Learning for Practice and Policy on Household and School Sanitation and Hygiene (LeaPPS) - completed
LeaPPS contributed to improved sanitation and hygiene programmes by sharing and learning at district and local levels. This programme ran in four districts of Uganda: Kyenjojo, Kamwenge, Arua and Koboko and has been completed.
LeaPPS: an approach to improving sector performance
LeaPPS (Learning for Policy and Practice in Sanitation & Hygiene) is a joint initiative of IRC and Uganda partners SNV and NETWAS Uganda. It has been running for two years in four districts. The overall aim is to generate more cost-efficient and effective sanitation & hygiene programmes and sustainable facilities and behaviours. It contributes to district and sub-district enhancement of sanitation and hygiene sector performance. This summary written for the Uganda’s Joint Sector Report 2007-08 highlights the methodology and the achievements.
LeaPPS 0808 contribution Joint Sector Report 08-final.pdf (298.2 kB)
Information Cases
Case studies and practical documents produced as part of the LeaPPS programme, Learning for Policy and Practice in Household and School Sanitation and Hygiene.
LeaPPS Sessions
LeaPPs reports of the different sessions carried out in the districts of Kyenjojo, Kamwenge, Arua and Koboko
Learning alliances for better practice and policy in Uganda
Uganda is a frontrunner in WASH sector reforms in East Africa, but faces problems around household and school sanitation and hygiene. Previously, there was no learning mechanism on hygiene and sanitation at district level and limited trickling down of knowledge from the international and national level towards communities. To address this situation, SNV, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and NETWAS Uganda have partnered to facilitate a “Learning Alliance” at district level, by which sector stakeholders share experiences and agree on actions to improve sector efficiency and performance.
Storytelling to document the impact of LeaPPS
During the seventh LeaPPS learning session, representatives from district and subcounty local government and NGOs wrote down and selected the Most Significant Change (MSC) stories resulting from two years of LeaPPS in the districts of Arua, Koboko, Kyenjojo and Kamwenge (Uganda). This was a fun and informative way of documenting the process and impact of the programme to date.
Multi-stakeholder learning platforms
Uganda is one of the best performing countries in Africa South of Sahara on household and school sanitation and hygiene. To further accelerate the coverage, use and sustainability of sanitation and hygiene facilities and practices, IRC defined its niche in Uganda in multi-stakeholder learning platforms with a focus at district and sub-district level. More information is available in the file.
EastAfrica-RegProject-idea7.doc (72.0 kB)
Joint learning from sanitation and hygiene issues in Uganda
Learning from experiences and new approaches with all stakeholders is a promising component to improve investment effectiveness and also harmonisation and collaboration.
IRC with SNV Uganda and NETWAS Uganda is introducing this learning in several districts in Uganda. This power point presentation introduces the learning approach (LeaPPS) to district stakeholders.
LeaPPS Ug-4 Inception wshop-1.ppt (413.5 kB)
Learning for change
Learning alliances are applied in different initiatives to bring together stakeholders, one such initiative is LeaPPS (Learning for Practice and Policy on Household and School Sanitation & Hygiene) in Uganda. The overall aim of LeaPPS is to generate more cost-efficient and effective sanitation and hygiene programmes, sustainable facilities and hygiene behaviours. Changes are needed in order to realise this overall aim. The learning alliance provides a platform and a framework for sharing experiences, analysing progress and challenges. In this way, change is supported.
LeaPPS_LearningAlliance_article_change_alliance.pdf (165.3 kB)
LeaPPS Development and Progress
LeaPPS or Learning on household and school sanitation and hygiene started successfully in Uganda. The Ugandan National Sanitation Working Group, the national coordination and learning platform, was briefed on LeaPPS development and progress in first half of 2007. More information is available in the separate file.
LeaPPS Inception 1+2 Debriefing Note NSWG -draft2.doc (273.0 kB)
