Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
Assessing clean drinking water infrastructure, sanitation facilities, community hygiene practices, and municipal water governance.
Executive Overview & Macro Indicators
Access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation remains a vital public health priority across Pakistan. Contaminated water supplies and inadequate sanitation cost billions annually in disease burden. Devcon conducts nationwide technical audits of water schemes, school WASH verifications, and community hygiene evaluations.
Key Sector Challenges in Pakistan
Critical structural, socio-economic, and environmental bottlenecks impacting community resilience and public welfare.
Bacteriological & Arsenic Water Contamination
Over 70% of rural and peri-urban water sources contaminated with microbial pathogens, heavy metals, or high arsenic concentrations.
Open Defecation & Sanitation Deficits
Millions of rural households lacking improved sanitation facilities, exacerbating waterborne epidemics and groundwater contamination.
Inadequate School & Healthcare WASH
Primary schools and basic health centers lacking functional, gender-segregated toilets and reliable running water supplies.
Our Consulting & Advisory Methodologies
Rigorous empirical tools, participatory field methodologies, and evidence-based frameworks we deploy for global donors and partners.
Technical Engineering Infrastructure Audits
Inspecting solar-powered water filtration plants, community reverse-osmosis units, pipe networks, and gravity-fed water schemes.
Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
Evaluating Open Defecation Free (ODF) certification processes, village sanitation triggering, and community hygiene behavioral change.
School WASH & Menstrual Hygiene (MHM)
Assessing school water and sanitation access, hygiene education modules, and gender-inclusive facilities for adolescent girls.
Third-Party Water Quality Testing
Conducting lab-verified biological and chemical water testing to ensure compliance with WHO and national drinking water standards.
Key Delivered Assignments
Representative research studies, baselines, mid-term reviews, and impact evaluations completed in this thematic focus.
| # | Project / Assignment Title | Client / Partner | Focus Area | District / Location | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Situation Assessment and Technical Audit of Drinking Water Supply Schemes in Targeted Districts | WaterAid Pakistan | Technical Audit | Muzaffargarh, Thatta, Badin | Punjab & Sindh |
| 2 | End of Project Evaluation of 'School WASH and Community Hygiene Improvement Program' | Oxfam GB | Endline Evaluation | Sanghar & Dadu | Sindh |
| 3 | Baseline Survey of Community Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Drought-Prone Areas | UNICEF / Partner | Baseline Survey | Tharparkar, Umerkot | Sindh |
| 4 | Third-Party Physical Verification of Solarized Water Filtration Schemes and Latrine Blocks | National NGO Partner | Physical Verification | Rajanpur & DG Khan | Punjab |
| 5 | Mid-Term Review of Integrated Emergency WASH Response to Flood Affected Communities | Church World Service (CWSA) | Midterm Review | Swat, Nowshera, Thatta | KPK & Sindh |
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