil war. The programme is funded by Caritas and Catholic Relief Services and operates in all Catholic and twenty-three non-catholic schools. Nearly 40,000 adults and children are involved.
The programme promotes better health teaching/learning, fosters health clubs and particularly emphasises gender issues and children’s rights. Health and Education personnel work together and locally relevant materials are produced including some in local dialects.
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Concern Worldwide US “Concern Liberia is working in the camps in Monrovia and several outlying regions in the areas of sanitation and health education to try to prevent disease and improve the health of the Internally Displaced People ( IDPs). This work includes building latrines and providing water stations for basic hygiene.
One of Concern’s most innovative and effective sanitation and health education programs in Liberia is known as the Child-to-Child program. IDP children between the ages of 10 and 14 are trained in basic hygiene techniques such as washing hands after using the latrine and covering food to keep insects away. They spread their message in the camps using drama, song and bi-weekly health talks. Concern knows the adults are listening, because the IDP camps where the so-called “Sanitation Police” operate have seen a reduction in common ailments such as fevers and diarrhoea. The overall cleanliness of these camps has increased as well, as the children have taught of the dangers of dumping garbage and faeces in living areas. Concern surveys have shown that these children have a more powerful impact on changing the habits of the community than do outside health workers.”
Date: 2005
Source: http://www.concernusa.org/ (News and Information Centre)
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