WASH GUIDELINES

	Rapid Methods for Assessing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services in Emergency Settings (UNHCR, 2017b) Publisher: UNHCR Year: 2017 Description: This document evaluates various sampling strategies that can be used during the emergency phase to estimate the status of WASH services in refugee camps or settlements. The working paper presents the results of statistical analyses carried out on real data from Ethiopia. The objective of the study was to evaluate […] Tags: Surveys, WASH Monitoring, and WASH Reporting. Languages: English. Organisations: UNHCR. Categories: WASH Guidelines, WASH Reference Documents, and WASH Research Documents.
	Rapid Methods for Assessing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services in Emergency Settings (UNHCR, 2017a) This document describes UNHCR’s methodology for conducting rapid WASH household assessments in refugee settings. Tags: Surveys, WASH Assessments, and WASH Monitoring. Languages: English. Organisations: UNHCR. Categories: WASH Guidelines and WASH Reference Documents.
	UNHCR WASH MANUAL Part 1: Programme Guidance The UNHCR WASH Manual Part 1: Programme Guidance, provides practical guidance for WASH programmes in refugee settings. Tags: Camp Closure, camp management, Capacity Building, CASH Interventions, Child Friendly Facilities, Cold Climates, Cross Cutting, Disability, Environment, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Protection, Value for Money, WASH Assessments, WASH Coordination, WASH Monitoring, WASH Programme Health and Safety, WASH Programme Management, WASH Reporting, and WASH Strategy Development. Languages: English. Organisations: UNHCR. Categories: WASH Manual, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, and WASH Reference Documents.
	Cash Based Interventions for WASH Programmes in Refugee Settings (UNHCR, 2016) This report is based on a desk-based review of secondary data, comprising published material as well as grey literature, supplemented with key informant interviews for programmes that lacked documentation. Section One summarises the current use of CBI in WASH programming. Section Two summarises the best practices and lessons learned including challenges faced, drawing on evidence from the project examples found. Section Three provides recommendations and best practice guidance for use of CBI in refugee settings. Section Four details existing tools and guidance. Tags: Capacity Building, CASH Interventions, Cross Cutting, WASH Assessments, WASH Programme Management, and WASH Strategy Development. Languages: English. Organisations: UNHCR. Categories: WASH Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, and WASH Research Documents.
	UNHCR WASH Monthly Report Card Guidelines (UNHCR, 2016) This document provides guidance on how to access the WASH Report Card within TWINE, and fill in the different fields with the right information, with examples for easy comprehension. Tags: Cross Cutting, WASH Monitoring, and WASH Reporting. Languages: English. Organisations: UNHCR. Categories: WASH Guidelines.
	F-402/2016a Drain Field Sizing Spreadsheet (UNHCR, 2016) This sizing calculation tool has been designed to assist UNHCR and WASH actors correctly size drain fields for septic tanks in displaced settings taking into account numbers of users, soil type, and wastewater and sewage flows. Tags: Drain Fields, Drainage, Excreta Management, Grey Water Disposal, and Septic Tanks. Languages: English. Organisations: UNHCR. Categories: WASH Blank Forms, WASH Design Guidelines, and WASH Reference Documents.
	F-800/2015a Sample WASH Staffing Structure for Post Emergency Camp Setting (UNHCR, 2015) A sample organigram for running a typical refugee WASH programme for 20,000 people in a post emergency camp based setting. The organigram gives an indication of how the WASH Team should be structured in addition to the tentative number of Coordinators, Team Leaders, Officer, and Assistant level staff that should be recruited. Tags: Cross Cutting and WASH Programme Management. Languages: English. Organisations: UNHCR. Categories: WASH Operational Guidelines and WASH Reference Documents.
	F-401/2016a Septic Tank Sizing Spreadsheet (UNHCR, 2016) This sizing calculation tool has been designed to assist UNHCR and WASH actors correctly size septic tanks in displaced settings taking into account numbers of users, wastewater and sewage flows, sludge and scum accumulation rates, desludging periods, liquid retention times, and average annual ambient temperatures. Tags: Communal Toilets, Excreta Management, Excreta Treatment, Grey Water Disposal, and Septic Tanks. Languages: English. Organisations: UNHCR. Categories: WASH Blank Forms, WASH Design Guidelines, WASH Reference Documents, and WASH Technical Designs.
	F-200/2015a Summary of Important WASH Diseases in Refugee Settings (UNHCR, 2015) This document provides a quick summary of the most important WASH related diseases for refugee settings and includes a list of recommended control strategies. Tags: Bloody Diarrhoea, Communicable Disease Control, Excreta Management, Handwashing with Soap, Hygiene Promotion, Public Health, Water Supply, and Watery Diarrhoea. Languages: English. Organisations: UNHCR. Categories: WASH Blank Forms, WASH Guidelines, and WASH Reference Documents.