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This book was published by the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University. It was illustrated by Ken Chatterton. To access the whole book select 'Complete pdf' from the list of files below. ; This book provides easy-to-use tools for assessing sanitation, water supply and handwashing facilities in primary schools in Africa so that appropriate decisions can be made about sanitation improvements. It also presents guidelines for rehabilitating or decommissioning existing latrines; for choosing the right type of latrine where new facilities are required; for siting latrines appropriately within a school compound; and for the operation and maintenance of these facilities. A number of low-cost latrine designs suitable for many rural and peri-urban locations in Africa are included. There are also guidelines to encourage handwashing with soap. Written in a readable style and copiously illustrated, the book has been designed for a wide range of staff from agencies and government who have professional responsibilities for the provision of education and health throughout Africa. These include technical, design and architecture departments within ministries of education; district or local government education teams; district education officers and school inspectors working closely with school managers, headteachers and school communities; ministries of health; national and local water and sanitation agencies; and local and international non-governmental organizations specializing in water and sanitation. Produced by WEDC as a contribution to the International Year of Sanitation, 2008.

This record is made up of 6 files. Individual parts and the complete pdf are available to download from the record. ; The Guidelines and supporting Manual on CD are to help planners and managers in national governments to develop their own rural water supply and sanitation programmes. They can also be used by consultants, and NGOs could adapt them for their programmes. The Guidelines have been developed to help planners and managers to meet two challenges in rural water supply and sanitation (RWSS): how to integrate the different components of RWSS – water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion, and now, water resource management (in relation to domestic water supply and sanitation), together with the institutional arrangements to provide the services; to enable all the stakeholders to participate in the planning process – women and men in the villages and communities to be served; field staff of implementing and facilitating agencies; the various technical and management staff at district, provincial and central levels; and other organisations including NGOs and the private sector. The Guidelines and supporting Manual on CD provide a participatory process and methods to enable the user to address both these challenges. The process and methods can be applied in most contexts - they are intended to help the user to develop their own solutions to their own issues and problems. This new edition also contains copies of all the tables and forms in an editable format, so that users may expand and adapt them to meet specific needs. The editable copies may be accessed by clicking the cursor on the title of the table or form within the relevant pdf file. A working copy will automatically open in a separate window.

This is a conference paper. ; This paper describes a new publication, Participatory Planning for Integrated Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programmes: Guidelines and Manual. These are guidelines to help planners and managers in national governments to develop their own programmes using participatory methods to include all stakeholders in the process. They can also be used by external consultants, and NGOs could adapt them and use the relevant parts for their own programmes.