Course Overview
After decades of investments, an estimated high number of the world’s population, especially those in third-world countries, remain with unreliable and unsafe water. Access to safe water is essential for the health, security, livelihood, and quality of life. It is even more critical to women and girls since they are the most affected by the burden of collecting water in many cases.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) present some of the basic needs for people to lead normal and normal lives. WASH is a practical way of leading people from poverty since every person will be productive and money used to treat the diseases associated with dwindling levels of sanitation and clean water can be used in developing the economy.
Access to safe human waste disposal methods is also crucial for the health and well-being of a community. Lack of the same leads to higher costs of living to the community through pollution of rivers, ground water and higher incidence of air and water borne diseases.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, learners should have garnered knowledge on:
- The links between water, sanitation and Public Health
- The nature of, and the threats posed by, environmental diseases
- Effective hygiene promotion in a crisis context
- The complexity of delivering safe water and sanitation in an emergency
- The standard equipment used in the field for emergency WASH response
Course Content
- Introduction to Cleanliness
- Hygiene Concepts
- Sanitation Education
- Public Health
- Solid and Liquid Waste Management
- Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance
- Water and Sanitation related diseases
- Hydrology and Geology/Ecological and Environmental Protection
- Project Work
RESEARCH PAPER
Students will be required to choose a research topic and share it with the moderator. Upon agreement, learners will write a proposal and do corrections based on feedback. The students will then proceed with writing chapters three, four, and five of the paper. Guidelines will be provided on the format preferred by the institute.
FINAL EXAMINATION
Minimum Entry Requirements
Common regulations governing Post-Graduate Diplomas shall be applicable
The following shall be eligible for admission
- Holders of a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university
- Holders of an equivalent qualification from any other recognized institution
Practicum
- Candidates shall be expected to submit 10 Assignments (8 ASSIGNMENTS, 1 FINAL EXAM AND PROJECT PAPER)
DURATION: 12 Months
REGIONS TARGETED: Global
COURSE FEE: €1500
ORGANIZERS: GRI
LANGUAGE: English and French
FORMAT: Online Learning
GENERAL COURSE CONTACT:
