CAWST is a Canadian charity and licensed not-for-profit professional engineering consultancy teaching people how to bring safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in their homes, schools and clinics, using simple, affordable technologies.
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Use the materials in this collection when facilitating and in-person Chlorination for Safe Drinking Water Workshop.
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This document is a lesson plan on understanding the fundamentals of the Water Safety Plan with Climate Resilience Focus (PSA-RC) and its importance in ensuring access to safe water, through interactive activities to analyze climate change effects on water quality and promote community awareness.
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A collection of short e-learning tools and job aids to help humanitarian and development workers test the quality of drinking water under field conditions.
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A collection of short e-learning tools and job aids to help water technicians treat, disinfect and safely handle drinking water under field conditions.
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This collection contains the resources for both trainers and participants for the Introduction to Drinking Water Quality Testing (DWQT) workshop.
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Step-by-step instructions for using a turbidity tube to measure how cloudy water is and determine if pre-treatment may be needed before disinfection.
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Use these sanitary inspection forms to evaluate actual and potential sources of contamination for different household water treatment technologies.
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This document provides a detailed inspection form and guidelines for the collection, storage, and treatment of drinking water in households.
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CAWST is a Canadian charity and licensed engineering firm. We address the global need for safe drinking water and sanitation by building local knowledge and skills on household solutions people can implement themselves.