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Water Currents: Annual State of Handwashing Research

Water Currents

The State of Handwashing in 2017, a review of 117 handwashing-related research papers published last year, reveals some positive overall trends in the state of handwashing. This research summary was conducted by the Global Handwashing Partnership (...

Keywords:
handwashing hygiene hygiene behavior change
Scaling Market-Based Sanitation: Desk Review on Market-Based Rural Sanitation Development Programs

Literature Review

This desk review from the USAID/WASHPaLS project investigates the current state of knowledge in market-based sanitation (MBS) and establishes a framework to analyze, design, and improve MBS interventions. This report is based on a survey of...

Keywords:
market-based sanitation private sector participation public-private partnerships sanitation

USAID
USAID Report to Congress on the Design and Implementation...

Report

As part of the the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018, USAID was required by Congress to include a report on its current sanitation and hygiene programs, including ensuring the availability of...

Keywords:
access to improved sanitation sanitation strategy WASH

USAID
WHO/UNICEF: Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement...

Strategy and Guidance

A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities WASH FIT is a multistep, iterative process to facilitate improvements in WASH services, quality and experience of care. The specific...

Keywords:
governance and management improved health services sanitation WASH systems operation
USAID/Georgia's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Project

Video

USAID/Georgia's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project (WASH) seeks to lower the incidence of diarrheal diseases in target communities in rural Adjara. The project improves infrastructure, teaches healthy behaviors, and enhances community...

Keywords:
behavior change WASH WASH infrastructure
Water Issues in Jacobabad, Pakistan – A Short Documentary Funded by USAID

Video

This short documentary explores water issues in Jacobabad, Pakistan. This film was produced in May 2017 as part of USAID's broader WASH activities in Pakistan. Jacobabad is situated at the intersection where Sindh and Balochistan meet, connected...

Keywords:
drinking water sanitation water quality
USAID Increasing Access to Basic Sanitation Through Digni-Loo

Video

USAID increasing access to basic sanitation through Digni Loo. The video includes and interview with Akua Kwarteng Addo, Director of Health Population and Nutrition, at USAID/Ghana. It was produced by GoodLife, Live It Well, the Government of Ghana’...

Keywords:
innovation latrines sanitation toilets
Systems Approaches to Hygiene Behavior Change

Webinar

Systems Approaches to Hygiene Behavior Change – Lessons Across WASH, Health, and Education On May 9th 2018, the Global Handwashing Partnership and IRC hosted a discussion focused on ways to use existing systems to improve scale and sustainability...

Keywords:
handwashing hygiene hygiene behavior change systems thinking WASH
The State of Handwashing in 2017: Annual Research Summary

Literature Review

What We Learned about Handwashing in 2017 This research summary from the Global Handwashing Partnership outlines key themes and findings from a review of 117 handwashing-related research papers published in 2017. Key themes include access and...

Keywords:
handwashing
USAID/Jordan Water Management Initiative: Review of Water...

Technical Brief

There is no doubt that Jordan is among the most water-poor countries in the world, particularly when considering its limited resources and unique circumstances amid intense regional conflict. This document seeks to provide insight into how water...

Keywords:
water scarcity