SWOT analysis of total sanitation campaign in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra

Autor: Pardeshi Geeta, Shirke Avinash, Jagtap Minal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 33, Iss 4, Pp 255-259 (2008)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0970-0218
1998-3581
Popis: Aims: To study the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra. Methodology: Data was collected in December 2006 through interviews with stakeholders, house-to-house surveys, focus group discussions, and transect walks. Information in each category was finalized in a meeting after brainstorming and discussion with the TSC cell members. Results: The strengths of the campaign were innovations in Information Education and Communication, motivation through incentives, competitive spirit, active participation and partnerships, involvement of women, and universal coverage. The main weaknesses of the program were the absence of Rural Sanitary Marts/Production Centers, poor maintenance of Women Sanitary Complexes, lack of facilities for monitoring/ follow-up and a temporary focus of the campaign approach. There is an opportunity to tap additional resources, learn from other experiences, and institute back-up agencies to support and guide the community in the post-TSC phase. A change in administration and local leadership and loss of priority and interest needed to sustain the momentum while scaling up the interventions are possible threats for the program.
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