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
Maintaining Well Logs
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes how to maintain a well log. Maintaining a log involves recording information on the physical characteristics of the well, the soil formations encountered during construction and the yield of the well.Read more
Overview of Rural Water Supply
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note serves as the table of contents for the list of technical notes on USAID "Water for the World" rural water supply series. This note provides the suggested order for reading the other technical notes. It also provides additional sources for rural water supply.Read more
Concept Note 1 Examining Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Strategies to Incorporate Nutrition, Hygiene, or Health Into Agricultural Programs
U.S. Agency for International Development
This concept note focuses on one of the central tenets of SPRING, which is to promote social and behavioral change with multi-sectorial and community-directed approaches. Successful health behavior change interventions in developing countries must rely upon insight from previous successes and...Read more
Concept Note 2: Evaluating an Enhanced mHealth Component for Maternal, Infant, Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) Programs
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study aims to address a crucial knowledge gap by conducting formative, process, and summative evaluation of an 'enhanced' mHealth approach for promotion of maternal, infant, and young children nutrition (MIYCN) using a social and behavior change communication (SBCC) framework...Read more
Real Impact: Lower Mekong Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Enterprise Development (Watershed)
U.S. Agency for International Development
USAID's Real Impact series highlights examples of water sector projects around the world. Each case example provides from-the-field insights about successful approaches, challenges faced, and lessons learned.Read more
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South East AsiaPossible Disinfection of Oral Rehydration Solutions
Published:
November 13, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
Because people in developing countries are frequently forced to use contaminated water in preparing the oral rehydration solutions (ORS) used to combat the effects of diarrhea, the question has been raised whether and how ORS's can be disinfected. This report summarizes the results of a...Read more
Jordan: Complex Crises Fund (CCF) Mid-Cycle Portfolio Review (MPR)
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March 18, 2014U.S. Agency for International Development
Responding to potential instability resulting from increasing populations of Syrian refugees in the Jordan's Northern Governorates of Irbid and Mafraq, USAID Jordan received $20 Million in resources from the Complex Crises Fund (CCF) to support Phase II implementation of the Community Based...Read more
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JordanMiddle East and North AfricaTraining in Rainwater Catchment for Sanru -- 86 Village Health Workers and Peace Corps Volunteers
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March 18, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
A 10-day workshop which trained 10 village health workers (VHW's) attached to A.I.D.'s SANRU-86 rural health project in Zaire and 9 Peace Corps Volunteers in construction of rainwater catchment (RWC) systems is herein described. The trainees learned how to evaluate the technical...Read more
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Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan AfricaTraining in Water and Wastewater Operation and Maintenance: Sources of Training Materials
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March 18, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Training document in water and wastewater operation and maintenance. The Near East Bureau in the Agency for International Development (AID) requested the Water and Sanitation for Health Project (WASH) to study the organizations and institutions that offer training and educational programs in the...Read more
USAID Ghana WASH Project: Winrock International's Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Strategy for the Ghana WASH Project
U.S. Agency for International Development
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) are powerful drivers of human development, as they affect quality of life through improved health and rising wealth. Behavior change interventions are crucial to not only improving hygienic health, but also generating multiplier social impacts. Awareness is...Read more
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GhanaSub-Saharan AfricaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.