Water, Sanitation, Hygiene

According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.

Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources

Compendium of Accessible WASH Technologies

Published: 
December 3, 2014
WEDC - Loughborough UniversityWaterAid
This compendium of accessible WASH technologies is designed for use by staff, such as health workers and community volunteers, working directly with communities in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. A few examples of technologies are presented that families can adapt to suit their needs and budgets...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Frontiers of CLTS Issue 3: Disability - Making CLTS Fully Inclusive

Published: 
July 25, 2014
WaterAidWEDC - Loughborough University
Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) aims at total sanitation. For that it has to be inclusive. There are ethical reasons for this, but the bottom line is that while any open defecation continues, all are affected. This issue of Frontiers of CLTS focuses on people with disabilities and particular...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Overflowing cities: The State of the World’s Toilets 2016

Published: 
November 18, 2016
WaterAid
Human beings are now largely an urban species: for the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population (54%, or 3.9 billion people) lives in towns, cities and megacities. By 2050, that’s expected to rise to two-thirds. Many new urbanites, and particularly the poorest, are not moving...Read more

Menstrual hygiene matters: An essential resource for improving menstrual hygiene for women and girls

Published: 
June 7, 2016
WaterAid
This educational and empowering resource tackles without shame or recourse to euphemism an issue that is a major stumbling block for the realisation not only of the rights to water and sanitation of girls and women, but for ensuring gender equality. Nine modules and toolkits cover key aspects of...Read more

Lessons from East Asia: How to achieve total sanitation and hygiene coverage within a generation

Published: 
April 27, 2016
WaterAid
This discussion paper presents the findings from research in East Asian states on the political economy of sanitation and hygiene services which delivered total coverage within a generation.Read more

Water: At What Cost? - The State of the World’s Water 2016 (ENGLISH)

Published: 
March 22, 2016
WaterAid
Today, more than 650 million people are living without access to an ‘improved’ source of drinking water. The price paid by these communities – in wasted income, ill-health, and lost productivity – is extremely high, and has a devastating impact from the family to the national level. This report...Read more

Low-income Customer Support Units: How utilities are successfully serving poor people

Published: 
January 18, 2016
WaterAid
Over the last decade, it has become common knowledge that residents of low-income urban communities are paying for effective, affordable pro-poor WASH services. A few smart utilities have pioneered ways of providing viable inclusive services. WaterAid has worked with some of these utilities over...Read more

2015 Nepal earthquakes Lessons from WaterAid’s response

Published: 
April 20, 2016
WaterAid
On 25 April and 12 May 2015, two huge earthquakes hit Nepal, killing 9,000 people, injuring 22,000, and depriving half a million families of their homes. WaterAid provided emergency water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) support to communities. Having our staff and projects affected so deeply and...Read more

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