Training Resources
Welcome to the H2infO Training Page! The resources found within this page have been collected from across the U.S. Water Partnership with the goal of aiding in the education and preparation of H2infO users all over the world working to address unique water challenges.
Training Resources
Test Training Manuals for Rainwater Roof Catchment and Spring Capping Systems in Workshops for Togolese Development Agents
Published:
June 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
A consultant conducted in-country workshops to train Togolese Social Development Agents in the installation and management of rainwater harvesting and spring capping systems and to test the training materials themselves. The most important products of the consultancy, according to this report,...Read more
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TogoSub-Saharan AfricaA Workshop Design for Latrine Construction
Published:
June 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this training workshop is to provide participants with the needed skills and knowledge for assisting rural communities to organize and implement sanitary waste disposal projects and maintain sanitation facilities. This workshop is for participants who work with rural communities to...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaA Workshop Design for Rainwater Roof Catchment Systems
Published:
June 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
The following training guide provides systematic skill development for training local project promoters in the steps and techniques necessary for a project in rainwater roof catchment systems. It provides training in setting up systems intended for either dry or wet areas. The guide is a response...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaWorkshop Design for Handpump Installation and Maintenance: a Training Guide
Published:
June 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
A detailed guide is presented on conducting a workshop to teach Third World workers the technical and community development skills needed to organize, implement, and maintain village-based water hand pump projects. The workshop, which employs the A.I.D. Mark II hand pump as a model, consists of 19...Read more
Job Aids for Quality Control in the Manufacturing of the Aid Handpump
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May 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
These job aids are intended to be used by people who manufacture and perform quality assurance for the AID hand pump. These job aids serve as memory joggers for factory personnel and acceptance testers who have already received training in the quality control tasks required to produce a high-...Read more
Project Design and Extension Training in Cement Stave Rainwater Cistern Construction in Togo: Volume 1
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February 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
This report, which was prepared for the USAID Mission to Togo, is divided into two volumes. Volume I describes the development and implementation of two training workshops on cement stave cistern and hangar construction. Volume II, in French, comprises a trainer's guide to the Campagne Citerne...Read more
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TogoSub-Saharan AfricaPump Selection: a Field Guide for Developing Countries
Published:
January 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
This manual is designed to enable field technicians an managers who do not necessarily have extensive experience in water engineering to make appropriate choices of water pumping systems and components. It presents the decisions-making process as a logical progression.Read more
Workshop Design for the Training of Trainers
Published:
June 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
This training guide describes a 10-day workshop for trainers who will train field workers in performing the tasks needed to work with communities on water and sanitation activities. The training can cover activities involving technical skills, such as latrine construction, spring capping, or well...Read more
Community Sanitation Improvement and Latrine Construction Program: A Training Guide
Published:
March 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The 10-day program presented here is designed to train local development agents to direct community sanitation and latrine construction programs. The program presents the role of the development agent as that of sanitation educator, community facilitator and catalyst, and resource for identifying...Read more
Water And Sanitation Health Education Program Summary: Urgench and Beruniy, Uzbekistan
Published:
December 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
The direction of the Environmental Policy and Technology Project was initiated to provide assistance to the Central Asian Republics in fostering regional cooperation in the Aral Sea region. Assistance is administer under the auspices of USAID with a focus to provide: potable water and public health...Read more
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Uzbekistan