Millions of people in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries still lack access to basic water services. In fact, as of 2020, the majority of people without basic water services lived in rural areas.
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- DocumentAccording to the World Health Organization/United Nations International Children’s Fund Joint Monitoring Program, 494 million people practice open defecation globally.
- VideoFor small rural water systems, centralizing water quality testing at a professional laboratory is more effective and economical than onsite testing.
- Global Waters ArticleProviding safe, reliable water supply to rural populations is among the most difficult challenges of international development.
- ReportThe USAID Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability (USAID/WASHPaLS) project partnered with the Government of Ghana-UNICEF sanitation program and
- ReportCommunity-led total sanitation (CLTS) is the most widely employed approach to reduce open defecation in rural areas.