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Water, sanitation, and hygiene

Developing Effective Messages for Better Nutrition and Hygiene in Tonkolili: The TIPs Method

What is TIPs?

SPRING/Sierra Leone recently used Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs)—a qualitative research methodology—to select improved WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) and nutrition behaviors in consultation with household members.

The TIPs approach allows researchers to pretest behaviors at the household-level before they are widely promoted. By focusing on behavior (what people do), rather than on knowledge (what people know or believe), TIPs provides an in-depth understanding of—

SPRING/Bangladesh Celebrates Global Handwashing Day 2016

Celebrated every year on October 15, Global Handwashing Day is dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an easy, effective, and affordable way to improve nutrition, prevent disease, and save lives. SPRING/Bangladesh hosts and participates in Global Handwashing Day every year to rally communities and encourage people to talk about and practice better hand hygiene.