What steps are involved in initiating a SWS project?
Beginning a SWS project involves investigating the various options for chlorine and vessel production, identifying the target population, and conducting focus groups in that population to determine whether water quality and diarrhea are priority concerns. It is also important to determine the main forms of communication in the population, and determine leadership and community organizations. Additional themes that it is important to explore in a prospective project population include: current water sources; attitudes toward the quality of source water; treatment and storage practices; and awareness of the role that contaminated water can play in the transmission of disease. Extensive information on these stages is available in our Handbook PDF 5.09MB for large-scale projects and in our Small Projects Fact Sheet for smaller projects.
