WASH — Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Reducing the spread of preventable
waterborne diseases
Our WASH education work started in 2007 as part of a project with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to reduce the spread of preventable waterborne diseases in Africa. The result was the Healthy Water, Healthy Habits, Healthy People series of WASH education materials, originally designed for countries in East Africa.
Developed with local education, water and health experts, the materials have since been adapted to other regions of the world
and for more specific locations in Africa.
Don't see the language or region that you're interested in? We can help you customize your own WASH program for a specific region. Contact us today to find out how!
WASH RESOURCES
PROJECT WET WASH TRAINING
For an online training in our Water, Sanitation and Hygiene module, view the Project WET WASH Training.
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Education, water and health experts from across eastern Africa contributed to the creation of the original Healthy Water, Healthy Habits, Healthy People educator guide and student activity booklet, designed in conjunction with USAID. Click on the title to download or learn more, or global [at] projectwet.org (subject: customizing%20WASH%20materials) (contact us)target="_blank" for information on customizing the materials you need.
HEALTHY WATER, HEALTHY HABITS, HEALTHY PEOPLE EDUCATOR GUIDE
Available to Download in:
English
French
Kiswahili
Dagbani (Ghana)
HEALTHY WATER, HEALTHY HABITS, HEALTHY PEOPLE BOOKLET
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN
In 2010, Project WET partnered with UN HABITAT to customize the Healthy Water, Healthy Habits, Healthy People books for five countries in Latin America. Choose the version that most closely represents your region in Latin America, or global [at] projectwet.org (subject: customizing%20WASH%20materials) (contact us)target="_blank" to learn how to customize something for the country or region you need.
HEALTHY WATER, HEALTHY HABITS, HEALTHY PEOPLE EDUCATOR GUIDE
Available to download in:
English
Bolivia: Altiplano
Bolivia: Tropical
Colombia: Pacific Region
El Salvador
Mexico
Peru: Altiplano
HEALTHY WATER, HEALTHY HABITS, HEALTHY PEOPLE BOOKLET
Available to download in:
English
Bolivia: Altiplano
Bolivia: Tropical
Colombia: Pacific Region
El Salvador
Mexico
Peru: Altiplano
BRAZIL (PORTUGUESE AND ENGLISH)
Now available free of charge is a three-piece educational module designed to encourage healthy habits that help prevent mosquito-borne viral illnesses such as dengue fever and the Zika virus. The module includes an activity guide for educators, a coloring book for young children and an activity booklet for students.
WASH POSTERS
WATER AND LITERACY
As part of a larger USAID project to encourage literacy in the southeast African country of Malawi, Project WET created four posters to help Malawian children learn to read the Chichewa and English alphabet, find out where their water comes from and care for their books.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Check out the Project WET Store to see our full library of educator guides, kid's activity booklets and posters.
WATER AND SANITATION IN CITIES
Where does your water come from when you live in a city? This digital activity booklet created with UN HABITAT helps kids better understand not only where their water comes from but also how it's used and how they can play an active role in stewardship.
WATER AND ETHICS
This "choose-your-own-adventure" style book, created in partnership with UN HABITAT, takes on the topic of water and ethics. You're in charge as you make decisions and take actions related to ethical questions about water use and stewardship.
CONTACT US
Don't see the language or region that you're interested in? We can help you customize your own WASH program for a specific region. Contact us today to find out how!