Course Description
This course focuses on disseminating Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) or water/environment innovations in developing countries and underserved communities worldwide. It emphasizes core WASH and water/environment principles, culture-specific solutions, tools for start-ups, appropriate and sustainable technologies, …
This course focuses on disseminating Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) or water/environment innovations in developing countries and underserved communities worldwide. It emphasizes core WASH and water/environment principles, culture-specific solutions, tools for start-ups, appropriate and sustainable technologies, behavior change, social marketing, building partnerships, and the theory and practice of innovation diffusion.
Learning Resource Types
assignment
Written Assignments
notes
Lecture Notes
group_work
Projects
![Photo of a bag with medical supplies.](/courses/ec-715-d-lab-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-fall-2019/f402674eb612e32df8ec9f7a8d3465b2_ec-715f19.jpg)
Kits like these can be used to test for E. coli and total coliform counts to improve sanitation and hygiene. (Image courtesy of the course instructors.)