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

Mozambique - Rural Water Supply Activity

Published: 
January 1, 2011
Millennium Challenge Corporation
This report provides the results from (1) an impact evaluation of the MCA's Rural Water Point Implementation Program ('RWPIP') in Nampula and (2) an evaluation of the SSSS in Cabo Delgado. The objective of the impact evaluation of the MCA's RWPIP in Nampula is to examine the...Read more
Regional focus: 
MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa

Wastewater Treatment Pilot Site, Sakhnin: A Project of The Appropriate Technology Consortium (ATC)

Published: 
January 1, 1999
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document focuses on the Appropriate Technology Consortium and it's applications to wastewater treatment and reuse systems in rural areas of the middle east. This includes a pilot wastewater treatment plant in Israel and the establishment of wastewater reuse and irrigation pilot in Egypt...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Groundwater Markets in Pakistan: Participation and Productivity

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study is part of a multifaceted study of agricultural production and rural poverty in Pakistan. Water markets provide one of the most promising institutional mechanisms for increasing access to irrigation from groundwater, particularly for tenants and small farmers in South Asia. This...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

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

Published: 
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 focus: 
United States

Aquaculture Research and Development in Rural Africa

Published: 
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 focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Approaches for Private Sector Involvement in Rural Water Supply Systems

Published: 
April 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report analyzes successful private sector roles in rural water supply and provides lessons from these experiences that planners of water resource projects and programs can draw upon.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Drought, Rural Water Supply and Emergency Needs in Botswana

Published: 
February 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the needs of Botswana and USAID's reaction to drought, rural water supply and emergency needs.Read more
Regional focus: 
BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa

Cooperatively Managed Panamanian Rural Fish Ponds

Published: 
December 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
Major empirical results are presented of studies conducted to measure the impact on 22 rural Panamanian communities of a pilot project to integrate livestock and other agricultural activities with a communal approach to aquaculture. Successive chapters discuss: (1) the project's technical...Read more
Regional focus: 
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean

Evaluation of the Water Supply and Sanitation Component of the ADB - Sponsored Rural Health Services Project in Papua New Guinea

Published: 
June 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is an evaluation report of the water supply and sanitation component of the ADB sponsored rural health services project in Papua New Guinea. The purpose of the evaluation is to investigate the status of project implementation of the water supply and sanitation program, determine the strengths...Read more
Regional focus: 
Papua New GuineaEast Asia and Pacific

Evaluation Plan for Care and Government of Sierra Leone Rural Water Programs, Volume 1

Published: 
November 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Consultants collaborated with CARE, the UNDP, and the Government of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Energy and Power (MEP) in developing evaluation instruments for their rural supply project. As part of this assignment, team members visited project sites, interviewed donor and ministry staff, and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa

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