Start Network [Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies] [to 11 October 2014]
http://www.start-network.org/news-blog/#.U9U_O7FR98E
October 6, 2014
Project Case Study
Using video to engage kids in the fight against cholera in Mayo-Tsanaga, Cameroon
Where there is poor access to clean water and sanitation, cholera can spread through communities like wildfire. Lack of toilets and poor management of sewage leads to the contamination of water sources, spreading the disease. Changes in hygiene and sanitation behaviour are required to stop the disease in its tracks, and messages must reach every member in society, with even the smallest child engaged as an agent for change. This month, Plan staff discovered how effective video can be in engaging girls and boys, men and women to tackle diseases like cholera.