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This paper evaluated UNICEF's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programme in Nigeria with an emphasis on the successes achieved, challenges encountered, and prospects to build on, with a special focus on Anambra State. This evaluation became pertinent given the report on WATER AIDS, which found that 67% of Nigerians lack access to basic sanitation, which has been linked to the prevalence of diarrhea cholera, typhoid and other deadly diseases, especially among children and women. This study employed descriptive survey and documentary research designs and utilised both primary and secondary methods of data collection. Data were analysed using the descriptive analytical method, and the study was founded on the theory of change. The study found that WASH Programme has improved access to safe drinking water in Anambra state, improved awareness and consciousness of hand-washing practice and aided in the elimination of open defecation. Some challenges to the WASH programme encountered include inadequate funding and poor maintenance of hygiene facilities. As a result, we recommend corporate synergic funding to sustain the achieved results, and an inbuilt maintenance and sustainability plan and massive sensitisation exercises by the local governments concerned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
