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

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PARTNER STORIES

WASH programs built on CommCare

From community-owned water kiosks in rural Cambodia, here’s what teams have shipped on the platform.

Featured Program

1001 Fontaines: community-owned safe water delivery in rural Cambodia

1001 Fontaines uses CommCare to manage water-kiosk operations across rural Cambodia, monitoring water quality, kiosk functionality, and household access so local entrepreneurs can sustain safe water delivery in remote communities.

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1001 Fontaines water kiosk operator in Cambodia
FEATURED PROGRAM
Safe water
Cambodia · 1001 Fontaines · Teuk Saat
ACROSS 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
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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.
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