Rural Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
According to World Vision, more than 80 percent of those lacking access to safe water and sanitation live in rural areas, especially in the rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Resources available in this sub-theme include assessments of interagency collaboration in rural water and sanitation projects and assessments of rural water supply and emergency needs worldwide, among other resources that support the rural access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.
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Rural Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Resources
Models of Management Systems for the Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Facilities
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February 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
This report considers the many issues and actors that influence the development of operations and maintenance management systems for rural water supply and sanitation facilities in developing countries. It describes models in eight representative countries and offers guidance to planners and...Read more
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United StatesProject Assistance Completion Project Report: USAID/Guatemala: Water, Women and Health, CARE Water Supply Project 520-0336
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January 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a grant (3/85-12/92) to CARE to improve health conditions for rural populations in Guatemala through the construction and maintenance of water systems (the project targeted women, the primary caretakers of water systems). The project was successful and encouraging. It met its targets in...Read more
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GuatemalaLatin America and the CaribbeanSustainability Assessment for the Benin Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
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August 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The sustainability of the Benin Rural Water and Sanitation Project, scheduled for completion 9/92, is assessed. The project has successfully constructed wells and demonstration latrines; provided training to village health committees, government extension workers, and pump repair workers; and...Read more
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BeninSub-Saharan AfricaProject Assistance Completion Report: Benin Rural Water Supply
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August 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a multidonor project, implemented in coordination with UNICEF and the Peace Corps, to improve water supply and sanitation in the Zou department in northern Benin. The report covers the period 8/80-9/92, including a 4-year suspension from 12/81-12/85. The project was a success. Reliable...Read more
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BeninSub-Saharan AfricaAssessment of Interagency Collaboration in the Benin Rural Water and Sanitation Project and Its Guinea Worm Reduction Component
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May 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The joint-agency Benin Rural Water and Sanitation Project successfully provided the northern Zou Province with 281 positive wells in villages that received training for social mobilization, pump maintenance and intensive health education.Read more
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BeninSub-Saharan AfricaVillage Level Water and Sanitation: Belize
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January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
Summarizes attached final evaluation (XD-ABE-303-A) of a 1986-91 project to establish small-scale water and sanitation (W/S) systems and improve hygiene practices in 24 communities in Belize's Corozal and Orange Walk districts. The project was implemented by CARE. The project met or exceeded...Read more
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BelizeLatin America and the CaribbeanRain-fed Resources Development Project: Project Assistance Completion Report
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January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR for a project (9/82-9/91) to support community-based land and water management in upland forest, rain fed agricultural areas, and coastal zones in the Philippines. The project was divided into two cycles. Cycle I (1983-86) was mainly institution building for resource monitoring, policy...Read more
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PhilippinesEast Asia and PacificAquaculture Research and Development in Rural Africa
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April 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
Aquaculture development in Africa has lagged far behind that in other developing regions while human needs for additional protein are just as urgent. This volume reports results from an international conference convened in Zomba, Malawi, that reviewed the progress of the first three years of ICLARM...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaDevelopment of an Operations and Maintenance Strategy for Rural Water Supply in Zaire: Phase I Report
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May 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
In February 1989, the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project received a request for assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to the Republic of Zaire regarding operations and maintenance in rural water supply (RWS). This report contains the findings of...Read more
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Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan AfricaApproaches for Private Sector Involvement in Rural Water Supply Systems
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April 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
This report analyzes successful private sector roles in rural water supply and provides lessons from these experiences that planners of water resource projects and programs can draw upon.Read more
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