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
Training Workshop on Rainwater Roof Catchment, San Julian, Bolivia
Published:
January 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
USAID/Bolivia asked WASH to assist them in conducting a workshop on rainwater catchment. Chapters 1 and 2 of this report describe the background to the workshop and the pre-workshop arrangements. Chapter 3 discusses the progress of the workshop in San Julian, and Chapter 4 contains a general...Read more
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Bolivia, Latin America and the CaribbeanEvaluation Plan for Care and Government of Sierra Leone Rural Water Programs, Volume 1
Published:
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 AfricaMaintenance of Basic Village Services Project Water Supply Equipment
Published:
August 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
From October through December 1984, thirteen Egyptian engineers participated in management and technical training in the United States. The technical component of the training was conducted by a team of engineers provided by the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project. The Egyptian engineers...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaStrengthening Linkages Between Primary Health Care and Water Supply Projects
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January 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
This study looks at strengthening linkages between primary health care and water supply projects. Primary health care and water supply projects in developing countries are often planned and implemented separately; yet there should be important linkages between them. The failure to make the linkages...Read more
Understanding Potable Water Storage
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January 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is one of a series published by Volunteers in Technical Assistance to provide an introduction to specific state-of-the-art technologies of interest to people in developing countries. The lack of good, dependable, environmentally protected stores of water is a serious problem I many...Read more
Recommendations 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 AfricaEvaluation of the SEDRI/IEOS Rural Water and Sanitation Program in Ecuador
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September 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project component to develop and implement a model rural water supply and sanitation (RWSS) program to be coordinated by Ecuador's Secretariat of Integrated Rural Development (SEDRI) and implemented primarily by the Ecuadorian Institute of Sanitary Works (IEOS). Special mid-term...Read more
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Ecuador, Latin America and the CaribbeanHelping 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 AfricaOperation and Maintenance of Rural Drinking Water and Latrine Programs in Honduras
Published:
September 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
To combat high mortality resulting from water-related diseases, A.I.D. has conducted a project to develop safe drinking water and sanitation systems for rural residents of northwest Honduras. This report evaluates the Government of Honduras' (GOH) operation and maintenance (O&M) of these...Read more
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Honduras, Latin America and the CaribbeanSurface Water Treatment for Communities in Developing Countries
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September 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Technologies appropriate for use by developing country communities in designing water treatment plants for public water supplies are presented in this report, which advocates the design of low-cost, labor-intensive plants using indigenous resources. After a chapter on considerations to be addressed...Read more
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