WASH
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WASH is a sector in development cooperation, or within local governments, that provides water, sanitation, and hygiene services to communities. The main purposes of providing access to WASH services a
Women line up at a bore hole to fill their containers with water (Labuje IDP camp, Kitgum, Kitgum District, Northern Region of Uganda)
Safe Purified Drinking Water Point in Karura Forest- Nairobi, Kenya
A schoolgirl using a Veronica Bucket in Ghana for washing her hands.
The "F-diagram" (feces, fingers, flies, fields, fluids, food), showing pathways of fecal–oral disease transmission. The vertical blue lines show barriers: toilets, safe water, hygiene and hand washing.
Over one billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to clean water. Issues include scarcity of drinking water, poor infrastructure for water and sanitation access, water pollution,
A woman washing dishes at the water's edge in a Bangladeshi village
Women fetching polluted water in Ghana
Runoff from development along the river in Pune, India could contribute to reduced water quality.
Child standing next to a well pump in a Bangladeshi Village. Many such wells have naturally high levels of arsenic.