PHAST Step-by-Step Guide: A Participatory Approach for the Control of Diarrhoeal Disease: Part I: Introduction to the PHAST: How to be a facilitator: some important points: There is no one right answer

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PHAST Step-by-Step Guide: A Participatory Approach for the Control of Diarrhoeal Disease (PHAST, SIDA, UNDP, WB, WHO; 2000; 137 pages)
	PHAST training and information
	Welcome
	Evaluation form: PHAST
	Acknowledgements
	Part I: Introduction to the PHAST
		Purpose and overview of the guide
			Why use this guide?
			Who this guide is for
			What PHAST tries to achieve
			What are participatory methods?
			Why use participatory methods?
			PHAST and empowerment
			How the guide is organized
		How to use the guide
			Prepare before you start
			Make your toolkit
			Select the group
			Group size
			Should I follow the steps in order?
			Moving from step to step
			Keep records and activity outputs
			Evaluate each activity
		Some necessary background concepts
			Diarrhoeal diseases and disease transmission
			Health awareness and community change
			Other uses of this guide
		How to be a facilitator: some important points
			All participants are equal
			There is no one right answer
			Creating the right atmosphere
			How to cope with dominant personalities
			General instructions for all activities
			Removing and storing PHAST materials for future use
	Part II: Step-by-Step Activities
		Step 1: Problem identification
			Activity 1: Community stories
			Activity 2: Health problems in our community
		Step 2: Problem analysis
			Activity 1: Mapping water and sanitation in our community
			Activity 2: Good and bad hygiene behaviours
			Activity 3: Investigating community practices
			Activity 4: How diseases spread
		Step 3: Planning for solutions
			Activity 1: Blocking the spread of disease
			Activity 2: Selecting the barriers
			Activity 3: Task of men and women in the community
		Step 4: Selecting options
			Activity 1: Choosing sanitation improvements
			Activity 2: Choosing improved hygiene behaviours
			Activity 3: Taking time for questions
		Step 5: Planning for new facilities and behaviour change
			Activity 1: Planning for change
			Activity 2: Planning who does what
			Activity 3: Identifying what might go wrong
		Step 6: Planning for monitoring and evaluation
			Activity 1: Preparing to check our progress
		Step 7: Participatory evaluation
			Activity: Checking our progress
	Part III: Making a toolkit
		Guidelines for PHAST facilitators and programme managers
		Guidelines for PHAST artists
		How to make a pocket chart and more examples of how to use it
	Activity, tool and artist acknowledgements
	Glossary
	References
	Historical background to PHAST

There is no one right answer

PHAST activities are open-ended. This means that there is no correct answer or result. Decisions made by the group reflect what is right for the group and what it is prepared to take responsibility for.

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