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.

Rural Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Resources

Models of Management Systems for the Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Facilities

Publication date:
February 1, 1993
U.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
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Project Assistance Completion Project Report: USAID/Guatemala: Water, Women and Health, CARE Water Supply Project 520-0336

Publication date:
January 1, 1993
U.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
Regional/Country focus:
Guatemala
Latin America and the Caribbean

Sustainability Assessment for the Benin Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project

Publication date:
August 1, 1992
U.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
Regional/Country focus:
Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa

Project Assistance Completion Report: Benin Rural Water Supply

Publication date:
August 1, 1992
U.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
Regional/Country focus:
Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa

Village Level Water and Sanitation: Belize

Publication date:
January 1, 1992
U.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
Regional/Country focus:
Belize
Latin America and the Caribbean

Rain-fed Resources Development Project: Project Assistance Completion Report

Publication date:
January 1, 1991
U.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
Regional/Country focus:
Philippines
East Asia and Pacific

Aquaculture Research and Development in Rural Africa

Publication date:
April 1, 1990
U.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
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Development of an Operations and Maintenance Strategy for Rural Water Supply in Zaire: Phase I Report

Publication date:
May 1, 1989
U.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
Regional/Country focus:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Sub-Saharan Africa

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