Zambia Eastern Province WASH in Schools INDABA: Whole System in the Room- Strategic Planning Workshop Report

Eastern Province WASH in Schools INDABA: Whole System in the Room- Strategic Planning Workshop Report, 2012. USAID WASHplus.

 

SPLASH partners decided to host a Whole System in a Room (WSR) multi-stakeholder strategic planning meeting in Chipata, Eastern Province of Zambia, from August 14 to 16, 2012. The purpose of the meeting, called INDABA, was to bring all key stakeholders from a range of sectors on board and work towards a common action plan in achieving WASH targets in schools and enhance cross-sector collaboration. The workshop lasted for 3 days and produced strong commitments for the province.

 

This report highlights the overall context; the important trends that have affected the WASH situation in schools from the global, local and personal perspectives; potential future scenarios; and the sixteen most important common-ground issues and priority action items agreed on by participants. Action plans were developed by sector groups, as well as individuals, based on agreed common-ground items necessary to address the WASH situation in schools in Eastern Province.