WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE PARTNERSHIPS AND LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY (WASHPaLS)

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This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Tetra Tech. As of 2014, 24 percent of children under age five globally were stunted, with the vast majority living in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) (UNICEF et al., 2015). Undernutrition and stunting are related to poor overall health, increased susceptibility to infections, lower economic productivity, cognitive deficits and learning disabilities, and increased mortality. Concurrent exposures of inadequate diet and poor water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) conditions predispose infants and young children (IYC) to a debilitating cycle of infections and undernutrition in early life.