Development of Behavior Change Messages. Behavior change messages have been developed and used by GWASH to promote hygienic practices and to trigger a change in behavior in our project communities. In this reporting period, T‐ shirts and caps with key hygiene messages were distributed to natural leaders and community‐ based hygiene promoters to serve as a motivation for these community volunteers to continue to promote good hygiene practices and support with the CLTS efforts. T‐Shirts were also distributed to some active chiefs and opinion leaders whose communities showed commitment to the ODF process by ensuring that required documentation was complete and accurate, and by requesting the self‐assessment. Additionally EHAs and DICCS members were also given the T‐shirts to help enable community members to identify them. The messages printed on the T‐shirts and caps will also serve as a constant reminder of good hygiene behaviors to people in the community who will read the messages. XXXXX developed a WASH Activity book entitled “My Health is My Wealth: A WASH Funtivity Book.” Five thousand copies of the activity books were printed and distribution began in xxxxxxx. Discussion sessions were held with the SHEP Clubs in GWASH schools to introduce them to the Page 24 of the WASH Funtivity Book, where children learn appropriate handwashing behavior and a song to sing while washing their hands with soap and water. Pupils of Manhean MA Basic School in Ga West Municipal discussing the Activity Book various WASH themed puzzles, poems, and songs in the book. The clubs were also sensitized on how to use the WASH Funtivity books to promote good hygiene and sanitation practices both in their schools and communities. As the students work through the Funtivity book, they will discover hygiene messages and practices which are intended to trigger behavior change and reinforce positive WASH behaviors. The sessions with SHEP Clubs proved helpful to the students as they became familiar with the content of the activity book and noted areas of WASH related messages in the word puzzles, poetry and coloring activities. The school children were particularly excited and kept singing the hand washing song on page 24 of the book. The GWASH Project also printed branded t‐shirts and caps with hygiene messages to be distributed to community volunteers such as the Natural Leaders and the community based hygiene promoters. These t‐shirts will not only serve as a motivation for these community volunteers to continue to promote goo...
