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Table 3: Non-exhaustive example of WASH interventions<br />

Water safety planning<br />

WATER SUPPLY AND<br />

WATER QUANTITY<br />

Constructing or improving water supply systems and services<br />

Providing safe and reliable piped water to user’s home<br />

Constructing and/or rehabilitating public water points, boreholes, protected dug wells, etc.<br />

Emergency water supply by, for example, water trucking<br />

WATER QUALITY<br />

Use of proven water treatment methods, such as filtration, boiling or solar. Chlorine can be used<br />

but is ineffective against protozoa and in turbid water 35<br />

Protection from (re)contamination through, for example, piped distribution and safe storage in<br />

clean covered containers<br />

Providing access to hygienic sanitation facilities that safely remove and treat feces<br />

Sanitation safety planning<br />

SANITATION<br />

Community-Led Total Sanitation, School-Led Total Sanitation and Sanitation Marketing<br />

Constructing facilities appropriate for infants and toddlers<br />

Enabling access and use of latrines for those with physical limitations<br />

HYGIENE<br />

PROMOTION<br />

AND EDUCATION<br />

Education on hand washing with soap (or ash if soap is not available) and water at critical times<br />

Promoting safe food hygiene practices<br />

Behaviour change programming addressing the key behavioural determinants for the target<br />

population (going beyond education)<br />

Improving environmental hygiene practices e.g. keeping animals away from the areas where food<br />

is prepared, child play areas and water resources<br />

ENVIRONMENTAL<br />

SANITATION<br />

WATER AND<br />

SANITATION<br />

GOVERNANCE<br />

Improving solid waste disposal and management<br />

Control disease vectors such as flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches and rats by covering food,<br />

improving drainage and safely disposing of garbage and non-reusable materials into a waste<br />

receptacle or protected pits<br />

Advocacy on equitable access to water and sanitation<br />

Supporting local/national authorities in establishing sustainable pricing policy<br />

Community mobilization and implementation of conflict management mechanisms among water<br />

users, etc.<br />

Adapted from: WHO (2010) “<strong>Nutrition</strong> Landscape Information System”<br />

LEARN<br />

MORE<br />

ACF book on water, sanitation and hygiene for populations at risk:<br />

http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/sites/default/files/publications/Water_sanitation_and_hygiene_for_<br />

populations_at_risk_12.2005.pdf<br />

Global WASH Cluster tools and resources can be found here:<br />

http://washcluster.net/tools-and-resources/<br />

WHO guidelines for water and sanitation:<br />

http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/en/<br />

35 - List of Products that have been found to meet one of the three WHO recommended performance levels:<br />

http://www.who.int/household_water/scheme/products/en/<br />

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<strong>WASH’</strong><strong>Nutrition</strong><br />

A practical guidebook

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