Kenya

Latrine Options Expand Thanks to Artisan Training

The lack of sanitation spurs a community health volunteer on a personal mission to encourage people to build latrines. He links up families to a team of WASHplus-trained masons to construct or improve latrines.

WASHplus: What We Did, Why It Matters, April 28, 2016

WASHplus presented its end of project event on April 28, 2016, covering the topics of behavior change, sanitation and innovation, integration, and sustainable WASH systems.

Time    Session Presenters Materials
1:00-1:30

Opening Session

Country Profiles

Here are country profiles for Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Uganda and Zambia.

WASHplus Country Snapshots and Results (2016)

WASHplus Country Snapshots and Results, 2016. This document provides a summary of country interventions and a snapshot of results as of 2015. Each WASHplus intervention is tailored to address the unique needs of a given country—whether it be improving school WASH, enhancing household sanitation options, or marketing improved cookstoves.

WASHplus Year Five Annual Report, October 2015

At the end of its fifth year, WASHplus has stories to tell, results to share, events to celebrate, and studies that add to the evidence base. WASHplus activities serve as the backdrop for many stories: the Zambian school girl who has access to privacy and menstrual supplies when she needs them, the Malian household that can now build an improved latrine on their rocky soil, the mother in Bangladesh who understands the importance of a feces-free environment, the Nepali home breathing cleaner air as it trials an improved cookstove.

WASHplus Presents at 2015 #UNCWaterandHealth Conference

WASHplus staff presented at the 2015 UNC Water and Health Conference organized by the UNC Water Institute. Here are some of the conference presentations. 

Monitoring and Evaluation of the Jiko Poa Cookstove in Kenya

Monitoring and Evaluation of the Jiko Poa Cookstove in Kenya, 2013. Berkeley Air Monitoring Group

The Jiko Poa is a locally manufactured rocket-type biomass cookstove being distributed in Kenya by the Paradigm Project. The aim of this study was to provide a performance assessment for the Jiko Poa in Kenyan homes by analyzing its effects on household air pollution and fuel use, and by collecting qualitative and quantitative data on how the households valued and used it.

Integrating WASH into HIV Interventions and Advancing Improved Sanitation Uptake: WASHplus Kenya End of Project Report

What started as an activity to integrate sanitation and hygiene practices into HIV/AIDS care and support programs has grown over the years into a holistic approach to prevent diarrhea among households at risk. USAID’s WASHplus project helped communities and households in Kenya make the connection between improved sanitation, healthy hygiene habits, and positive outcomes for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV), their families, children, the elderly, and other vulnerable households.

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