| WASH | Water, sanitation and hygiene |
| MDGs | Millennium Development Goals |
| CDF | Constituency Development Fund |
| GoK | Government of Kenya |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| KES | Kenyan Shillings |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| PTA | Parents Teachers Association |
| VIP | Ventilated Improved Pit latrine |
| DOAJ | Directory of open access journals |
| TLA | Three letter acronym |
| LD | linear dichroism |