Hygiene and sanitation software – an overview of approaches

This document describes the various hygiene and sanitation ‘software’ approaches that have been deployed over the last 40 years by NGOs, development agencies, national and local governments in all types of settings – urban, informal-urban and rural.

The document was commissioned by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) Secretariat to assist their national coordinators and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) coalition partners, as well as all project planners and field workers in their understanding of the various hygiene and sanitation software approaches. The intention is to guide the reader through each approach and, where appropriate, point the way to further literature.