SECTOR
WASH
Run surveys, monitor water points, and verify open defecation free status, all offline-first.
◆ Water-point monitoring
Open defecation free verification
Hygiene behavior change
The Challenge
Water, sanitation, and hygiene programs must prove both service delivery and lasting behavior change.
Monitoring water points at scale
Thousands of taps and latrines spread across remote areas.
Working without connectivity
Rural sites often have little or no network coverage.
Coordinating many partners
Governments and agencies each track work in their own way.
CommCare in action
CommCare for WASH Programs
HIGHLIGHT 1 · SURVEY
Assess conditions at household level
- Record water source, latrine type, and handwashing access
- GPS-tag every household and flag at-risk cases automatically
- Capture it all offline, syncing when there is a connection
HIGHLIGHT 2 · MONITOR
Track every water point and its status
- See functionality and inspection coverage across every district
- Raise repair work orders the moment a point fails
- Watch field inspections sync in real time
HIGHLIGHT 3 · COUNSEL
Drive behavior change and community-led sanitation
- Work a community-led total sanitation triggering checklist
- Record household commitments and set follow-up dates
- Roll every commitment up toward village ODF status
HIGHLIGHT 4 · REPORT
Report coverage to funders and ministries
- See safe water, sanitation, and handwashing coverage on one dashboard
- Break results down by district, facility, and indicator
- Push JMP-aligned indicators straight to funder reports
Want to see how this would work for your WASH program?
Talk to our teamACROSS USE CASES
Water, sanitation, and hygiene, across every use case.
Use the power of CommCare to run WASH programs end to end, across every use case.
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Any use case
One platform, every workflow.
From service delivery and monitoring to research and engagement, the same platform adapts to whatever your WASH program needs. Pick a use case to see how it tunes.
- No-code workflows for frontline teams
- Offline-first, multi-language, multi-country
- Real-time dashboards and donor-ready reporting
COMMON QUESTIONS
WASH FAQs
Program Fit
Can CommCare monitor water points at scale?
Yes. Dashboards show functionality and inspection coverage across every district, raise repair work orders the moment a point fails, and sync field inspections in real time.
Does CommCare support community-led total sanitation?
Yes. Field teams work a community-led total sanitation triggering checklist, record household commitments with follow-up dates, and roll every commitment up toward village open defecation free status.
Does CommCare work offline in rural areas?
Yes, CommCare is offline-first. Enumerators run household surveys and GPS-tag every household without internet, and data syncs when a connection returns.
Operations & Support
How does CommCare support funder and ministry reporting?
Coverage dashboards show safe water, sanitation, and handwashing indicators by district, push JMP-aligned indicators straight to funder reports and DHIS2, and data exports to Excel, Power BI, and Tableau.
Can non-technical teams build their own WASH surveys?
Yes. CommCare's no-code app builder lets program staff build and update household surveys and monitoring forms without developers.
How do we get started, and what does it cost?
Start with CommCare's free edition and build your first app with the no-code builder; paid plans start at $100 per month. See pricing or talk to our team about program design and onboarding.
