What We Do W.A.S.H. works with communities to build appropriate and sustainable water/sanitation systems.  W.A.S.H. also has health projects to help people in the developing world. This involves finding out community needs, raising awareness about the need for improvements, and devising low-cost solutions to potable water systems and latrines.  It also includes training community members in the maintenance of water and sanitation system. Provision of new systems takes place hand-in-hand with health promotion to ensure the facilities are used to improve health. Children are particularly involved in promoting health messages and improved hygiene behavior.   HOW: Helping communities to construct water systems, install pumps and care for their water supplies Training local people as  plumbers, pump mechanics and providing them with tools and spare parts Establishing and supporting local community water management committees to look after and repair village water systems Building concrete water storage tanks, providing washing slabs for laundry, animal drinking troughs and water run-off for local irrigation Combating poor sanitation by building latrines and improving health education Supplying solar panels to provide power for pumping water Deepening wells in areas where drought has lowered the water table and left wells dry Developing schemes to minimise rain or flood water damage in vulnerable areas Constructing small dams to provide villages with drinking water and irrigation schemes Establishing adequate safe water supplies and sanitation following natural disasters and in refugee camps