International Publications

FIT Cited In Report That Showcases Success Of Integrated Development Approaches

15 September 2011

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“In the Philippines, hand-washing in schools became the focal point of a cross-sectoral initiative integrating education and health promotion in order to reduce disease.”

The Fit for School approach was highlighted in a report entitled “Join up, Scale up: How integration can defeat disease and poverty” published September 15, 2011. The report was co-authored by Action Against Hunger, Action for Global Health, End Water Poverty, PATH, Tearfund, and WaterAid.

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FIT Praised in School Sanitation Fact Sheet

05 July 2011

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"An impressive example for a well set-up monitoring and evaluation system in the school health context is the large scale 'Fit for School' program in the Philippines."

The Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) showcased the Fit for School (FIT) approach in a fact sheet the organization published last July 2011. The fact sheet, “Sustainable sanitation for schools,” discusses sustainable school sanitation in developing countries and countries in transition as well as highlights existing challenges and hardware (facilities) and software (sensitization, monitoring, training, and advocacy) innovations.

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Dental volunteering – a time for reflection and a time for change

Written by C. Holmgren and H. Benzian (British Dental Journal) | 10 June 2011

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Dental volunteers and their NGOs may have the potential to make a significant and long-lasting contribution to global oral health. However, their traditional approach to volunteering in developing countries can be questioned as to its appropriateness and sustainability combined with potential harmful effects that it might bring to the local health system. This article reviews the positive and negative aspects of this approach to dental volunteering and examines possible changes that could be made to the prevailing volunteer paradigm.