February 7, 2019
Research›Case Studies
Gender Protection Analysis in the CRS Central Sulawesi Response
This study analyzes the gender dynamics and protection risks that differently influenced men and women in CRS' emergency response to the tsunami-earthquake in Central Sulawesi,...More
April 5, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Fact Sheet
CRS and School Health and Hygiene
This factsheet describes CRS' approach to improving school health and hygience, and includes examples of programming.More
September 13, 2011
Tools for Field Staff›Tool Kits
Hardware Quality for Sustainable Water and Sanitation
Which water and sanitation technologies are appropriate in various contexts? How can programs design, build and maintain these solutions, while enhancing local participation and...More
June 7, 2011
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
CRS Manager's Guide to PHAST Methodology
The first edition of this manual was published by the World Health Organization in 1998. Since then, a great deal has been learned about how to successfully implement PHAST. This...More
July 15, 2010
Tools for Field Staff›Guidelines
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Considerations in Home-Based Care for People Living with HIV
This guidance document offers water supply and sanitation facility and hygiene promotion design considerations and recommendations intended to increase access to these facilities...More
June 21, 2010
Research›Evaluations/Assessments
Rapid Assessment of CRS Experience with Arborloos in East Africa
This rapid assessment reviews sanitation activities by Catholic Relief Services in East Africa, in particular the promotion of the Arborloo—an innovative latrine designed to...More
May 10, 2010
Research›Evaluations/Assessments
Transforming Lives
CRS began its Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) Program in 2001 to address the problem of pervasive food insecurity and degraded livelihoods in rural Ethiopian communities...More
January 1, 2009
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Integration of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene into HIV Programs
Adequate clean water, improved sanitation infrastructure, and better hygiene may significantly improve health outcomes for people living with HIV in resource-poor settings...More
December 30, 2008
Tools for Field Staff›Best Practices
Best Practices in Water and Sanitation
This document is intended to provide guidance to nontechnical CRS program managers and decision makers—as well as field workers—in developing, designing and...More
July 17, 2005
Tools for Field Staff›Guidelines
Guidelines for the Development of Small-Scale Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Projects in East Africa
This document provides general technical guidelines for the planning and implementation of small-scale water supply and sanitation activities in rural East Africa, which includes...More