From: Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
The stakeholders in Jigawa state, designed a roadmap for the Sustainability of Open Defecation Free (ODF) including the establishment of ODF state Secretariat and selecting of Free Day to create awareness on ODF in the state.
This was contained in a communique issued at a two-day Post-ODF Assessments Dissemination, Strategy implementation Progress Review, and ODF Sustainability Planning Workshop, Organized by Jigawa state ministry of water resources in collaboration with UNICEF, at Jamil Guest House in Bauchi.
During the workshop, the participants also agreed for the re-structuring of LGA WASH Departments to ensure proper alignment with State, national and global WASH structures.
Also to strengthen awareness creation, the participants agreed for the establishment of “Jigawa Open Defecation Free Day”.
Other resolutions of the workshop, recommended local government Council Chairmen to conduct ODF awareness campaign on quarterly basis.
