WASH resources

WaSH curriculum resources for school pupils, water users, and WaSH promoters


Activities for Pupils

Healthy Water, Healthy Habits, Healthy People Educators Guide

Student activity book is also available from Project WET



-----------MCC WASH workshop Oct 29-30, 2015; Nairobi Kenya

WASH Resources

Articles

What works in expanding the use of chlorine dispensers to purify water?  Impact evidence from Kenya
Chlorine Dispensers for Safe Water in Kenya
Interesting project with chlorine dispensers in rural areas

Safer water, better health: Costs, benefits and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health
Good document from WHO, relating health to WASH programs

One of the better documents, from WHO


Safe Water for All - Harnessing the Private Sector to Reach the Underserved

Another good overview; takes more of a private sector approach


Some is specific to UNICEF activities, but most of it is good general WASH information.


Good breakdown of what is expected by WHO in an effective integrated WASH program in schools.

Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies
Good collection of sanitation system options
Various WASH technologies explained, including good evaluations of their technical, financial, social, and institutional effectiveness.

Household water treatment and safe storage options in developing countries: A review of current implementation practices.  
Nice summary of HWTS methods, and good lists of advantages and disadvantages of each

Organizations

Water School
"Water School empowers communities through a 3-Step program, which integrates sanitation and hygiene education with a simple and sustainable water treatment technology called Solar Disinfection (SODIS)."


WaterAid
"WaterAid is an international organisation whose mission is to transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalised people by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene."



"To accelerate health gains to those without reliable access to safe drinking water, WHO established the International Network to Promote HWTS in 2003. The informal network format optimizes flexibility, participation and creativity to support coordinated action."  Includes a good centralized place for information on different technologies.

"CAWST is a Canadian charity and licensed engineering firm. We address the global need for safe drinking water and sanitation by building local knowledge and skills on household solutions people can implement themselves"

See under “Household Water Treatment” for good set of documents, including fact sheets on different technologies

TippyTap.org 
Organization with good information on hygiene, including simple technologies such as the tippy tap.

Workshop Powerpoint
Disinfection techniques