BY PATRICK TOPITAL Live & Learn PNG in Kavieng, New Ireland Province, have extended the reach of Sanitation Marketing to more communities, with activities commencing in Fatmilak Village in Tikana Local Level Government area. Using the sanitation marketing model established through the Australian government Civil Society Organisation, Live & Learn PNG have helped set up the … Continue reading Extending Sanitation Marketing to Fatmilak Village, PNG
Today is the final implementation day for the Western Pacific Sanitation Marketing & Innovation Program, which has been implemented in Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and three provinces of Papua New Guinea for the past four years. Activities are being transitioned to new funding and sources of support, and the Live & Learn teams are working … Continue reading The impact of toilets
Sanitation Enterprises established through the DFAT-funded Western Pacific Sanitation Marketing & Innovation continue to sell toilets. In Port Vila, Vanuatu SAMAPETA and Taburah sanitation enterprises are constructing different types of toilets for customers in Blacksand and Erakor Half Road communities, ranging from Ventilated Improved Pit latrines to fully plumbed stand-alone bathrooms. Customers are paying upfront … Continue reading Toilet sales ongoing
The Community Based Sanitation Market (CBSM) is a registered business that was established as part of Live and Learn Environmental Education’s (LLEE) Western Pacific Sanitation Marketing Improvement Program (WPSMIP) through funding from the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) Civil Society WASH Fund. The CBSM aims to provide affordable and appropriate sanitation … Continue reading Promoting inclusive sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools
As part of hygiene promotion training Live & Learn conducted a two-day “Food Handlers Training” with 14 participants - three hygiene teachers, 10 Market Mamas and 1 Market Papa. Market Mama’s are women who make and sell food to students in schools partnering with Live & Learns’ WASH in Schools program in Daru, Western Province, … Continue reading Market Mama’s learn about preparing safe food for schools
World Water Day 2018 was a big day in Kavieng, New Ireland - Papua New Guinea. All five schools working with Live & Learn in the WASH in Schools program participated, with a combined march from the beachside market up into a special presentation site in town. The different schools prepared speeches, debates and made … Continue reading New song for World Water Day – PNG
Live & Learn in Vanuatu has worked with school administrators, teachers, parents and students to establish WASH Committees and WASH Clubs in nine schools in Port Vila. Additionally, LLV has partnered with the Ministry of Education to integrate WASH into the existing national school health curriculum, and trained 60 student teachers through a partnership with … Continue reading WASH Education for Tomorrow’s Teachers in Vanuatu
An energetic March for World Water Day was held in Daru, Western Province, PNG, with strong attendance from all five partner schools working in the WASH in Schools program, the District Education Office, local Police and PNG Water. Live & Learn’s Arts for Advocacy approach was used to guide the crafting of posters and songs … Continue reading World Water Day marked by 5 schools in Daru, PNG
The Community Based Sanitation Market (CBSM) in Suva, Fiji, recently received approval for the renewal of its business license from the Provincial Administrator for Rewa Province. This not only signifies another year in business for the CBSM but it was also an opportunity for the CBSM to share recent developments with the government office responsible … Continue reading Growing Demand for Sanitation Marketing in Fiji
Seven women living in the informal settlements outside Suva were participants in a recent refresher media training facilitated by Live & Learn Fiji. The women are Community Sanitation Marketing Officers for the Community Based Sanitation Market (CBSM) a partnership business that was established with the goal of providing affordable and appropriate sanitation solutions to informal … Continue reading Confident to sell toilets after media training
The WASH Business - Live and Learn 