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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.
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In rural Kenya, where only 35 percent of households have access to safe drinking water, Margaret worried about the quality of the water she carried home each day from a borehole near the village of Lumino. “We used to face a lot of challenges accessing untreated water,” she says.
The daily…
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USAID and Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) present:
The WASH Data Clinic Webinar Series
featuring the DHS WASH Atlas
Promotion of handwashing practices among children.
Photo credit: Chetra Ten
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…
Around the world and often behind the scenes, foreign service nationals (FSNs) help drive USAID’s efforts to ensure communities everywhere have access to reliable sanitation and safe water. Without their leadership, technical expertise, institutional relationships, and nuanced knowledge of local…
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