Practical Support
Practical tools and recommended approaches to help sanitation and hygiene practitioners do their work well.
We believe adaptable, ‘combinable’ learning and sanitation approaches are essential in meeting the increasingly complex challenges of SDG 6.2.
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Context specific and adaptive approaches
Context specific and adaptive ‘umbrella’ approaches are vital in assessing which combination of learning and sanitation approaches are suitable in diverse contexts and how they could be tailored to meet local challenges and needs.
read moreLearning approaches
Explore participatory, action-orientated research and learning approaches we champion and use ourselves, including Rapid Action Learning (RAL) approaches created by the Sanitation Learning Hub.
- Context analysis
- Rapid Action Learning approaches
- Visual methods
- Learning from failure
- Immersive approaches



Sanitation approaches
We look at some of the most successful rural and urban sanitation approaches, also considering how area-wide approaches have been used to roll out sanitation programming across larger regions.
Rural Sanitation
Urban Sanitation






Top ten guidance and tools
View our top ten recommended sanitation and hygiene programme guidance and tools!
Read moreHandwashing Compendium for Low Resource ...
Frequent and proper handwashing with soap is vital to prevent the spread…
Rapid Action Learning for Sanitation and...
Over the past few years, the Sanitation Learning Hub, in collaboration with…
Equity and Inclusion in Water, Sanitatio...
The following materials on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) have been developed…
Rethinking Rural Sanitation
This course has been developed to improve rural sanitation programmes and contribute…
Menstrual Hygiene Matters: A Resource fo...
This SHARE and WaterAid-funded manual aims to address the knowledge gaps related…
Guidance and Tips: For Learning From Peo...
This is a practical guide on how to collect information related to…
The Urban Programming Guide: How to Desi...
The guide provides an introduction to urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)…
Citywide Inclusive Sanitation
A successful city is one where all citizens live productive, healthy and…
Gender and Social Inclusion Tools and Re...
This section on the Water for Women website explains the importance of…






