Improving Nutrition, One Latrine at a Time: WASH 1,000 Strategy in Ghana Takes Hold

SPRING’s WASH 1,000 strategy is a multifaceted approach that stresses the importance of key household behaviors during the first 1,000 days, from a mother’s pregnancy to the child’s second birthday. Working with country partners to facilitate discussions about the importance of good hygiene encouraged communities in the northern and upper eastern regions of Ghana to take on the challenge of building latrines and improving sanitation in their communities.