Training Resources

Inclusive WASH – HIV and AIDS Webinar January 17- 27, 2012

  • Source:
  • WaterAid

  • Summary:
  • Accessible water, sanitation and good hygiene practices are essential for the treatment and well-being of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) and their careers, yet PLWHA often face stigma and isolation within their own communities, limiting their access to basic water and sanitary services. This session provided participants an introduction to the integration of WASH practices into HIV-care and vice versa. At the Inclusive WASH website you can access a recording of Lucina Schmich's (Burnett Institute) Webinar on why WASH matters for PLWHA and a programming approach to incorporating WASH into various HIV settings, as well as Julia Rosenbaum's (USAID WASHplus) Webinar, which reviews national programming guidance, identifies small doable actions to improve practice, and introduces an integration tool kit and other resources available for program staff.

  • Keywords:
  • Accessing Water Best Practices and Lessons Learned People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) Programming Guidance Sanitation/Feces Disposal Small Doable Actions Stigma Training Resources
  • Improving the Lives of People Living with HIV through WASH

    • Source:
    • AIDSTAR-One. 2012.

    • Summary:
    • AIDSTAR-One has finalized a new training resource that aims to address problems around water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) at health facilities to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV. This comprehensive, three-four day curriculum has two goals: to build the capacity of individual health care providers to adopt WASH approaches; and to provide guidance to program planners, and administrators in developing facility-wide WASH approaches. The curriculum provides detailed activities to improve WASH systems in health facilities by ensuring a safe and sufficient supply of water, sanitation, and basic hygiene practices exist at the facility level. In resource-limited countries, many essential practices are lacking in the majority of health care facilities making adequate patient care more difficult, particularly for people living with HIV (PLWH) and others who are more likely to get an infection.

  • Keywords:
  • Accessing Water Handwashing (Hand Washing) Household Water Treatment & Storage People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) Programming Guidance Sanitation/Feces Disposal Training Resources
  • Integrating Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene into HIV Programs in Ethiopia – Participant’s Guide

    • Source:
    • USAID, HIP and Government of Ethiopia.

    • Summary:
    • HIV/AIDS organizations working with PLWHA do not routinely integrate WASH into their programs. To address this, HIP engaged interested partners and formed a national community of practice in Addis Ababa to explore feasible, effective actions for improved WASH practices in the home-based care (HBC) context. To support this effort HIP developed this module, which can be integrated into existing training for HBC workers, HIV case managers, and nurses working in counseling and testing, PMTCT and antiretroviral therapy programs.

  • Keywords:
  • Handwashing (Hand Washing) Home-Based Care Household Water Treatment & Storage People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) PMTCT (Preventing Mother to Child Trans.) Sanitation/Feces Disposal Training Resources
  • Trainer’s Guide to Integrating Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene into HIV Programs in Ethiopia

    • Source:
    • USAID, HIP and Government of Ethiopia.

    • Summary:
    • HIV/AIDS organizations working with PLWHA do not routinely integrate WASH into their programs. To address this, HIP engaged interested partners and formed a national community of practice in Addis Ababa to explore feasible, effective actions for improved WASH practices in the home-based care (HBC) context. To support this effort HIP developed this module, which can be integrated into existing training for HBC workers, HIV case managers, and nurses working in counseling and testing, PMTCT and antiretroviral therapy programs.

  • Keywords:
  • Handwashing (Hand Washing) Home-Based Care Household Water Treatment & Storage People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) PMTCT (Preventing Mother to Child Trans.) Sanitation/Feces Disposal Training Resources
  • WASH-HIV Integration Counseling Cards for Community Health Workers – Kenya

    • Source:
    • Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, USAID and C-Change.

    • Summary:
    • Set of WASH-HIV integration counseling cards for community health workers in Kenya.

  • Keywords:
  • Community-Based Care Handwashing (Hand Washing) Household Water Treatment & Storage Job Aids Sanitation/Feces Disposal Training Resources
  • Kenya – WASH & HIV Materials

    • Source:
    • WASHplus.

    • Summary:
    • Links to training materials related to WASH & HIV Integration in Kenya.

  • Keywords:
  • Handwashing (Hand Washing) Household Water Treatment & Storage Job Aids Sanitation/Feces Disposal Training Resources
  • Uganda HIV and WASH Integration Training Resources – Assessment Tool

    • Source:
    • USAID, HIP, Government of Uganda and Plan Uganda.

    • Summary:
    • A pictorially based WASH Assessment Tool to help the home-based care worker assess a household's current practices in hand washing; treatment of drinking water; feces disposal; and cleaning of rags used for menstrual blood (that will be reused). The practices toward the left hand side of the Assessment Tool represent higher risk practices that put the patient's health at risk. The practices on the right hand side of the tool represent practices that provide better protection against illnesses, such as diarrhea.

  • Keywords:
  • Handwashing (Hand Washing) Home-Based Care Household Water Treatment & Storage Job Aids Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Sanitation/Feces Disposal Training Resources
  • Uganda HIV and WASH Integration Training Resources – Counseling Cards

    • Source:
    • USAID, HIP, Government of Uganda and Plan Uganda.

    • Summary:
    • Pictorially based tools prepared for home-based care workers to use with clients in the household, including a WASH Assessment Tool (to assess the current WASH behaviors to help identify those that need to be improved) and 23 Counseling Cards (covering hand washing; water treatment, storage and handling; feces management for mobile and bed-bound clients; and menstrual blood management). These tools are available in English, Acoli, Ateso, Kiswahili, Lugandan, and Runyankole-Rukiga.

  • Keywords:
  • Handwashing (Hand Washing) Home-Based Care Household Water Treatment & Storage Job Aids Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Sanitation/Feces Disposal Training Resources
  • Uganda HIV and WASH Integration Training Resources

    • Source:
    • USAID, HIP, Government of Uganda and Plan Uganda.

    • Summary:
    • In Uganda, HIP, in partnership with Plan Uganda, the Government of Uganda, and the Uganda Water and Sanitation Network (UWASNET), developed training and outreach worker materials based on the principle that WASH practices in the household can be improved -- new practices can be adopted and current practices can be modified or changed in small ways that are acceptable/feasible to households. The materials include a: - Training Manual - Participant's Guide - Counseling Cards (pictorially based) - Assessment Tool (pictorially based)

  • Keywords:
  • Handwashing (Hand Washing) Household Water Treatment & Storage Job Aids Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Sanitation/Feces Disposal Small Doable Actions Training Resources
  • Considerations for Building and Modifying Latrines for Access

    • Source:
    • C-Change/WASHplus. Planning a Pit Latrine: A Resource Guide.

    • Summary:
    • This guide explains several types of hygienic latrines and how to construct them, as well as modifications that can be made for the elderly and disabled people.

  • Keywords:
  • Disabled Patients Sanitation/Feces Disposal Training Resources