Sanitation programs and projects enable and promote hygenic practices that are essential for human health and well-being. Improved hygeiene practices can help extend the benefits of clean water supplies by improving public health. Many people around the world die annually from preventable diseases like diarrhea that are caused by lack of access to clean water and sanitation. Toilet facilities and handwashing stations and handwashing stations can even help improve school attendance and combat malnourishment by providing healthy living conditions that support thriving communities.