Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential for children and their families to live healthy, prosperous lives. WASH is at the core of child health and development and is vital for a child’s well-being.
MCMDO focus on bringing clean water, dignified sanitation and effective hygiene practices to communities, schools and healthcare facilities. Clean and safe water supplies reduce the time needed to collect water. This allows children to attend school and parents, particularly mothers, to have more time to generate income for their families. Safe, private toilets and hand washing facilities with soap keep children and families free from disease.
MCMDO reach From rural kebele communities to overcrowded urban slums and refugee camps. We prevent and treat more than 134,008 beneficiaries under WaSH projects across all regions in the country. currently we do have 5 projects in 7 woredas.
We partner with governments, local organizations and the private sector, and our staff also take part in technical working groups along with agencies like UNICEF and UNHCR to ensure our work is coordinated with others on the ground.
MCMDO in partnership with communities and governments, Build water points close to people’s homes or settlements for easier access and work to ensure that water points are locally managed and maintained.
Our team works on how water is kept safe during collection, transportation, storage and use different Hygiene component, awareness-raising and hygiene promotion and/or education using Information, Education and Communication (IEC).
We believe every person should have access to a safe, private and dignifying toilet.
We have scaled up our work in sanitation, focusing on both building the demand for sanitation services and ensuring a sustainable supply of affordable household sanitation products. At schools and healthcare facilities, we provide toilets that meet the specific needs of women and girls and are accessible for people with disabilities.
We believe every child should have access to the resources they need to keep themselves and their communities healthy.
We have increased our focus on hand washing including an emphasis on effective behaviour change programming, more durable hand washing products, and access to water close to home, at school and in healthcare facilities.