Health

Reduced vulnerability to water-related illness and malnutrition.

SolutionMUS health benefit-enhancing activities result in

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Reduced vulnerability to water-related illness and malnutrition
An estimated 20%-40% reduction in diarrhea prevalence associated with handwashing, safe household water quality, improved sanitation and access to improved water supply
Decreased undernutrition among children under five through integrated WASH and nutrition services and more varied diets

A low-cost handwashing station utilizing a simple tin can was devised by the Winrock team in Zinder, Niger. Wide availability of materials and its simple construction proved to be very appealing to communities.

A dispensary provides safe water in a peri-urban town in India.

A Winrock Community Mobilizer demonstrates handwashing to school children

Children learn how to use their new handwashing station - designed by Winrock staff in Burkina Faso to serve schools and other public centers. The stations are now built and sold by private sector partners.

Moringa Business Association Burkina Faso

Burkinabe women attend a moringa cooking demonstration to learn more ways to use the versatile and healthy plant, which is being promoted as a livelihoods activity by Winrock throughout their West Africa programming

On World Water Day, a team demonstrates the Tulip Water Filter to the Minister of Water, in Arusha Tanzania. The filter is promoted by the iWASH program as a household method for drinking water treatment.

A young man demonstrates a family tippy tap, a low-cost method for washing hands.

Impact Pathway

Outputs

People reached with hygiene and sanitation awareness and behavior change programs
Latrines and handwashing stations
People trained in nutrition and home food preservation

Outcomes

Improved hygiene practices
Latrines used consistently; no open defecation
Safe household water storage and treatment
More diverse and nutritional diets

Impacts

Decreased incidence of diarrheal disease
Better absorption of food
Enhanced nutritional status
Higher worker productivity
Increased school attendance, especially for girls

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