TY - JOUR
T1 - Engagement of stakeholders in the development of a Theory of Change for handwashing and sanitation behaviour change
AU - De Buck, Emmy
AU - Hannes, Karin
AU - Cargo, Margaret
AU - Van Remoortel, Hans
AU - Vande veegaete, Axel
AU - Mosler, Hans Joachim
AU - Govender, Thashlin
AU - Vandekerckhove, Philippe
AU - Young, Taryn
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by the WSSCC (Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council) in partnership with 3ie (International Initiative for Impact Evaluation) [grant number SR8.1014]; and co-funded by the Belgian Red Cross and the Effective Health Care Research Consortium (this Consortium is funded by UK aid from the UK Government for the benefit of developing countries [grant number 5242]). The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect UK government policy.
Funding Information:
This work was funded by the WSSCC (Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council) in partnership with 3ie (International Initiative for Impact Evaluation)?[grant number SR8.1014]; and co-funded by the Belgian Red Cross and the Effective Health Care Research Consortium (this Consortium is funded by UK aid from the UK Government for the benefit of developing countries [grant number 5242]). The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect UK government policy. We would like to thank the following members of the Advisory Group: Alfonso Alvestegui (Unicef Mozambique, Mozambique), Colex Chapendeka (Malawi Red Cross Society, Malawi), Chaitali Chattopadhyay (Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council, Geneva), Libertad Gonzales (The Netherlands Red Cross Society, The Netherlands), Harun Joho (British Red Cross, United Kingdom) Brian Kae Enriquez (Philippine Red Cross, Republic of the Philippines). We also thank the additional stakeholders, who were not part of the Advisory Group and for their participation to the second stakeholder meeting in Geneva and their useful feedback: Claire Grisaffi (British Red Cross), Anne Walsh (WSUP), Foyeke Tolani (Oxfam), Val?rie Cavin (Helvetas), Sergio Gelli (ICRC), Mariyam Asifa (IFRC), Hugh Waddington (3ie), Beryl Leach (3ie), Robert Aunger (LSHTM), Ada Oko-Williams (WaterAid), Suzanna Ferron (consultant) and Ana Obiols (consultant).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - A Theory of Change (ToC) is an approach to map programmes aimed at inducing change in a specific context, with the goal of increasing their impact. We applied this approach to the specific case of handwashing and sanitation practices in low- and middle-income countries and developed a ToC as part of a systematic review exercise. Different existing sources of information were used to inform the initial draft of the ToC. In addition, stakeholder involvement occurred and peer review took place. Our stakeholders included methodological (ToC/quantitative and qualitative research) and content experts (WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene)/behaviour change), as well as end-users/practitioners, policy-makers and donors. In conclusion, the development of a ToC, and the involvement of stakeholders in its development, was critical in terms of understanding the context in which the promotional programmes are being implemented. We recommend ToC developers to work with stakeholders to create a ToC relevant for practice.
AB - A Theory of Change (ToC) is an approach to map programmes aimed at inducing change in a specific context, with the goal of increasing their impact. We applied this approach to the specific case of handwashing and sanitation practices in low- and middle-income countries and developed a ToC as part of a systematic review exercise. Different existing sources of information were used to inform the initial draft of the ToC. In addition, stakeholder involvement occurred and peer review took place. Our stakeholders included methodological (ToC/quantitative and qualitative research) and content experts (WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene)/behaviour change), as well as end-users/practitioners, policy-makers and donors. In conclusion, the development of a ToC, and the involvement of stakeholders in its development, was critical in terms of understanding the context in which the promotional programmes are being implemented. We recommend ToC developers to work with stakeholders to create a ToC relevant for practice.
KW - behaviour change
KW - handwashing
KW - low- and middle-income countries
KW - sanitation
KW - Stakeholder engagement
KW - Theory of Change
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U2 - 10.1080/09603123.2017.1415306
DO - 10.1080/09603123.2017.1415306
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85038620245
SN - 0960-3123
VL - 28
SP - 8
EP - 22
JO - International Journal of Environmental Health Research
JF - International Journal of Environmental Health Research
IS - 1
ER -
