Editorial: Doing WASH well - a set of principles for implementing agencies and their evaluators

摘要

Many of the readers of this journal work in national and local governments and non-governmental organizations. With financial and in-kind support from communities, from national budget allocations, and from funds provided by external donor agencies, they aim to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services at household and community level, and across entire local government administrative areas. For organizations and individuals, especially those newly entering the field, it is not always obvious what constitutes good working practice. As a consequence, organizations may sometimes end up working independently of government procedures, so running the risk of introducing approaches which conflict with nationally agreed practices.