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
Case Study: Increasing Safe Water Consumption in Ghana Through Pipeline-Connected Remote Kiosks
Foundation Center
Safe Water Network has been active in Ghana since 2009, when it established five water systems in peri-urban areas there. Based on research that found a steep decline in household penetration based on distance from a water station, SWN began installing 'remote kiosks' ''...Read more
Regional focus:
GhanaSub-Saharan AfricaCase Study: Water.Org and PepsiCo Foundation Supporting Safe and Clean Water With Microcredit Markets in India
Foundation Center
From 2006-2009, The PepsiCo Foundation committed $4.1 million to support Water.org's MicroCredit Initiative in India. Through this program, PepsiCo Foundation seeks a market-based approach to the global water crisis by expanding the micro-loan market to individuals and families in India's...Read more
Regional focus:
IndiaSouth East AsiaImpact Evaluation of a Large-Scale Rural Sanitation Project in Indonesia
Foundation Center
This impact evaluation assesses the results of Indonesian Total Sanitation and Sanitation Marketing (TSSM) program. Unlike many RCTs that are carried out on pilot programs, it looks at an intervention that has been implemented at scale and led by the government under real-world conditions,...Read more
Regional focus:
IndonesiaEast Asia and PacificCase Study: School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Plus (SWASH+) Community Impact Program: Research for Policy Changes
Foundation Center
Since 2006, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has supported the Sustaining and Scaling School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Plus Community Impact program (SWASH+) in Kenya, contributing $9.5 million to CARE for the 5-year project. The initiative is an action-research and advocacy project...Read more
Regional focus:
KenyaSub-Saharan AfricaMicrobes Increasingly Viewed as Water Quality Threat
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Many U.S. citizens believe that thanks to our advanced technology and enlightened public policy we can consume without risk the food and water that are readily available to most of us, as citizens of a rich and privileged country. Some of those who subscribe to this buoyant and comforting attitude...Read more
Regional focus:
United StatesNorth AmericaCase Study: Supporting Market-Based Solutions for Safe and Affordable Water in India
Foundation Center
Through a three-year $3.5 million partnership with Safe Water Network (SWN), The PepsiCo Foundation provides market-based approaches and technical support for safe and affordable water access to communities in Ghana, India, and Bangladesh. As part of the initiative, SWN and PepsiCo Foundation are...Read more
Regional focus:
United StatesNorth AmericaWaterCredit: Bringing Microfinance to Water and Sanitation Sector
Foundation Center
In 2004, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation awarded more than $1 million to finance Water Partners International (Water.org) in its efforts to provide safe water and sanitation to the poor in developing countries. Water Partners International launched a pilot Water Credit Initiative which...Read more
Regional focus:
North AmericaUnited StatesiDE's Rural Prosperity Initiative 2 Impact Evaluation Report for Zambia
iDE
This is iDE's impact evaluation of its Rural Prosperity Initiative (RPI) in Zambia, implemented in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The RPI aimed to significantly increase the incomes of smallholder farmers through a few key channels, including developing supply chains...Read more
Regional focus:
ZambiaSub-Saharan AfricaiDE's Impact of Treadle Pumps in Zambia Summary
iDE
This document provides a summary of key findings of the impact of the treadle pump in Zambia under iDE's Rural Prosperity Initiative project. Results are based on a household survey that asked 448 users of iDE products and services and 412 non-user controls about their crop production,...Read more
Regional focus:
ZambiaSub-Saharan AfricaAnalytical Methods for Drinking Water Compliance Monitoring
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This website lists all of the methods that are currently approved by U.S. EPA for the analysis of drinking water samples. Each document focuses on the methods that are applicable to a specific monitoring requirement.Read more
Don't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.