‐ LNGO Capacity Building. The GWASH Project continued to provide support and coaching to all remaining partner LNGOs. The field team worked closely with LNGO field staff to provide support during field activities as well as with work plan development and reporting. The Field team set aside one day every month to work with each LNGO in the Districts in order to go through the activities that were implemented, review the work plans and reports as well as cross check and match the GWASH data collection forms with the reports in order to update the project‐level MIS. The DCOP and Field Coordinator also reviewed the LNGO reports and provided feedback on the reports for continued monitoring and support. This has improved the LNGOs ability to present a high quality report. This process has generally improved the capacity of LNGOs with regard to reporting on their progress towards meeting the targets and we have also seen and improvement in the quality of their report writing. Due to constant coaching and support from field staff, LNGO field officers have become more confident holding community meetings, sensitizing the communities on good hygiene practices and talking about culturally sensitive subjects such as open defecation and fecal oral transmission. Timely reporting continues to be a challenge for LNGOs. In year 4, field staff continued to provide support to the LNGOs to help them meet the reporting deadlines. The GWASH team found that conducting onsite monthly meetings have proved to be part of an effective strategy when scheduled at the end of the month when LNGOs are finalizing their reports. Meeting with WatSan Committee in Mempeasem in Assin North District of the Central Region
‐ LNGO Capacity Building. During the period under review, Winrock International developed a comprehensive and participatory two-part behavior change manual with background information on behavior change in the WASH sector as well as step by step training modules in areas such as: community development and mobilization processes; establishment of community profiles, WatSan Committee formation, hygiene LNGO and Ghana WASH Project Participants in Training promotion and behavior change message development, SHEP development, CLTS, social marketing, and participatory learning techniques. The manual was to be used by LNGOs to facilitate sessions at the community level. In order to train LNGO implementing partners on effective use of the manual, Winrock organized a five-day training in Kumasi, for 11 LNGO Directors and 32 LNGO field staff. As participants in the workshop, LNGO staff learned effective manual usage, sensitization on the dangers of fecal-oral contamination, gained exposure to the XXXXX XXXX strategy, and learned usage of participatory tools for facilitating hygiene, sanitation and behavior change communication with children and communities. Likewise, the Ghana WASH Project has adopted a CLTS approach in line with Ghanaian national policy to promote sanitation and hygiene promotion in the four latrine-subsidy free districts—Awutu Senya, East Akim, Agona East and Aowin Suaman. Additionally, CLTS pilot activities are taking place in the Volta Region to determine how CLTS would perform in a district where subsidy support and CLTS are both promoted. To ensure effective CLTS adoption and implementation, 5 LNGOs in those project districts participated in a 5-day CLTS training program. LNGO directors and 2 field staff members of each LNGO attended. Additionally, in order to build District Steering Teams’ capacity and to empower them to take charge of activities at the district level after project close-out, the Works Engineer, Community Development Officers, Environmental Health Officers/Assistants, and SHEP Coordinators from the project’s District Steering Teams also participated. In total, 89 participants consisting of 3 Regional Stakeholders (Western Regional Environmental Health Director, Greater Accra SHEP Coordinator and Volta Regional Environmental Health Director), 52 district assembly staff, 12 Project Technical Staff, and 22 Local NGO staff received CLTS training. The training was divided into two groups, based on region and LNGO location. On the final day of the training f...
‐ LNGO Capacity Building. The GWASH Project continued to provide support and coaching to all GWASH partner LNGOs. The field team worked closely with LNGO field staff to provide support during field activities as well as with work plan development and reporting. The Field team set aside one day every month to work with each LNGO in the Districts in order to go through the activities that were implemented, review the work plans Impact of Winrock’s LNGO capacity building efforts “I had never worked in this field before. With the training provided by XXXXX, I am confident holding community meetings with chiefs and high-level officials. My colleagues and I have learned about effective leadership, facilitation, accurate record keeping, monitoring/follow-up and working with diverse groups,” she said. “The greatest benefit is that we are also able to train others in our community on these skills.” Xxxxx Xxxxxx, an EDSAM field staff officer and reports as well as cross check and match the GWASH data collection forms with the reports in order to update the project-level MIS. The DCOP and Field Coordinator also reviewed the LNGO reports and provided feedback on the reports for continued monitoring and support. This has improved the LNGOs ability to present a high quality report. This process has generally improved the capacity of LNGOs with regard to reporting on their progress towards meeting the targets and we have also seen and improvement in the quality of their report writing. Due to constant coaching and support from field staff, LNGO field officers have become more confident holding community meetings, sensitizing the communities on good hygiene practices and talking about culturally sensitive subjects such as open defecation and fecal oral transmission. The box to the left highlights the impact of the GWASH team’s capacity building efforts with the LNGO staff of EDSAM. Timely reporting continues to be a challenge for LNGOs. In year 4, field staff will continue to provide support to the LNGOs to help them meet the reporting deadlines. The GWASH team has found that conducting onsite monthly meetings have proved to be part of an effective strategy when scheduled at the end of the month when LNGOs are finalizing their reports. Preparation of Facilities Management Plan at Assin Ningo Asorefie Community in Assin South District In terms of specific capacity building endeavors, please see the box below: Activity Title Status
