Organization: RedR UK
Registration deadline: 12 Sep 2016
Starting date: 19 Sep 2016
Ending date: 23 Sep 2016
Providing access to safe water and sanitation is a fundamental human right and is essential to any humanitarian response. Water and sanitation programming, alongside hygiene promotion, is key to reducing deaths from water-related diseases in emergency contexts. This highly participatory course, with group exercises and theory based sessions, provides an overview of WASH in emergencies, identifying key issues and training participants on key technical skills.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Describe the role of WASH within the wider emergency response context
- List the minimum global and institutional standards for WASH
- Identify and evaluate potential emergency water supply sources
- Conduct tests to determine the quality of water and be able to describe or demonstrate both bulk and household level water treatment techniques
- Identify appropriate short and medium term options for sanitation and excreta disposal in a range of environments, including those with high water tables, or flooded areas
- Explain the key considerations to be taken when designing a cholera outbreak response and the principles of disease surveillance and prevention
- Explain the importance of hygiene promotion to WASH programming and demonstrate community engagement techniques
- Recognise the key design features and specifications for boreholes and evaluate the performance of drilling contractors
Who should attend?
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Managers and Coordinators, from the field or HQ
Engineers and environmental health professionals looking to move into WASH programmes
Registration and timings
Registration will be from 8.45 am on Monday. Each day will run from 9 am and conclude at 5.30 pm.
Day 1
After the welcome and introductions, the course begins with an introduction to WASH for emergencies. This is followed by WASH needs and standards, linking the subject to humanitarian codes and good practice. After lunch you will learn about WASH assessments, water quality testing, and emergency water sources.
Day 2
On day two you will look at a range of water treatment methods, including sedimentation, coagulation and flocculation, chlorination, and household water treatment techniques. Immediately after lunch there will also be a session on water and sanitation facilities for hygiene.
Day 3
In the morning you will learn about hygiene promotion, and how to manage solid waste in an emergency situation. After lunch, the course addresses short and medium term options for sanitation. The afternoon also includes sessions on menstruation and non food items.
Day 4
Day four begins by looking at borehole design and specification. The second session focuses on disease surveillance and epidemic planning, with particular focus on designing for a cholera outbreak. This continues into the afternoon. The final session of the day is a practical session of bacteriological testing.
Day 5
System curves and water flow in piped systems is the subject of the first session on day five. This is followed by a look at pumps, including the different types and how to choose which is most suitable. You will take part in a practical piece of group work on Emergency WASH in the afternoon, to cement what you have learnt during the course.
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