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
Success Story: Helping Families in Fort National and Avenue Poupelard
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July 16, 2010Skoll Global Threats FundU.S. Agency for International Development
A success story USAID-funded programs reach those in areas that had not received aid in Port-au-Prince, Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.Read more
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HaitiLatin America and the CaribbeanSuccess Story: Providing Healthcare in Asile Comunal
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July 6, 2010Skoll Global Threats FundU.S. Agency for International Development
A success story on USAID-funded health teams treat 300 patients a week in Asile Comunal, Haiti.Read more
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HaitiLatin America and the CaribbeanRainwater Harvesting in the Southwestern United States: a Policy Review of the Four Corners States
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May 6, 2010The National Institutes for Water Resources
With the passage of the nation's first municipal rainwater harvesting ordinance for commercial projects, Tucson placed itself at the forefront of the national rainwater harvesting movement. The ordinance calls for 50 percent of water used for landscaping on new commercial properties to come...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaYemen - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Yemen (03-17-2011)
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March 17, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
This map illustrates the location of USAID and U.S. State Department Humanitarian Assistance for Yemen.Read more
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Yemen, Rep.Middle East and North AfricaSudan - Complex Emergency: Situation Report #5, Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
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March 8, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
In 2010, Sudan continues to cope with the effects of conflict, displacement, and insecurity countrywide. Since 2003, a complex emergency in Sudan's western region of Darfur has affected more than 4.7 million people, including nearly 2.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). In Darfur,...Read more
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SudanSub-Saharan AfricaLatin America and the Caribbean - Newsletter: March FY 2010
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March 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
USAID/OFDA have provided funding in Latin America and the Caribbean largely focused on rebuilding in Haiti and Chile following recent earthquakes by assisting with transitional structures and water, sanitation and hygiene services.Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanPlanning for Climate Change in the West
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January 1, 2010The National Institutes for Water Resources
Central to the mission of Western Lands and Communities is planning for climate change. This policy focus report began as a Lincoln Institute Working Paper by Rebecca Carter (2008) titled 'Land Use Planning and the Changing Climate of the West.' The paper highlights how local planners...Read more
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North AmericaUnited StatesPacificUSAID/E, Preventive Care Package for HIV/AIDS Project: Community Agents Reference Manual (Second Edition)
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November 1, 2009U.S. Agency for International Development
This manual is designed to help Community Agents (CA) educate People Living with HIV (PLHIV) about preventing Opportunistic Infections (OIs) using the products and information provided with Basic Preventive Care Package (BPCP).Read more
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EthiopiaSub-Saharan AfricaChad - Complex Emergency: Situation Report #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
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October 8, 2009U.S. Agency for International Development
This factsheet provides an update on the complex emergency in Chad, including WASH aspects, as of 10/08/2009.Read more
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ChadSub-Saharan AfricaSudan - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Sudan (09-30-2009)
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September 30, 2009U.S. Agency for International Development
This factsheet provides an update of ongoing USG assistance to the complex emergency in Sudan, including WASH aspects, as of 09/30/2009.Read more
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