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

Technical Assistance to Manufacturers of Aid Hand pumps and Roboscreens in Honduras, Phase I

Published: 
January 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Honduras included in its five-year plan for 1979-1983 the improvement of water supply and sanitation for up to 75 percent of its rural population. The USAID Mission in Honduras, in keeping with a long history of U.S. assistance in Honduran water and sanitation projects, executed a...Read more
Regional focus: 
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean

Feasibility of Rural Groundwater Development in Honduras

Published: 
December 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Gravity or wells could be used to provide water to target communities. MSP has identified 3000 communities as possibly requiring wells and SANAA has identified 500 communities as its target (approx. 2000 wells could be needed). This project is located in rural areas of western Honduras. USAID...Read more
Regional focus: 
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean

Recommendations for the Rural Water and Environmental Sanitation Project in Peru

Published: 
April 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Document offers recommendations for the rural water and environmental sanitation project in Peru.Read more
Regional focus: 
PeruLatin America and the Caribbean

UNICEF/PAHO Joint Workshop on Drinking Water and Sanitation in Rural and Urban Slum Areas, Lima, Peru, 17-22 November 1980

Published: 
December 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of the Lima Workshop sponsored by UNICEF and PAHO is to define UNICEF's activities during the International Decade on Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation. The interest is in small villages, semi-dispersed areas, and urban slum areas. Their methodology lays heavy emphasis on health...Read more
Regional focus: 
PeruLatin America and the Caribbean

Appropriate Technology for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in El Salvador; a Brief Review and Bibliography

Published: 
September 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report details the use of appropriate technology for rural water supplies in El Salvador. Specifically, the development of manuals and standards, list of best practices, and bibliography detailing further resources.Read more
Regional focus: 
El SalvadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Project Grant Agreement between El Salvador and the United States of America for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation

Published: 
September 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
The project grant agreement for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation project in El Salvador, which consists of four components designed to sustain access of Salvadorans in rural areas to water and sanitation facilities. Read more
Regional focus: 
El SalvadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Project Activities Completion Report: Rural Water and Sanitation

U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (1980-89) to provide potable water and sanitation systems in rural Honduras. The targeted 430 water systems were completed, and 420 are working satisfactorily; watershed deterioration is to blame for those not functioning. However, the water delivered by these functioning systems...Read more
Regional focus: 
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean

Review of USAID Rural Potable Water Programs, Haiti

Published: 
January 8, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report provides an overview of a 1980 assessment visit to Rural Water Supply projects implemented by CARE through an Operational Program Grant from USAID/Haiti. The document includes an overview of CARE's programs in rural water supply, comments and recommendations for the CARE/AID...Read more
Regional focus: 
HaitiLatin America and the Caribbean

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