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Vision and strategic intention for WASH

Tearfund's key principles for water, sanitation and hygiene programmes

2016 Available in English

A woman in Angola teaches her grandson good handwashing practice.

A woman in Angola teaches her grandson good handwashing practice. Photo: Tom Price/Ecce Opus

Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is the single most common programme sector in Tearfund’s humanitarian responses.

This short document outlines the vision and strategic intention for our WASH programmes, and shares the key principles our approach is based on.

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