Water & Sanitation Overview
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Community-Led Total Sanitation focuses on igniting a change in sanitation behavior through a process of social awakening. It concentrates on the whole community rather than on the individual to analyze their sanitation conditions and work collectively to stop open defecation. |
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Point-of-use Ceramic Water Filters. Randomized studies indicate that ceramic filters reduce diarrhea in treatment groups by 40% to 50% over control groups that didn’t use the filters. This is competitive with other interventions such as sanitation programs and hand washing. |
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Culturally Appropriate Latrines. Latrines when implemented correctly can reduce diarrheal disease by 36%. They must be engineered to not become a source of contamination, and sensitively designed so that community members will use them. |
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Installing Concrete Floors for Children's Health. Studies show that covering dirt floors with concrete leads to a 78% reduction in parasitic infestations, 49% reduction in diarrhea, 81% reduction in anemia and a 36 to 96 percent improvement in cognitive development in children. |
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Community Water Infrastructure studies are not promising and find little evidence to substantial health impacts. These expensive facilities may provide contaminated water and may fall into disrepair due to poor maintenance. |
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SODIS Water Treatment System. Will reduce diarrhea in children by between 25% and 75%. |
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Kitchen Hygiene & Health. More than half of food related infections are contracted in the home. |
