Humanitarian WASH Programming Training Course

Introduction

The Humanitarian WASH Programming Training Course is a comprehensive professional development program designed to equip humanitarian professionals, WASH specialists, public health practitioners, engineers, emergency responders, government officials, non-governmental organization personnel, and development practitioners with the knowledge, technical expertise, and practical skills required to design, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions in humanitarian emergencies. The course focuses on emergency water supply systems, sanitation facilities, hygiene promotion, public health protection, environmental sanitation, WASH cluster coordination, emergency preparedness, disaster risk reduction, humanitarian logistics, monitoring and evaluation, accountability to affected populations, community engagement, and sustainable recovery. Participants will strengthen their ability to deliver safe, equitable, and sustainable WASH services that reduce disease transmission, protect public health, and improve the dignity and resilience of crisis-affected populations.

Humanitarian emergencies caused by armed conflicts, floods, droughts, earthquakes, disease outbreaks, forced displacement, and climate-related disasters often disrupt access to safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene services, significantly increasing the risk of communicable diseases and public health emergencies. This course provides practical knowledge on rapid WASH needs assessments, emergency water treatment, water quality monitoring, sanitation planning, waste management, hygiene behavior change, cholera prevention, infection prevention and control, emergency infrastructure design, humanitarian supply chain management, community mobilization, and emergency response coordination. Through practical workshops, simulation exercises, technical demonstrations, field-based scenarios, and real-world case studies, participants develop competencies to establish effective WASH systems that support life-saving humanitarian operations and long-term resilience.

The training integrates internationally recognized humanitarian and public health frameworks including the Sphere Humanitarian Standards, Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), World Health Organization (WHO) Water Safety Framework, WASH Cluster Coordination Guidelines, Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), humanitarian programme cycle, disaster risk reduction, environmental health management, monitoring and evaluation systems, humanitarian logistics, organizational resilience, and climate-resilient WASH approaches. Participants strengthen their ability to coordinate with governments, humanitarian organizations, United Nations agencies, water utilities, public health institutions, engineering teams, community leaders, and development partners to ensure effective WASH programming during emergencies and recovery.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will possess practical skills to conduct emergency WASH assessments, establish emergency water supply systems, design sanitation facilities, implement hygiene promotion campaigns, coordinate WASH responses, monitor service quality, strengthen infection prevention and control measures, and develop comprehensive humanitarian WASH preparedness and response plans. The course combines expert facilitation, practical workshops, collaborative learning, simulation exercises, field assessments, technical demonstrations, organizational planning, and action-oriented case studies to ensure participants acquire competencies applicable across humanitarian organizations, ministries of health, water authorities, disaster management agencies, United Nations agencies, donor-funded programs, civil society organizations, and international development institutions.

Course Objectives

1.     Understand the principles and standards of humanitarian WASH programming.

2.     Conduct rapid WASH needs assessments during humanitarian emergencies.

3.     Design and implement emergency water supply and sanitation systems.

4.     Strengthen hygiene promotion and behavior change interventions.

5.     Improve water quality monitoring and environmental sanitation practices.

6.     Coordinate WASH responses through humanitarian cluster mechanisms.

7.     Integrate infection prevention and control into emergency WASH programming.

8.     Strengthen humanitarian logistics and WASH resource management.

9.     Improve monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems.

10.  Develop comprehensive humanitarian WASH preparedness and response strategies.

Organizational Benefits

1.     Strengthens institutional capacity to implement emergency WASH interventions.

2.     Improves access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services during emergencies.

3.     Enhances public health protection and disease prevention.

4.     Strengthens emergency preparedness and disaster response capacity.

5.     Improves coordination among humanitarian WASH partners.

6.     Enhances compliance with international humanitarian and WASH standards.

7.     Builds staff competencies in emergency WASH programming.

8.     Improves monitoring, reporting, and organizational learning systems.

9.     Reduces operational risks through effective WASH planning and management.

10.  Supports resilient, sustainable, and community-centered humanitarian WASH services.

Target Participants

This course is designed for WASH specialists, water engineers, sanitation engineers, environmental health officers, public health professionals, humanitarian program managers, emergency response coordinators, government water and health officials, NGO and United Nations personnel, disaster management professionals, hygiene promotion officers, infection prevention and control specialists, logistics officers, monitoring and evaluation specialists, camp managers, health coordinators, community development practitioners, consultants, researchers, policymakers, civil society organizations, development practitioners, and professionals responsible for emergency water supply, sanitation, hygiene promotion, environmental health, and humanitarian response.

