Resources
Resources on this page are intended for public health professionals, community organizations, non-governmental organizations, and others interested in learning more about the Safe Water System (SWS), its partners, and what they need to do to start a new SWS project.
Project Fact Sheets
- CDC and the Safe Water System [PDF - 2 pages]
- SWS, social marketing, and community mobilization (Kenya) [PDF - 1 page]
- SWS and health care clinics (Kenya) [PDF - 1 page]
- SWS and schools (Kenya) [PDF - 1 page]
- SWS and persons living with HIV and AIDS (various countries) [PDF - 2 pages]
- SWS and rural populations (Haiti) [PDF - 1 page]
SWS Program Manuals
- Safe Water For the Community: A Guide for Establishing a Community-Based Safe Water System Program (2008) [PDF - 62 pages]
- Safe Water Systems for the Developing World: A Handbook for Implementing Household-Based Water Treatment and Safe Storage Projects (2000)
- English [PDF - 218 pages]
- Spanish [PDF - 217 pages]
- French [PDF - 220 pages]
- Arabic (request hard copy from safewater@cdc.gov)
Websites
General Water and Sanitation Information
- Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST)
- Emory University Center for Global Safe Water
- GARNET
- The Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing
- IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
- Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health: Center for Water and Health
- The Jolivert, Haiti Safe Water for Families Project
- Lifewater International
- Living Water International
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Water and Sanitation Projects
- Pacific Institute: The World's Water
- Pan American Health Organization
- Population Services International
- Potters For Peace
- Procter & Gamble Children’s Safe Drinking Water
- SANDEC (Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries)
- SODIS Solar Water Disinfection
- UNICEF Water, Environment, and Sanitation Page
- University of North Carolina (UNC), Gillings School of Global Public Health: The Water Institute
- USAID: Environmental Health Project
- U.S. Water Partnership
- Water for People
- Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
- Water, Engineering, and Development Centre (WEDC), Loughborough University
- WELL Resource Centre
- World Bank: Water and Sanitation Program
- The World Bank Water Page
- World Health Organization Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage
- World Health Organization Water and Sanitation Page
Information about Donor Agencies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation
- Council on Foundations
- Foundation Center
- Funder’s Online
- FundsNet
- Grantsmanship Center
Links to Important Documents
- USAID, CDC: A Bibliography on Point-of-Use Water Disinfection [PDF - 25 pages]
- UNICEF: Diarrhoea: Why children are still dying and what can be done [PDF - 68 pages]
- WHO: Evaluating Household Water Treatment Options: Health-based targets and microbiological performance specifications [PDF - 68 pages]
- WHO: Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality [PDF - 564 pages]
- WHO: "Managing water in the home", by Professor Mark Sobsey
- UN: Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-Water, 2010 Update [PDF - 60 pages]
- WHO: Scaling Up Household Water Treatment Among Low-Income Populations [PDF - 84 pages]
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