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
Evaluation Methods for Community Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Projects in Developing Countries: a Synthesis of Available Information
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March 31, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
In rural areas of Malawi, the majority of people have traditionally obtained their water from shallow wells and streams, which often disappear during the dry season, thereby forcing villagers to carry their water over long distances. A series of self-help rural piped water supply projects have been...Read more
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Malawi, Sub-Saharan AfricaRural Water Projects in Tanzania: Technical, Social and Administrative Issues
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November 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
A survey was conducted of 20 Tanzanian villages in which A.I.D. had installed water systems using the four major technologies available for dry, wet, and mixed regions. Villages visited represented regions with different natural water resources. Three major results from this survey are presented in...Read more
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Tanzania, Sub-Saharan AfricaCameroon: Rural Water Sector - A Preliminary Study
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January 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
This study reflects that a water supply is a small part of a much larger social system , and that while there may be general agreement on what should be done, there is often general confusion on how to do it. This report provides an overview of the rural water sector in Cameroon and an introductory...Read more
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Cameroon, Sub-Saharan AfricaSocio-Economic Analysis of Impact of Water Projects on Schistosomiasis; Preliminary Report
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July 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
Describes the progress made on socioeconomic study to analyze and control the incidence of schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by snails. The project seeks to help decision makers safeguard against the increased danger of schistosomiasis caused by large-scale water projects. In this...Read more
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Tanzania, Sub-Saharan AfricaSocio-Economic Analysis of Impact of Water Projects on Schistosomiasis; Results of Cost-Effective Analysis
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January 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
Compares the cost-effectiveness of three strategies for controlling the incidence of schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by snails. The analysis was prepared from data obtained in a socioeconomic study of schistosomiasis conducted by A.I.D. in Tanzania, and utilizes the transmission...Read more
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Tanzania, Sub-Saharan AfricaReal Impact: Ethiopia Hygiene Improvement Project
U.S. Agency for International Development
Hygiene in Practice (HIP) employed an at-scale approach in Ethiopia's Amhara Region, predicated upon the principle of multiples. The project promoted improved hygiene behavior by working on multiple levels, engaging multiple players, and stressing multiple behaviors through multiple...Read more
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Ethiopia, Sub-Saharan AfricaIWMI Research Report: Treadle Pump Irrigation and Poverty in Ghana
iDE
This study examines the strategies used for dissemination of the treadle pump and the dynamics of its adoption and impacts, with a special focus on poverty alleviation. The data comes primarily from a survey of adopters and non-adopters in the Volta and Ashanti regions of Ghana.Read more
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Ghana, Sub-Saharan AfricaHousehold Water Treatment and Safe Storage in Malawi: Report on the Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop on the Development of a National Action Plan
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July 1, 2014The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
On 18 April, 2013, in Lilongwe, the Ministry of Health hosted a Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop on the Development of a National Action Plan on Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage in Malawi. Stakeholders in Malawi from organizations involved in health and development efforts discussed...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaCompendium of Accessible WASH Technologies
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December 3, 2014WEDC - Loughborough University, WaterAid
This compendium of accessible WASH technologies is designed for use by staff, such as health workers and community volunteers, working directly with communities in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. A few examples of technologies are presented that families can adapt to suit their needs and budgets...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaFrontiers of CLTS Issue 3: Disability - Making CLTS Fully Inclusive
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July 25, 2014WaterAid, WEDC - Loughborough University
Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) aims at total sanitation. For that it has to be inclusive. There are ethical reasons for this, but the bottom line is that while any open defecation continues, all are affected. This issue of Frontiers of CLTS focuses on people with disabilities and particular...Read more
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