Post Graduate Diploma in Water Sanitation & Hygiene (PGD in WASH)
Africa Institute of Project Management Studies is pleased to announce a Post Graduate Diploma in Water Sanitation & Hygiene (PGD in WASH) Online and Distance Learning Course, which starts 1st of every month.

Course Organizers:

Africa Institute of Project Management Studies was established in 2004 in Amsterdam with the Africa regional offices in Nairobi.The organization was corporate organizations in Africa and Asia by offering Online certificates and In-House trainings. The organization has over ten years experience working with development partners in capacity building in. We have trained over 5000 development and Business Professionals in various thematic areas.

Overall Course Overview:
It is estimated that over 1.2 billion people globally lack access to safe clean drinking water and a further 2.6 billion people lack access to adequate and comfortable sanitation. WHO (2005), estimates that 1.6 million die yearly from diarrhea and cholera which have been attributed to inaccessibility to clean drinking water as well as basic sanitation services. 90 of the figure is from children who are below five years and the trend is rampant in developing countries. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) are some of the basic needs for human health to lead a normal life. 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. After decades of investments, an estimated of the words 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 and is especially critical to women and girls as they are the most affected and at the same time they are the ones to be burdened with the issues of collecting water. Access to safe human waste disposal methods is 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 the learner should have garnered knowledge and skills on;
• The links between water, sanitation and
• 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 Outline:

The course modules include the following
• 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 and research
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Course Structure Course Organizers: Africa Center for Project Management
Cost: $1200 Mode: Online Learning
Duration: 12 Months
Modules: 8 Modules
1st Month- Course Intoduction
2nd Month- Module 1 & Assignment 1
3rd Month- Module 2 & Assignment 2
4th Month- Module 3 & Assignment 3
5th Month- Module 4 & Assignment 4
6th Month- Module 5 & Assignment 5
7th Month- Module 6 & Assignment 6
8th Month- Module 7 & Assignment 7
9th Month- Module 8 & Assignment 8
10th Month- Research Topic
11th Month- Research Paper
12th Month- Final Exam

ORGANIZERS: Africa Institute of Project Management Studies
LANGUAGE: English only
FORMAT: Web-based and Distance Learning facilitated
GENERAL COURSE CONTACT: info@africadevelopmentresources.org
Website: www.africadevelopmentresources.org