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The Water and Development Technical Series is a set of technical briefs that provide guidance on important topics for developing and implementing water and sanitation activities in support of the U.S. Government Global Water Strategy and USAID’s plan under the strategy.
Promotion of handwashing practices among children.
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On Global Handwashing Day, we reflect on the life-saving benefits of this simple, yet powerful practice—. From reducing the transmission of diseases to protecting families from infections, proper hand hygiene is…
On 23 April 2024, the USAID-funded Rural Evidence and Learning for Water (REAL-Water) program launched new research activities in Indonesia. REAL-Water research is poised to contribute to PAMSSANIMAS, the successor to PAMSIMAS, Indonesia's current large-scale community-based rural water supply…
USAID’s Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program’s Local Data Mapping Tool allows users to explore and compare Admin 1 estimates, modeled Admin 2 estimates, and modeled estimates at a resolution of 5x5 km of key water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) indicators.
On World Water Day, USAID’s…
In the water-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—home to nearly two-thirds of the Congo River basin, Africa’s largest river basin by volume—a clean, reliable water supply can still often prove surprisingly elusive for residents. Home to nearly 100 million people, the country today confronts…
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