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Find learning opportunities to provide you with the skills and knowledge to implement water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions.

Training is available from CAWST and our partners on drinking water testing and treatment, community WASH promotion, effective facilitation, and many more.

Apply now for in-person workshops, facilitated online courses, and self-directed online learning that you can take at your own pace. They're available in multiple languages and in many locations around the world.

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Training on WASH and Climate Change

Climate change remains one of the most global issues, with wide-ranging impacts on public health, WASH: in services & infrastructure. The climate induced disaster threaten community health and slow the progress toward SDGs. To effectively respond, urgent action is needed to identify and implement climate-responsive strategies on WASH sector, focusing on climate resilience. This training aims to strengthen their ability to address climate-related WASH issues through practical, locally relevant, and policy-driven approaches.

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Community Water Point Management

This training is aimed at providing essential practical information to communities on the different phases of installing a borehole equipped with hand pump. The overall goal is to prepare the community to understand how a good quality borehole equipped with a hand pump should be maintained and sustained, a commitment of the beneficiaries to use the facility properly and contribute adequately towards its maintenance, the existence of a well-motivated Borehole Users Committee equipped with what it takes to be efficient and effective.A good networking of all stakeholders with political support at the local level is a plus for borehole management.

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RDWB-Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage

This 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.It is intended for people responsible for making decisions about HWTS.

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Taller de Promoción Comunitaria en Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene (PCASH)

Durante este taller, los participantes comprenderán claramente las buenas prácticas para ayudar a los miembros de la comunidad a cambiar sus comportamientos mediante prácticas de WASH, con el objetivo de mejorar los medios de vida de la comunidad.El taller explora la importancia de WASH, sus beneficios, los desafíos para lograr un cambio de comportamiento y el papel del promotor comunitario de WASH, tambien abarca aspectos técnicos, con especial atención a las tecnologías de tratamiento de agua en el hogar, el almacenamiento y la gestión segura del agua, la importancia del saneamiento, las cuestiones de higiene y la importancia de la inclusión de todos los miembros de la comunidad.La etapa final de este taller es práctica y describe pasos y estrategias eficaces para trabajar eficazmente con las familias y los miembros de la comunidad.

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Safe drinking water: Testing and Solutions

This workshop is designed for those interested in conducting Drinking Water Quality Testing as part of the implementation, monitoring, or evaluation of household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS), or small community water supply system projects in developing countries.The workshop discusses World Health Organization guidelines and national standards for drinking water quality; water sampling; different test methods for acceptability, chemical, and microbiological parameters; and interpreting and reporting water quality data.Additionally, this workshop provides an introduction to the Multi-Barrier Approach to safe drinking water, household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) options and behavior change.It is intended for people responsible for making decisions about the drinking water quality testing.The registration link is given here- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZEOs-1cG-azQaq25N4EI5b-CUN2oBixbP8YTb2qMXa8LX5A/viewform

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Biosand Filter Project Implementation

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.The construction sections of the workshop are balanced with interactive learning sessions in the classroom. The relationship between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health in developing countries is explored. Participants will learn about the role of household water treatment and the biosand filter in improving health, as well as effective ways to implement WASH projects. The trainer will lead the participants in investigating the challenges and opportunities that can present themselves during implementation of a biosand filter project. Integrated throughout the workshop are opportunities to discuss and begin planning a project.Training of project staff and filter users is essential to ensure the proper and sustainable use of biosand filters in diverse regions of the world. This workshop is taught in a way that demonstrates concepts and tools that participants can later use to teach others in communities and households.

Past Training Events

Training Name
AFMAC - Community Water Point Management
Intercambio virtual de experiencias en Latinoamérica y el Caribe sobre la gestión del saneamiento
AFMAC- Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage- June 2025
Bangladesh - Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) Online
Taller de Promoción Comunitaria en Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene