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

iDE's Sanitation Marketing

iDE
This provides a brief overview of iDE's innovative, market-based approach to safe water and sanitation access in rural areas.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Possible Disinfection of Oral Rehydration Solutions

Publication date:
November 13, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Because people in developing countries are frequently forced to use contaminated water in preparing the oral rehydration solutions (ORS) used to combat the effects of diarrhea, the question has been raised whether and how ORS's can be disinfected. This report summarizes the results of a...Read more

Jordan: Complex Crises Fund (CCF) Mid-Cycle Portfolio Review (MPR)

Publication date:
March 18, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
Responding to potential instability resulting from increasing populations of Syrian refugees in the Jordan's Northern Governorates of Irbid and Mafraq, USAID Jordan received $20 Million in resources from the Complex Crises Fund (CCF) to support Phase II implementation of the Community Based...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Jordan
Middle East and North Africa

Training in Rainwater Catchment for Sanru -- 86 Village Health Workers and Peace Corps Volunteers

Publication date:
March 18, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
A 10-day workshop which trained 10 village health workers (VHW's) attached to A.I.D.'s SANRU-86 rural health project in Zaire and 9 Peace Corps Volunteers in construction of rainwater catchment (RWC) systems is herein described. The trainees learned how to evaluate the technical...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Sub-Saharan Africa

USAID Ghana WASH Project: Winrock International's Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Strategy for the Ghana WASH Project

U.S. Agency for International Development
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) are powerful drivers of human development, as they affect quality of life through improved health and rising wealth. Behavior change interventions are crucial to not only improving hygienic health, but also generating multiplier social impacts. Awareness is...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

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