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

Social Marketing and Water Supply and Sanitation: an Integrated Approach

Published: 
May 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Social marketing offers a comprehensive approach to integrating improvements in water supply and sanitation with the behavior change necessary to make these technologies effective in improving public health status in developing countries.Read more

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

Lobito Port Transport System

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The main objective of the Southern Africa Transport and Communications Commission is to reduce the economic dependence on the Republic of South Africa. The 10-year Develop Plan is presented in this report and includes descriptions of technical and physical assets, a traffic forecast, a development...Read more
Regional focus: 
South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa

Operation and Maintenance of Water Supply Systems in Developing Countries: a Cost Study

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
A cost study on the operation and maintenance of water supply systems in developing countries. The issue of potable water supplies in developing countries has received increased attention during recent decades. Numerous water development projects have been established, most recently in response to...Read more

Small-Scale Water Pumping in Botswana -- Volume 1: Comparisons

Published: 
December 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report examines comparative water pumping in Botswana. This report is the first of the first volume which is a comparative analysis of seven technologies used for water pumping in Botswana.Read more
Regional focus: 
BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa

Project Assistance Completion Report: Rural Water Supply and Sanitation

Published: 
December 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
The seven-year Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project began in 1980 and ran through 1987 in Togo. The purpose of the project was to improve the health and living conditions of 600,000 rural persons living in the Savanna and Plateau regions of Togo by providing potable water sources and improved...Read more
Regional focus: 
TogoSub-Saharan Africa

Potable Water and Wastewater Sector Review: Egypt

Published: 
November 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
When the AID program was resumed in Egypt in the mid-1970s, the water/wastewater infrastructure picture was an urgent concern. This report details a review of the infrastructure and the necessary means to improve the wastewater sector. Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

JESS Third Consultancy Report on Water Quality and Public Health Engineering

Published: 
July 1, 1987
U.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
Regional focus: 
SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa

WASH Assistance to the Togo Rural Water Film

Published: 
June 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
In March 1987 WASH consultants accompanied a film crew to Togo to assist in the production of a film on rural water activities to highlight progress at the mid-point of the U.N. Water Decade. The consultant participated in the identification of villages for possible filming and facilitated the...Read more
Regional focus: 
TogoSub-Saharan Africa

Role of Communications, Community Participation, and Hygiene Education in Water Supply and Sanitation Programs

Published: 
June 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
This publication looks at the role of communications, community participation, and hygiene education in water supply and sanitation programs. Water supply and sanitation development tends to be viewed as a technological problem requiring technological solutions. These solutions often involve the...Read more

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