Numbering Code	G-AAA02 52605 LJ31	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	1st & 2nd year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Fri.5
Instructor name	HARADA HIDENORI (Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Water is vital for human life, and excreta (human waste) is necessarily generated from daily life. Securing water, sanitation and hygiene (called WASH) is one of the major challenges in sub-Saharan Africa. In this course, students will learn the present conditions, impact on health and the environment, management, and human-environment-society interaction of WASH, followed by the discussion on the ways to achieve WASH for sub-Saharan Africa. Students will also learn how to obtain physico-chemical and microbiological data on WASH in the field.
Course Goals	Students will understand (1) the impact of WASH on health, (2) the impact of WASH on material cycle and the environment, (3) the socio-environment-society interaction of WASH, and (4) the data of quantity and quality of WASH
Schedule and Contents	Week 1: Introduction to Global WASH 1 Week 2: Introduction to Global WASH 2 Week 3: WASH and health 1 Week 4: WASH and health 2 Week 5: WASH and material cycle 1 Week 6: WASH and material cycle 2 Week 7: WASH and society 1 Week 8: WASH and society 2 Week 9: Practice of WASH condition surveys 1 Week 10: Practice of WASH condition surveys 2 Week 11: Practice of WASH condition surveys 3 Week 12: Presentation on WASH in sub-Saharan Africa 1 Week 13: Presentation on WASH in sub-Saharan Africa 2 Week 14: Presentation on WASH in sub-Saharan Africa 3 Week 15: Feedback The schedule and contents may change depending on the number of students and their background. The coursework includes the experimental measurement of quantity and quality of WASH and their data analysis (Week 9-11), and student presentations (Week 12-14).
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Participation and contribution to the lecture (50%) Presentation (50%)
Course Requirements	No requirement. Students with either natural science or social science background can join.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Self-study after each lecture is required. Preparation for your presentation is required. Materials for self-study and presentation preparation will be introduced in the course.