1. Académie des sciences de France Main achievements (2005 – 2006) Alexandria 4-12-06 A. CAPRON J. FRÖCHEN G. RIVEAU

2. 100 200 300 ‰ death rate under 5 years old % adult women literacy Burkinafasso Cuba Sierra Leone Soudan Népal Afghanistan Somalie Guinée Gambie Bénin Niger Tchad Mozambique Mauritanie Pakistan Bangladesh Cambodge Senegal Centrafrique Bhoutan Mali Yémen Libéria Angola Togo Inde Egypte Ouganda Guinée Rwanda Maroc Burundi Nigeria Côte d'Ivoire Cameroun Iran Congo Algérie Haïti Guatemala Arabie Saoudite Gabon Irak Ghana Libye Syrie Zaïre Kenya Zimbabwe Tunisie Chine Zambie Botswana Koweït Indonésie Bahrayn Honduras Salvador Jordanie Malaisie Bolivie Turquie Birmanie Pérou Brésil Rép. dominicaine Equateur Vietnam Sri Lanka Mexique Colombie Paraguay Panama Philippines Venezuela Thaïlande Costa Rica Chili Argentine Surinam Corée du sud Uruguay Jamaïque 0 0255075100 Women and Health

3. A scientific consortium for Women Health Education 3 challenges Appropriation, empowerment Innovation Sustainability 3 demands Integration Community involvement Scientific evaluation Académie des Sciences DRI

4. WHEP is supported by 24 academies Scientific Committee includes members from 12 countries, France Sweden USA India Brazil Cuba Palestine Philippines Kenya B. Faso Senegal Morocco I NTER A CADEMY M EDICAL P ANEL Unesco experts and 10 academies representatives of

5. Four scientific meetings Implementation of a Pilot-Project in Senegal River Basin in collaboration with OMVS (Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea) in the framework of a World Bank programme Extension of WHEP to other field actions and to other countries Production of an interactive web site Significant achievements of WHEP during the last two years

6. Pilot Project For Women Health Education in Senegal River Basin Académie des Sciences DRI Ministry of Education Senegal Ministry of Health & Medical Prevention - Senegal Going with the flow to health

7. Senegal Senegal River Basin Region of the Pilot Project North part of the valley bordering Mauritania Sahelian Climate Sedentarized Peuhls Gamadji Saré

8. Some lights from the socio-environmental study  The process to obtain a change in behaviour is complex and needs time to be settled.  A bond between school and family is essential for the success of an educative project designed to improve daily life.  The social environment (family, community) should be placed in a position to accept the changes.  The school programme should be associated with an information programme addressed to adults.  To be realistic, the education programme should be supported by essential infrastructures at school (1 water tap, 1 latrine)

9.  Education sustains the development of the human being  Health and well-being are crucial for acquisition of knowledge  Children are agents for change UNIVERSALITY of the primary TARGETS  Water is the basis of hygiene  80% of the diseases are linked to the lack of access to safe water Health education based on relationships with water  In DC, level of women education and health are strongly related Girls at schoolchildren at school

10. SPECIFIC CONTEXT and secondary TARGETS  Woman is the heart of all domestic usages of water and brings about change  Local actors (institutions, NGOs,…) warrant durability of the action Mothers and other women at home Sensitization of National institutions and other local organisations Implementation of adapted training for educators  Educators are the vector of knowledge

11. Three governing ideas Identifying Three steps to follow during the curriculum  The perception of the water and of oneself  The understanding of water and health  Action on water and health  Instruction based on repetition of day-to-day actions rather than theoretical education  Linkage between the child at school and the daily gestures at home  An approach targeting the use of water rather than diseases Defining three themes …

12. Cycle 1 (CI/CP)Cycle 2 (CE1/CE2)Cycle 3 (CM1/CM2) Water and Nutrition Water and Environment Three topics for Health Education Programme in 72 cards. 24 cards per cycle, 12 per / year Folder « Going with the flow to Health » « La Santé au fil de l’eau » A seven-year project One year for design (WHEP pp), 6 years for experimentation (National) Following the three steps of primary school curriculum Water and Hygiene Teacher manual

13. A series of cards and a related manual have been elaborated by representatives of the community, senegalese experts, physicians and scientists Teaching Cards

14. WHEP Scientific Committee Pilot Committee Follow-up Committee Piloting organisation Reports & Evaluation Permanent Contact Village committees Parent committees School directors and teachers

15. Scientific Meetings  Scientific Workshop - March 10/11, 2005 « Main orientation of WHEP and Targets »  1 st Scientific Commitee Meeting – September 27, 2005  2 nd Scientific Committee Meeting – October 26, 2006  Scientific Workshop – October 27, 2006 « Strategies and Methods of WHEP Project Evaluation »

16. The WHEP web site An open door to WHEP activities for scientific exchanges and projects On / Off File Edition Insertion Formate Tools _ D X Files Edition Insert Tools Window

17. Maternal, newborn and child health in Africa Millions of women, newborns and children die every year needlessly Little or no improvement in maternal, newborn and child health, over the last 20 years. Major global effort to address the situation is needed Solutions African governments must take more action to save these lives Allocation of resources to this area of public health is needed Scale up tried and tested public solutions Educate women and improve their social status s The African Regional Health Report WHO Nov 2006 Key messages

18. General project principle of WHEP Science as a universal vector towards sustainable knowledge by field-adapted education methods