Sanitation and Hygiene

Featured Articles
December 13, 2022
Mobilising communities for WASH
WaterAid India’s partnership with USAID and Gap Inc. benefits 2400 villages across 7 districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

WaterAid has focused on establishing community-led water quality monitoring & surveillance (Image: Anil Gulati/India Water Portal Flickr)
October 15, 2022
Evaluating WaSH conditions spatially at the panchayat level
Synthesis of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) spatial pattern in rural India: an integrated interpretation of WaSH practices
People in rural areas lack potable water, and use unsafe sanitation and hygiene facilities (Image: Sebastian Dahl)
December 2, 2021
The loo loop
Public toilets and choice of work for women
Separation between women and men’s toilets (Image: Rajesh Pamnani; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
October 15, 2021
Hand hygiene, a public policy issue
Interventions to promote hand hygiene should be designed based on an understanding of what people care about, says report on ‘State of the world’s hand hygiene’
Girls learn the value of hand-washing (Image: Kristen Kelleher, USAID, Pixnio)
October 4, 2021
Understanding the thinking behind IEC in large programs
Lessons from the Swachh Bharat Mission experience
Pop culture icons like Gabbar Singh are painted on the walls of a toilet complex in New Delhi (Image: Project Raahat, Enactus)
July 6, 2021
Billions lack access to WASH services
If trends persist, billions will be left without critical, life-saving WASH services, says a SDG monitoring report
Between 2016 and 2020, the global population with safely managed drinking water at home increased from 70% to 74% (Image: Pxhere)
Jevan Dhara Foundation is looking for partners in India
Posted on 09 Oct, 2009 01:01 PM

Jevan Dhara Foundation
17011, Industry Place
La Mirada, Ca 90638-5814


We will like to work in India, with the express purpose of helping install toilet facilities in schools, which lack such facilities at the present time.
 
Research papers on water - The Social Science Research Network
A set of research papers that cover topics such as water management reforms, water supply and sanitation projects, drinking water adequacy, reforms in water institutions and water privatisation
Bhanoji Rao
Boyd Fuller
Eduardo Araral Jr
K Seetharam
Rita Padawangi
Social Science Research Network
Sunil Tankha
Posted on 04 Oct, 2009 12:09 AM

 

Getting Things Done: Bureaucratic and Entrepreneurial Approaches to the Practice of Participatory Water Management Reforms in Brazil and India
Water resources in Jhansi and Tikamgarh districts (Madhya Pradesh) - A status report (2007)
A status report on the Bundelkhand region and information on sanitation practices
Development Alternatives
Posted on 03 Oct, 2009 05:56 PM

This status report prepared by Development Alternatives contains brief background information about the Bundelkhand region, details about the physical profle (topography, drainage and river systems, land usage, climate, rainfall), water resources information (water demand, availability, supply and accessibility) and information on sanitation practices (toilets, personal  hygiene, solid waste management, liquid waste disposal, availability of water for sanitation).

Water supply and sanitation - Assessment - A WHO-UNICEF sponsored study (2002)
A report on the assessment of the water and sanitation situation in India in 2002
Government of India (Planning Commission)
Posted on 17 Sep, 2009 11:07 AM

This report includes the findings of a study by the Planning Commission sponsored by the World Health Organisation and The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that conducted an assessment of the water and sanitation situation in India in 2002. The assessment revealed that:

Rural water supply - Planning Commission
An article that presents a review of the government figures regarding coverage of all rural habitations in the country with good drinking water supply.
NC Saxena
Posted on 17 Sep, 2009 10:58 AM

This article on the Planning Commission site presents a review of the government figures regarding coverage of all rural habitations in the country with good drinking water supply.
People's Learning Center for drinking water and sanitation - A case study from Gujarat
A case study on rural water and sanitation programme in Gujarat
Peoples Learning Center for drinking water and sanitation
Posted on 16 Sep, 2009 05:49 PM

This is a case study from Peoples Learning Center for drinking water and sanitation being run by Utthan in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat

Rural Water & Sanitation Programmes
An article on the rural water and sanitation programme in Gujarat
People’s Learning Centre for Water & Sanitation
Posted on 16 Sep, 2009 05:00 PM

Not only money, villagers need knowledge too!
Surekha Sule

The debate on Centralised Vs Decentralised solutions to the rural water problem is endless. There are of course advantages and disadvantages of both the systems. Nevertheless, both the options need people's participation at the local level in pre as well post project stages and importantly for sustainable running of the scheme. So whether the source of water is a dam water pipeline or local water resource, people have to be prepared for making informed choices by unveiling entire gamut of knowledge and information. Recognizing this need, Gujarat-based NGO Utthan set up a People's Learning Centre for Water & Sanitation (PLC-Watsan) which has been raising grass root level awareness and also facilitating lateral spread of information since 2006.

"We have been drinking brackish water not knowing that it is not water but poison that we have been consuming all these years till Utthan's PLC visited us and made us aware of our drinking water problem. Till then we took it in our stride all the water related problems – our children fell sick, most of us suffered from joint pain (due to high fluoride content in water)"
- Bhagwanbhai from village Boda (Bhavnagar district)

Bharat Nirman - A time-bound plan for rural infrastructure by the Government of India in partnership with state governments and panchayat raj institutions (2005-2009)
A report on Bharat Nirman
Government of India
Posted on 11 Sep, 2009 12:45 PM

This report describes a time-bound plan for rural infrastructure by the Government of India in partnership with State Governments and Panchayat Raj Institutions

From erratic rainfall to vector borne diseases: The many effects of changing climate on environment and lifestyle across the globe
A look at the many possible impacts of climate change across the globe
Rama Mani
Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 12:16 PM

Global warming induces an increase in global precipitation through the augmentation of evaporation. According to the IPCC, rainfall patterns are likely to be modified with some regions becoming more arid and others experiencing more rainfall.
Total Sanitation Campaign: A toilet for every household
The Government of India’s Total Sanitation Campaign is a major effort to address rural sanitation problems, with the final goal being a toilet for every household.
Arun
Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 12:16 PM

Poor sanitation and hygiene is one of the major causes of poor water quality, as  bacterial from human excreta find their way into drinking water or directly into our bodies through unclean hands.

The document was made by the Department of Drinking Water Supply, Government of India.
Subscribe to Sanitation and Hygiene
×