Why This Programme Matters
Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene is essential for health, education, dignity and economic opportunity. When water sources are unsafe, sanitation is inadequate or hygiene information is limited, preventable illness increases and women and children often carry the greatest daily burden. Sustainable WASH requires more than installing infrastructure. Communities also need appropriate technology, practical knowledge, trained local people, responsible use, routine maintenance and systems for monitoring water quality and behaviour change.
What We Do
Building our capacity through expert partnership
MOA Foundation is strengthening its WASH capability through a capacity-development collaboration with the Global WASH Advisor, Africa, at the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST).
Through capacity training, technical guidance and practical learning resources, this collaboration will help our team and local partners improve WASH needs assessment, programme design, community engagement, safe-water practices, sanitation, hygiene promotion, monitoring and long-term sustainability.
The aim is to move beyond isolated water projects and develop an integrated WASH approach in which infrastructure, education, local skills, maintenance and community ownership work together.
Who We Support
- Rural and underserved communities with limited access to safe water, sanitation or hygiene services
- Women and children carrying a disproportionate water-collection and caregiving burden
- Schools, health settings and community spaces that need improved WASH knowledge or facilities
- Families at risk of waterborne and hygiene-related illness
- Community volunteers, local leaders and WASH promoters
- Local organisations seeking stronger WASH knowledge and implementation capacity
Our Intended Outcomes
- Safer and more reliable access to water for underserved communities.
- Improved sanitation, hygiene practices and community health.
- Reduced burden on women and children associated with unsafe or distant water access.
- Stronger local knowledge, ownership, maintenance and accountability.
- Better-designed and more sustainable WASH programmes delivered by trained teams and partners.
- Communities better able to protect water quality and sustain behaviour change.
Long-term Vision
We aim to expand safe-water access, sanitation and hygiene promotion to more communities; develop trained community WASH promoters; strengthen water-quality and maintenance systems; improve WASH in schools and community spaces; and build sustainable partnerships that support locally led WASH services.
Help create healthier, more resilient communities.
Voices of Impact
The borehole changed our lives. For the first time in years, we have clean water in our community. Our children are healthier and our women no longer walk long distances. MOA Foundation brought us relief.
