GRUNDFOS FOUNDATION WATER New study to learn more about WASH behaviour in Togo PlanBørnefonden, researchers and students from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Lomé are collecting knowledge and data to map how communities in Togo use and manage water, sanitation and hygiene in their daily lives. The research is supported by the Foundation and aims to create the best conditions for successful water and sanitation projects with the help of local people. In the summer of 2022, university students collected data from four villages in the Plateaux region of central Togo. The data collection is an important part of a research project which has provided important insights into everyday life in the villages. Focus is on how dynamics such as gender roles, power structures, age and culture influence priorities and use of water and sanitation. Access to clean water does not do it alone - It may seem paradoxical that access to clean water and toilets is not sufficient. But there are a lot of barriers and dilemmas that are not immediately visible, which we need to know and address in order to choose In the summer of 2022, Raramai (left) and co-students from the University of Copenhagen's Global Health Section collected data from four villages in the Plateaux region of central Togo together with Togolese university students. Photo: Raramai Claudia Campbell/University of Copenhagen WASH Acronym covering Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 28 the right action. And that requires us to do research," says Nkouba Binakoudan, WASH Project Coordinator at Plan Togo. He continues: - Data can show us some patterns of behaviour. For example, we can see that local water committees, which are responsible for the day-to-day operation of water systems, need more support to fulfil their role. We need to understand the challenges they face in taking on a big responsi- bility and how they interact with the wider community. Ghana leads the way As part of the research project,
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