• Combatting COVID-19 in Africa: Lessons Learned Series Volume 4: Nigeria
    Case Studies
    This case study, part of the Lesson Learned Series by African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and Water for Africa Through Leadership and Institutional Support (WALIS),
  • USAID Water and Development Technical Brief: Social and Behavior Change for Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
    Technical Brief
    This Water and Development Technical Brief provides guidance on developing effective, evidence-based social and behavior change programming to achieve water security, sanitation, and hygiene development objectives.
  • Hand Hygiene for All 2020 Report
    Report
    The global response to COVID-19 cannot succeed without effective hand hygiene. This is critical to preventing infection and reducing transmission of COVID-19, and to safely care for those who are infected.
  • Pivoting Hygiene and Water Activities to Respond to COVID-19 in the DRC
    Learning Brief
    The USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA)-funded Budikadidi Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and led by Catholic Relief Services, has pivoted water management and governance,
  • Gaining the Upper Hand Against COVID-19 in Three African Countries
    Global Waters Article
    Handwashing with soap and water is a key prevention strategy to slow the spread of COVID-19.
  • Jordan: Water Management Initiative
    Annual Report Story
    USAID’s Water Management Initiative (WMI) is helping the Government of Jordan address the Kingdom’s most pressing water challenges and avoid a looming crisis.
  • Water Currents
    Resource Collection
    Water Currents is a biweekly newsletter produced by the USAID Center for Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene bringing you some of the latest water sector research, resources, and news. Each issue features a focus topic and news
  • Videos
    Resource Collection
    Globalwaters.org features a growing collection of WASH and water-related videos across a broad variety of topics, including many produced by USAID activities.  
  • Multimedia
    Resource Collection
    Browse our extensive collection of water and sanitation-themed multimedia resources, including infographics, photo essays, podcasts, videos, and more.
  • Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
    Resource Collection
    Community-led total sanitation (CLTS) is an approach to achieve sustained behavior change of people who participate in a guided process of "triggering"; the triggering is intended to lead to spontaneous and long-term cha