Jul 12, 2024
A collection of short e-learning tools and job aids to help water technicians treat, disinfect and safely handle drinking water under field conditions.
Arabic
English
Spanish
French
Hindi
Jul 12, 2024
Wondering how you can provide safe drinking water in homes, schools and clinics in your community? Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) is a simple and effective solution. Find all the basics to get started here!
Arabic
English
Spanish
French
Hindi
Nov 1, 2021
This poster set includes water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) posters to teach about good WASH practices, including household water treatment technologies.
English
Spanish
French
Haitian Creole
Khmer
Swahili
Jul 29, 2021
This collection contains the resources for both trainers and participants for the Biosand Filter Project Implementation workshop. This workshop is designed for biosand filter project managers and technicians. This workshop includes information and hands-on experience on the construction, use and monitoring of the biosand filter. The hands-on topics include checking the steel mold, making the concrete filter container, preparing filtration sand, installing filters and conducting follow-up visits. The participant will gain a clear understanding of the rationale behind the filter design and why proper preparation of the filtration sand is so important.
English
Spanish
French
Dec 17, 2020
This collection contains the resources for both trainers and participants for the Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Program Design workshop. The intended participants are people responsible for making decisions about HWTS program design and implementation.
English
Spanish
French
Jul 11, 2018
This collection contains the resources for both trainers and participants for the Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage workshop. This two to three day workshop provides an introduction to drinking water quality, the Multi-Barrier Approach to safe drinking water, household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) options, behaviour change, and implementation best practices. The intended participants are people responsible for making decisions about HWTS selection and implementation.
English
Spanish
French
Apr 10, 2018
Watch and share these 9 videos to learn more about how a biosand filter works, how to use it and how to maintain it.
Amharic
English
Spanish
French
Haitian Creole
Bahasa
Karen
Thai
Tanzanian Swahili
Nov 14, 2017
This is an introductory level workshop that was co-developed with our partners in Afghanistan at DACAAR. This workshop is for those who are just starting to work in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene sector. It covers the basic of WASH which include topics of disease transmission, household water treatment, solid waste management, vector control, sanitation, hygiene, and behaviour change.
English
Oct 2, 2013
Use these sanitary inspection forms to evaluate actual and potential sources of contamination for different water sources.
English
Spanish
French
Jul 12, 2024
Use this infographic to raise awareness about an invisible threat lurking in drinking water containers called biofilm. This poster explains what biofilm is, the threat it poses, risk factors for its formation and how you can prevent it.
Arabic
English
Spanish
French
Hindi
Jul 14, 2022
Use this Excel calculator to determine the amount of chlorine required to disinfect storage tanks and tankers through shock chlorination. This method is recommended for new tanks or when there is evidence of microbial contamination.
Arabic
English
Spanish
French
Mar 2, 2022
How do you keep your treated water safe? Learn about how to prevent water from becoming recontaminated during storage and handling.
English
Spanish
French
Mar 1, 2022
How do you prevent and treat contaminated drinking water? Learn about the multi-barrier approach to ensure that water is safe to drink.
English
Spanish
French
Nov 30, 2021
Are you providing households with the best drinking water container possible? Use this checklist to evaluate which type of container is best for your situation and learn how to properly clean the most common drinking water containers.
Arabic
English
Spanish
French
Jun 26, 2018
In this lesson, participants explain why safe storage and handling of water is important. They brainstorm and demonstrate safe handling and storage practices.
English
Spanish
French
Jun 1, 2018
This document contains all of CAWST's one-page fact sheets about Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) products and technologies.
English
Spanish
French
Apr 10, 2018
This animated instructional video is one of 9 videos in a series on the operation and maintenance of the biosand filter (BSF). The videos have been designed to educate end users of the filter and as a resource for organizations distributing the filter. The "No Voice" version can be used to dub the videos into a local language. English transcripts are provided. You can download a mobile or desktop app with all of the BSF videos at www.cawst.org/bsfvideos. These videos have been produced by CAWST.
Amharic
English
Spanish
French
Haitian Creole
Bahasa
Karen
Thai
Tanzanian Swahili
Apr 9, 2018
This animated instructional video is one of 9 videos in a series on the operation and maintenance of the biosand filter (BSF). The videos have been designed to educate end users of the filter and as a resource for organizations distributing the filter. The "No Voice" version can be used to dub the videos into a local language. English transcripts are provided. You can download a mobile or desktop app with all of the BSF videos at www.cawst.org/bsfvideos. These videos have been produced by CAWST.
Amharic
English
Spanish
French
Haitian Creole
Bahasa
Karen
Thai
Tanzanian Swahili
Nov 14, 2017
This lesson will discuss the importance of safe storage of water and characteristics of a safe storage container.
English
Oct 30, 2017
This technical brief describes the multi-barrier approach to safe drinking water. It lists the most common causes of contamination at the source, during transportation and during storage. It also describes actions you or the community you work with can take to improve drinking water safety. These include practices for source protection, safe water transportation, household water treatment, and safe storage.
English
Spanish
French
Feb 23, 2017
This lesson focuses on keeping water safe from re-contamination. It covers safe storage, as well as safe handling of clean water.
English
Nov 1, 2015
Using a safe storage container and cleaning it regularly will protect your treated water.
English
Spanish
French
Haitian Creole
Khmer
Swahili
Oct 2, 2013
This sanitary inspection form is used to evaluate actual and potential sources of contamination for a household storage container.
English
Spanish
French
Sep 1, 2012
You can have good water if you from protect the water source, treat your water and store your treated water safely.
English
Spanish
French
Haitian Creole
Swahili
Sep 1, 2012
Treated water should be stored properly to keep it safe (good and bad storage containers).
English
Spanish
French
Haitian Creole
Khmer
Swahili
Jul 31, 2012
This presentation describes why it is important to safely store treated water and how to store it
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Spanish
French
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.
Development of this website and creation of collections of emergency themed tools on Water Treatment, Water Quality Testing, Behavior Change and Sanitation funded by Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance - USAID.
This project is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of CAWST (Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.