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Enhancing Knowledge Management and Information Exchange for SACOSAN Region's WASH Initiatives

This document outlines essential policy actions needed to bolster knowledge management (KM) and information exchange within the SACOSAN framework. It emphasizes the creation of a regional KM hub to share best practices and ensure greater citizen engagement. A focus on behavior change in school curricula related to WASH practices is crucial, alongside effective data collection and dissemination mechanisms. The report identifies gaps in current systems, proposes community feedback mechanisms, and highlights the need for coordination to prevent duplication of efforts, ultimately aiming for improved public health outcomes.

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Enhancing Knowledge Management and Information Exchange for SACOSAN Region's WASH Initiatives

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  1. Knowledge Management & Information Exchange

  2. Policy actions required for National/SACOSAN to enhance KM and Information Exchange • SA regional KM hub for sharing best practices in between-SACOSAN (more involvement of citizens) • Regional Cluster and In-Country information sharing systems for for WASH in Emergencies. • School Curriculum, from Info/Knowledge to adoption of practices and Behavior Change (e.g. HWWS)

  3. Lessons learned and recommendations in the area of KM and Information Exchange Data discrepancies and Overload ! • Effective mechanisms to collect data and disseminate information • Coordination to avoid duplication & frustration of communities! • Feedback to community • Village-level knowledge hub resource center/mechanism(?)

  4. Gaps in the area of KM and Information Exchange requiring further discussion/research • Commonly agreed KM framework, focusing on unserved and unreached: “Giving a voice to the voiceless”. • Analysis of Behavior Change (incl. of practitioners) and Social Norms • Optimizing (knowledge gap in the area of KM) and avoiding Information Overload • More focus on Hygiene and SLWM • Focus/Monitoring on Public Health outcomes at scale (from toilet construction, to ending OD, to reduction of Child Mortality)

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