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

Project Design and Extension Training in Cement Stave Rainwater Cistern Construction in Togo: Volume 1

Published: 
February 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report, which was prepared for the USAID Mission to Togo, is divided into two volumes. Volume I describes the development and implementation of two training workshops on cement stave cistern and hangar construction. Volume II, in French, comprises a trainer's guide to the Campagne Citerne...Read more
Regional focus: 
TogoSub-Saharan Africa

A Workshop Design for Latrine Construction

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this training workshop is to provide participants with the needed skills and knowledge for assisting rural communities to organize and implement sanitary waste disposal projects and maintain sanitation facilities. This workshop is for participants who work with rural communities to...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

A Workshop Design for Rainwater Roof Catchment Systems

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The following training guide provides systematic skill development for training local project promoters in the steps and techniques necessary for a project in rainwater roof catchment systems. It provides training in setting up systems intended for either dry or wet areas. The guide is a response...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Workshop Design for Handpump Installation and Maintenance: a Training Guide

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
A detailed guide is presented on conducting a workshop to teach Third World workers the technical and community development skills needed to organize, implement, and maintain village-based water hand pump projects. The workshop, which employs the A.I.D. Mark II hand pump as a model, consists of 19...Read more

Job Aids for Quality Control in the Manufacturing of the Aid Handpump

Published: 
May 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
These job aids are intended to be used by people who manufacture and perform quality assurance for the AID hand pump. These job aids serve as memory joggers for factory personnel and acceptance testers who have already received training in the quality control tasks required to produce a high-...Read more

Test Training Manuals for Rainwater Roof Catchment and Spring Capping Systems in Workshops for Togolese Development Agents

Published: 
June 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
A consultant conducted in-country workshops to train Togolese Social Development Agents in the installation and management of rainwater harvesting and spring capping systems and to test the training materials themselves. The most important products of the consultancy, according to this report,...Read more
Regional focus: 
TogoSub-Saharan Africa

The USAID Desalination Manual

Published: 
August 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentCH2M HILL
As the world's population has grown, demand for fresh water has dramatically increased, straining available supplies and impeding development. Desalination, the removal of salts from water, offers an increasingly feasible and necessary solution to this problem. This manual outlines major...Read more

Maintaining Safe Water Supply and Sanitation: Student Text

Published: 
January 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Unhygienic conditions, such as improper excreta disposal and unsafe water supply, which are common conditions in many of our rural communities, lead to increased illness of the residents and can lead to death, particularly for children. Poor personal hygiene habits also lead to increased illness...Read more
Regional focus: 
LesothoSub-Saharan Africa

Appropriate Technology Information for Developing Countries

Published: 
November 1, 1979
Skoll Global Threats FundU.S. Agency for International Development
This publication was produced to inform the international development community about selected scientific and technical information available from NTIS which can be transferred, adapted, and applied to solve local development problems around the world. the selection was made from the NTIS data file...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Manual on Water Desalination: Technology - Suppl. No. 1

Published: 
October 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
THIS SUPPLEMENT PRESENTS NEW REFINEMENTS AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF DESALINATION PROCESSES COVERED IN VOLUME 1 OF THE DESALINATION MANUAL. IT UPDATES TECHNICAL GUIDES, DESCRIBES TYPICAL PLANTS BUILT SINCE 1967, AND PROVIDES A SECTION OF CONCEPTUAL PLANT DESIGNS. THIS DOCUMENT REQUIRES REFERENCE...Read more

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