Course Outline

Module 1: Foundations of Humanitarian WASH Programming

·       Humanitarian WASH principles and standards

·       Sphere Standards for WASH

·       Public health and environmental health concepts

·       WASH Cluster coordination

·       Humanitarian ethics and accountability

·       General Case Study: Establishing emergency WASH services after a major flood disaster

Module 2: Emergency WASH Needs Assessment and Planning

·       Rapid WASH assessments

·       Community needs analysis

·       Vulnerability and risk assessment

·       Emergency preparedness planning

·       Resource mapping and prioritization

·       General Case Study: Conducting WASH assessments in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps

Module 3: Emergency Water Supply and Water Quality Management

·       Emergency water sourcing

·       Water treatment technologies

·       Water distribution systems

·       Water quality monitoring

·       Household water treatment and safe storage

·       General Case Study: Restoring safe drinking water following a cholera outbreak

Module 4: Emergency Sanitation and Waste Management

·       Emergency sanitation facility design

·       Excreta disposal systems

·       Solid waste management

·       Wastewater management

·       Vector control strategies

·       General Case Study: Designing emergency sanitation facilities for refugee settlements

Module 5: Hygiene Promotion and Infection Prevention

·       Hygiene promotion strategies

·       Behavior change communication

·       Infection prevention and control (IPC)

·       Community engagement

·       Menstrual hygiene management

·       General Case Study: Implementing hygiene promotion campaigns during disease outbreaks

Module 6: Humanitarian WASH Coordination and Logistics

·       WASH coordination mechanisms

·       Humanitarian logistics management

·       Procurement of WASH supplies

·       Supply chain coordination

·       Emergency resource mobilization

·       General Case Study: Coordinating WASH supplies during a complex humanitarian emergency

Module 7: WASH in Health Facilities and Emergency Shelters

·       Healthcare facility WASH

·       Shelter WASH planning

·       Water safety plans

·       Environmental cleaning

·       Facility maintenance

·       General Case Study: Strengthening WASH systems in emergency healthcare centers

Module 8: WASH Information Management and Digital Tools

·       WASH information systems

·       GIS applications in WASH

·       Mobile data collection

·       Data visualization

·       Reporting dashboards

·       General Case Study: Using digital tools to monitor WASH service delivery

Module 9: Monitoring, Evaluation and Quality Assurance

·       WASH performance indicators

·       Monitoring and evaluation frameworks

·       Quality assurance systems

·       Accountability to affected populations

·       Organizational learning

·       General Case Study: Evaluating emergency WASH interventions after humanitarian response

Module 10: Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction

·       Climate-resilient WASH infrastructure

·       Disaster risk reduction strategies

·       Environmental sustainability

·       Water resource management

·       Community resilience

·       General Case Study: Developing resilient WASH systems for drought-prone communities

Module 11: Organizational Capacity Building and Policy Development

·       Institutional strengthening

·       Capacity development

·       WASH governance

·       Policy and regulatory frameworks

·       Continuous improvement

·       General Case Study: Strengthening organizational preparedness for emergency WASH response

Module 12: Simulation Exercise and Organizational Action Planning

·       Humanitarian WASH emergency simulation

·       Multi-sector coordination exercise

·       Operational decision-making

·       Organizational action planning

·       Monitoring implementation progress

·       General Case Study: Developing a comprehensive humanitarian WASH preparedness and response framework for emergency operations

General Information

1.     Customized Training: All our courses can be tailored to meet the specific needs of participants.

2.     Language Proficiency: Participants should have a good command of the English language.

3.     Comprehensive Learning: Our training includes well-structured presentations, practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and collaborative group work. Our facilitators are seasoned experts with over a decade of experience.

4.     Certification: Upon successful completion of training, participants will receive a certificate from Foscore Development Center (FDC-K).

5.     Training Locations: Training sessions are conducted at Foscore Development Center (FDC-K) centers. We also offer options for in-house and online training, customized to the client's schedule.

6.     Flexible Duration: Course durations are adaptable, and content can be adjusted to fit the required number of days.

7.     Onsite Training Inclusions: The course fee for onsite training covers facilitation, training materials, two coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a Certificate of Successful Completion. Participants are responsible for their travel expenses, airport transfers, visa applications, dinners, health/accident insurance, and personal expenses.

8.     Additional Services: Accommodation, pickup services, freight booking, and visa processing arrangements are available upon request at discounted rates.

9.     Equipment: Tablets and laptops can be provided to participants at an additional cost.

10.  Post-Training Support: We offer one year of free consultation and coaching after the course.

11.  Group Discounts: Register as a group of more than two participants and enjoy a discount ranging from 10% to 50%.

12.  Payment Terms: Payment should be made before the commencement of the training or as mutually agreed upon, to the Foscore Development Center account. This ensures better preparation for your training.

13.  Contact Us: For any inquiries, please reach out to training@fdc-k.org or call +254712260031.

14.  Website: Visit www.fdc-k.org for more information.