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WASH Philippines is a loose coalition of
organizations and individuals working for the
achievement of the local Millennium Development
Goals (MDG) targets for water supply and
sanitation. Currently led by PCWS, WASH Philippines
works with national policy makers as well as with
the poorest communities. The WASH advocacy
materials of the diverse members call for action,
pointing out that although access to water and
sanitation is already high in terms of
national figures, there are still poverty
stricken rural and urban areas, small island
communities, remote and war-torn villages that
remain neglected in terms of sanitation and water
supply provision. At the national policy level,
WASH Philippines provides technical inputs and
advice based from experiences in field project
implementation. WASH Philippines is a partner of
the World Health Organization's (WHO) Water Supply
and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC).
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The
WASH Philippines Coalition conducted in August
2008 its visioning exercise and long-term action
planning. It was decided that the Coalition
would remain a loose organization but will have
an organizational structure flexible enough to
allow ease in implementing projects, achieving
its goals and discharging its functions
optimally. In view of this, four working groups
were formed to assist the National Coordinator:
program development and resource mobilization;
advocacy and networking; knowledge management
and research; and institutional strengthening.
Each working group defines its protocol and work
plan based on the Coalition's overall Action
Plan. Every working group has a focal point to
lead its activities.
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Activities being implemented this year by the
WASH Philippines include -
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Improving the water supply and sanitation
situation in urban and rural poor communities
through advocacy,
awareness raising, multi-stakeholder
partnerships, action research and capacity
building
for community managed WASH |
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RADIO BROADCAST
The Philippines, one
of the world’s largest archipelagos, is composed
of 7,100 islands with a total land area of
300,000 square kilometers.
It is home to
various ethnic groups speaking about 120
different languages.
The
WASH
(water, sanitation and hygiene) Philippines
Coalition has members working in remote small
island communities and provinces that are
stricken with poverty, insurgency and conflict.
The poorest
provinces in the
Philippines
also have the lowest access to water supply and
sanitation in comparison to the rest of the
nation.
Working in poverty
and conflict stricken areas is what
distinguishes the WASH Philippines Coalition
with the rest of the other networks in the Philippines.
The WASH Philippines Coalition teamed up with
Silliman University Office of Information and
Publications, which produces the daily
Silliman on Air radio program, broadcast
Monday to Friday at 6 to 8 in the morning over
DYSR-FM 95.1 megahertz.
Brief
items from the WASH Philippines Coalition are
broadcast daily
to
provide a message of hope and expectation, as
well as a call to build stronger partnerships
and act together for improving access to WASH.
Each message is also meant to
catch attention, raise
awareness and interest on WASH topics.
Cebuano Broadcast Week 1 Day 2
English translation of Week 1 Day 2 broadcast
Cebuano Broadcast Week 2 Day 2
English translation of Week 2 Day 2 broadcast
Cebuano Broadcast Week 3 Day 3
English translation of Week 3 Day 3 broadcast
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