GUARANTEE ENVIRONMENT ON WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE (GEOWASH) INITIATIVE

Our vision is to promote and ensure environmental friendly communities aiming at alleviating poverty and promote sustainable development through WASH intervention.  




Organization Chart (Click Here)     GEOWASHI Registration No: CAC/IT/NO-111410

ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE


Guarantee Environment on Water Sanitation and Hygiene Initiative (GEOWASHI)

GEOWASHI is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). We are Non-Profit organization. We started as a State registered NGO in 2008 in Ondo State of Nigeria with the ministry of women’s affairs saddled with the responsibility to do so and later become incorporated with Federal Corporate Affairs Commission in 2018 with registration number (CAC/IT/NO-111410) A

We have received various capacity developments from United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) on all the various aspect of water, sanitation and hygiene related interventions.


OUR FOCUS:

GEOWASHI is primarily focused on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) related activities. Sometimes, we collaborate with other sectors to implement the WASH component of their activities. E.g we collaborate with Nutrition under WASH/Nutrition Platform, HIV to educate people living with HIV on importance of WASH (especially hygiene promotion) in boosting their Immune System, Communication for development (C4D) on advocacy, among others.

We are primarily involved in E-WASH to ensure that people are getting the updates they require and the sensitization on WASH even when we do not have grant to do that.

Whenever, we have grant, we implement to international best practices.

We also support other NGOs who need our technical expertise in project implementation, proposal writing, supervision and project monitoring as well as consultancy services for WASH related programme.


WORK EXPERIENCE:

Below are some of the Activities that GEOWASHI is implementing and had implemented in the past.

1) E-WASH: We are ensuring that we are using our

a) Website: http://washinnigeria.cfsites.org/

b) Twitter: https://twitter.com/GGeowashi

Sponsored By: GEOWASHI

Programme: E-WASH Project.

Target: Real Time

Achievement: On Course

Achievement Level: Ongoing

Year: To date

2) Triggering of 60 communities to ODF in Ifedayo LGA of Osun State (N11,295,000.00).

Awarded By: Ifedayo LGA

Sponsored By: UNICEF

Programme: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme- II  (WSSSRP-II).

Target: 60 Communities

Achievement: 62 Communities

Achievement Level: 105%

Year: 2017

Remark: The LGA is now the only Open Defecation Free LGA in the whole south western Nigerian. It became the fastest LGA to become ODF in the entire country and sub region just 2 years from triggering to national declaration in 2019.

3) Sanitation Mapping of Household Latrines in 3 LGAs of Osun State Using Mobile Application Modern Technology (N4,417,400.00). 

Awarded By: Ifedayo LGA

Sponsored By: UNICEF

Programme: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme- II (WSSSRP-II).

Target: 6000 Household Latrines

Achievement: 6500 Household Latrines

Achievement Level: 108%

Remark: The State is now the only state in the south western Nigeria with data for Sanitation mapping. No such data available elsewhere in the entire region.

Year: 2017

4) Support Ondo State Action Committee on Aid (ODSACA) to carryout state wide HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) across the 18 LGAs in Ondo State. (N?) 

In Collaboration With: ODSACA through Civil Society for HIV & AIDS in Nigeria (CISHAN)

Sponsored By: ODSACA

Programme: HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC)

Target: 18 LGAs

Achievement: 18 LGAs

Achievement Level: 100%

Estimated Amount: (N3,000,000.00)

5) Triggering of 6 communities in Akure South LGAs (N?). 

In Collaboration With: Ondo State WATSAN

Sponsored By: UNICEF

Programme: Community Led Total Sanitation.

Target: 6 Communities

Achievement: 4 Communities

Achievement Level: 66.7%

Remark: Fund Constraint

Estimated Amount: (N1,200,000.00)

6) Celebration of Global Events;

  1. Celebration of 2010 World Water Day (WWD) (N2,010,000.00). 

In Collaboration With: Ondo State WATSAN

Sponsored By: UNICEF

Remark: GEOWASHI involved in planning, budgeting and proposal writing for the event. We were the one that designed the T-Shirt logo, design and produced the handbills and the IEC manual. We were among the Organizing Committee and also involved in Television interview in the state house media stations for public awareness. GEOWASH was the one that led the whole team that went on Road Show procession across the city and gave lecture on important of quality water and safe sanitation during the grand finale

                    Amount: (N2,010,000.00)

  1. Celebration of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 World Environment Day (WED)

In Collaboration With: Ondo State Ministry of Environment (GEOWASHI does not have access to the amount involved)

Sponsored By: Ondo State Government

Remark: We supported the ministry during planning and budgeting, programme design, IEC material and production of handbill. We also supported the ministry for media advocacy on audio-visual media stations in the state. GEOWASHI was the one that led the whole team that went on Road Show procession across the city and gave lecture on important of the event to humanity during the grand finale.

                    Estimated Amount: (N20,000,000.00)

  1. Celebration of 2010, 2011 and 2012 Global Handwashing Day in Ondo State

 In Collaboration With: Ondo State WATSAN (GEOWASHI does not have access to the amount involved)

Sponsored By: UNICEF

Remark: GEOWASHI involved in event planning and implementation.  We produced handbills and the IEC manual. We were among the Organizing Committee and also involved in Television interview in the state house media stations for public awareness. GEOWASHI was the one that led the whole team that went on Road Show procession across the city and gave lecture on important of quality water and safe sanitation during the grand finale

             Estimated Amount: (N7,000,000.00)