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
JESS Second Consultancy Report on Water Quality and Public Health Engineering
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January 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The Jubba Environmental and Socioeconomic Studies (JESS) are jointly funded by the government of the Somali Democratic Republic (GSDR) and USAID. Technical assistance and JESS management are being provided to the Ministry of Jubba Valley Development (MJVD) by Associates in Rural Development Inc. (...Read more
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Somalia, Sub-Saharan AfricaJESS Consultancy Report on Water Quality and Public Health Engineering
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November 20, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
The Jubba Environmental and Socioeconomic Studies (JESS) are jointly funded by the government of the Somali Democratic Republic (GSDR) and USAID. Technical assistance and JESS management are being provided to the Ministry of Jubba Valley Development (MJVD) by Associates in Rural Development Inc. (...Read more
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Somalia, Sub-Saharan AfricaEvaluation Plan for Care and Government of Sierra Leone Rural Water Programs, Volume 1
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November 1, 1985U.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
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Sierra Leone, Sub-Saharan AfricaRecommendations for National Rural Water Supply Planning in Zaire
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November 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
At the request of the USAID Mission in Zaire, the WASH Project sent a two-person team to Zaire in September 1984 to advise on the preparation of a national rural water supply plan. The WASH consultants met with officials of USAID, the Government of Zaire (GOZ), United Nations organizations, and...Read more
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Sub-Saharan AfricaHelping Ghana Search for Water
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September 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of a four-week WASH consultancy to Ghana beginning in July 1984. It was made at the request of the AID Ghana mission and AID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) to address the critical shortage of drinking water in many parts...Read more
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Ghana, Sub-Saharan AfricaPreliminary Planning for Rural Water Supply Alternatives in Zaire
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June 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
WASH involvement with rural water projects in Zaire began when Dr. Isely of the WASH Project developed recommendations for increased spring capping and rain water catchment activities. Three consultancies have resulted to address the needs of USAID, SANRU-86, and Peace Corps/Zaire: training was the...Read more
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Congo, Dem. Rep., Sub-Saharan AfricaWorkshop on Sanitation in Bakel, Senegal, April 20 - May 3, 1983: an Assessment of Environmental Health Conditions
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June 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
In spring 1983, a workshop on rural sanitation, herein summarized, was held in Bakel, Senegal, to give 16 people, including 12 nurses participating in A.I.D.'s Small Irrigated Perimeters Project, the skills needed to plan village-level sanitation projects. The workshop focused on latrine...Read more
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaMalawi Self-Help Rural Water Supply Program: a Mid-Term Evaluation of the USAID-Financed Project
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January 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to help the Government of Malawi expand its rural piped water system and provide health education. Special mid-term evaluation covers the period 8/80-8/83 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with Ministry of Health (MOH), Departments of Lands, Valuation...Read more
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Malawi, Sub-Saharan AfricaDependable Precipitation and Potential Yields for Senegal: a Practical Guide for Rain fed Agriculture
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May 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
A substantial potential exists for improving rain fed agriculture in Senegal. Thus concludes this study, which analyzes the relationships among precipitation levels, growing season lengths, and potential agricultural yield in that country. The study begins by determining monthly dependable...Read more
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaCommunity Water Supply and Sanitation in Sudan
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April 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of the visit was to analyze ongoing and proposed USAID projects as well as other more general water and sanitation problems in Sudan. It is recommended that a water supply and sanitation component be added to the ongoing Northern Primary Health Care and Rural Health Care projects...Read more
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