Technical Brief: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programming in Nigeria (2026)

This brief highlights Save the Children Nigeria’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programming, which aims to improve equitable access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services for vulnerable children, families, displaced populations, refugees, and host communities. Since 2016, the organisation has implemented integrated WASH interventions across communities, schools, health facilities, safe spaces, and livelihoods programmes, combining infrastructure development, hygiene promotion, menstrual health management, environmental health, and systems strengthening. The brief showcases achievements in water supply, sanitation, climate-resilient and innovative WASH solutions, while demonstrating Save the Children’s commitment to improving public health, reducing disease risks, ending open defecation, and strengthening community resilience across Nigeria