2012 - 2015 Natural water systems and treatment technologies to cope with water shortages in urbanized areas in India (NaWaTech) Integrated approaches that comprise the entire urban water cycle, reuse wastewater and prevent freshwater pollution, prioritise flexible and cost-effective small-scale natural and technical systems.

Providing adequate water supply and sanitation, particularly in urban areas, is a challenging task for governments throughout the world. This task is made even more difficult due to predicted dramatic global changes. Population growth, urbanisation, increasing industrialisation, climate change and a steep increase in water consumption are putting pressure on urban water resources. In order to cope with water shortages in urban areas, there is a […]

2010 - 2015 Improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IWASH) To make measurable, community-focused improvements in water supply, sanitation and hygiene in Bong, Lofa and Nimba counties in Liberia.

The “Improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene” (IWASH) program goal was to make measurable, community-focused improvements in water supply, sanitation and hygiene in Bong, Lofa and Nimba counties in Liberia. 1 Building on existing program frameworks, IWASH also included Ebola-related hygiene messaging in the final year of implementation. IWASH sought to:  Increase access to water supply, sanitation, hygiene education and household-level hygiene products.  Raise community knowledge and use of potable water supply options and storage […]

2014 - 2018 Western Pacific Sanitation Marketing & Innovation Program Sanitation marketing in peri-urban & informal settlements in Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands

Sanitation marketing in peri-urban & informal settlements in Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands The Western Pacific Sanitation Marketing and Innovation Program (WPSMIP) uses a sanitation marketing approach for peri-urban, informal settlements in Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. • Research or implementation partners: International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and International WaterCentre (IWC)

2014 - 2016 WASH and Disability project, Rumphi, Malawi Developing tools for assessing WASH access for people with disabilities, generating data on the prevalence and nature of WASH access problems, providing guidance on some aspects of potential mitigation strategies

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has a research grant from AusAID for a project work on WASH access for people with disabilities in Bangladesh and Malawi. The aims of the project are i) to develop tools for assessing WASH access for people with disabilities ii) to generate data on the prevalence and nature of WASH access problems for people with disabilities […]

2014 - 2016 WASH in the context of maternal health and menstrual hygiene Finding out the specific needs of users, especially women, with regard to water, sanitation and hygiene service provisions in public health facilities in India and Uganda

Research Question: What are the specific needs of users, especially women, with regard to water, sanitation and hygiene service provisions in public health facilities in India and Uganda? Poor water, sanitation and hygiene service (WASH) provisions disproportionally affects women and girls due to biological and cultural factors. Inadequate, or poorly administered WASH services may increase women’s burden of work and lead to negative health impacts, such as […]

2014 - 2019 Sanitation Service Delivery (SSD) Improving sanitation outcomes by developing and testing scalable business models that engage private sector service providers and by contributing to the creation of an enabling environment for sanitation in West Africa

Sanitation Service Delivery (SSD) is a USAID/West Africa regional urban sanitation project that is implemented by PSI in collaboration with PATH and Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP). The goal of the program is to improve sanitation outcomes by developing and testing scalable business models that engage private sector service providers and by contributing to the creation of a strong enabling environment for sanitation in West Africa. Together, USAID and […]

2014 - 2018 South Asia WASH Results Programme (SAWRP) Improving lives in Pakistan and Bangladesh through sanitation and hygiene. One approach is Community Led Total Sanitation where communities build and maintain their own toilets and change their hygiene behaviors.

The South Asia WASH Results Programme, SAWRP, is led by Plan International and is leading a consortium with Unilever and Water Aid to deliver WASH results in Bangladesh and Pakistan. In Bangladesh Unilever is supported by WSUP to strengthen the sustainability of school hygiene interventions. SAWRP is predominantly a sanitation and hygiene programme with additional water supply interventions where there are gaps in service levels […]

2014 - 2018 Sustainable WASH in Fragile Contexts (SWIFT) To provide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services to people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Kenya. Helping to bridge the gap between humanitarian and development programmes.

Sustainable WASH in Fragile Contexts SWIFT, is a consortium led by Oxfam with Tearfund and ODI. In eastern DRC Oxfam works with three local partners and with Tearfund to deliver improved access to water, primarily via gravity-fed schemes and spring protection, together with sanitation and hygiene work aligned to the national Villages et Ecoles Assainis programme for sanitation and hygiene. In Kenya Oxfam works with […]

2014 - 2018 Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All (SSH4A) Focuses on strengthening capacity in four areas: steering and implementation of sanitation demand creation, sanitation supply chains and finance, behavioural change communication and WASH governance. Implemented in over 15 Asian and African countries.

Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All SSH4A, is being delivered by the Netherlands Development Organisation SNV and is working in nine countries on sanitation and water: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. These are being delivered via local capacity building and interventions to end open defecation in communities. Keywords: RBF, PBR

2014 - 2017 Market-based sanitation solutions To improve the health and livelihoods of people living in low income areas of Kumasi and Accra, Ghana, through the provision of improved sanitation facilities and associated services which are affordable and sustainable.

2011 - 2013 Evaluating the Impact of Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Programs in Mali To improve the evidence of the effectiveness of Community Led Total Sanitation Programs on health and behavioral outcomes.

The study provided evidence that a pure behavioral intervention with no monetary subsidies substantially increased access to sanitation facilities in rural Mali. Latrines were also cleaner and better stocked with handwashing supplies in treatment villages, indicating improved hygiene behavior. Our findings suggest CLTS improved child growth and reduced the prevalence of stunting among children. The program did not have a significant impact on self-reported diarrheal illness, […]

2015 - 2018 Proof of concept of estimates for the unsafe return of human excreta to the environment To develop, field-test and disseminate new and improved ways to measure and assess the public health significance of, untreated human waste in the environment

Phase 1: There is a need to track human excreta beyond their initial deposit in toilets through to their final return to the environment, to ensure that the population is properly protected from the diseases spread by this waste. The Water Institute team, in collaboration with the University of Alabama and with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will develop and pilot approaches for […]

2014 - 2016 Research on desludging in Accra and Ouagadougou To design and test ways to better organize markets for sanitation services in peri-urban communities in order to improve the pricing of and access to sanitation services.

Information from December 2015: In this project, we measure the impact of alternative pricing models and information interventions on prices and use of improved sanitation services by households not connected to sewer networks in peri-urban areas in two towns in West Africa. In Accra, Ghana, which has a more advanced sanitation service market, we introduce a call center system aimed at improving linkages between desludging providers […]

2014 - 2016 Kohler design project for engineering prototypes of a toilet with the CalTech processor This project will design and fabricate five identical closed loop flush toilet systems, for field testing in developing world locations without adequate sanitation.

This project will design and fabricate five identical closed loop flush toilet systems, for field testing in developing world locations without adequate sanitation. With “closed loop” we mean that there will be no wastewater. All wastewater is treated and reused for toilet flushing with treated water occasionally being bled off to keep the system operating at the proper water levels.

2014 - 2017 Orissa state-level urban sanitation partnership - Piloting sustainable sanitation service delivery in two cities (Project Nirmal) To support a pilot in two small cities in the state of Odisha, India, in order to demonstrate a city-wide sanitation system for small cities strongly incorporating faecal sludge management techniques for on-site sanitation systems.

The project will be implemented in consultation and partnership with State Government and city authorities of Dhenkanal and Anugul Municipalities and the Project Management Structure that envisages a Project Steering Committee (PSC) to be chaired by the Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Govt. of Odisha and the state and city level Project Management Units. The PSC will meet half-yearly and review project progress as […]

2014 - 2015 Assessing odor issues and control strategies for the RTTC (Reinvent the Toilet Challenge) Development of odor control and mitigation solutions for various Reinvented Toilet systems and fecal sludge management (FSM)

This project seeks to improve the adoption rate of sustainable sanitation services and their intrinsic health benefits through the development of odor control and mitigation solutions for various “Reinvented Toilet” (RT) systems and fecal sludge management (FSM) technologies. Cleaner smelling toilets will be more successful at overcoming a key barrier to broader public uptake of new sanitation solutions. Malodor nuisance is a major risk factor in […]

2014 - 2017 Equipment and health and safety modifications required for developing the capacity to support grantees field-testing in Durban, SA To augment the services provided to transformative technology grantees and sanitation practitioners wishing to demonstrate their technologies in Eastern Africa.

The grant was awarded to the Pollution Research Group (PRG) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in order to increase the capacity of the PRG to provide support to sanitation practitioners working in the faecal sludge management field. This included covering the cost of upgrading the laboratory to increase health and safety (improved extraction, storage, standard operating procedures for helminth analysis etc.), provide more space for […]

2015 - 2016 Developing a uniform STH (soil-transmitted helminth) analysis consortium for analyzing fecal waste samples This work will result in publically available environmental analytical methods that presents uniformity and consistency in assessing and quantifying the global problem with Soil Transmitted Helminthes and their detection.

The project aims to set up a co-ordinary QA/QC (quality assurance and quality control) system for environmental assessment and quantification of Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) with special focus on Ascaris . Various samples will be used including but not limited to: Faecal sludge, UDDT fecal matter, sewage sludge, Soil and wastewater/water. This will involve selected laboratories on different continents that either have ongoing or recently […]

2012 Bio-digester Toilets: Sustainable Solution to India's Sanitation Challenge The bio-toilet consists of an easy to install super-structure, a multi-chambered matriced bio-tank that holds the bacterial culture and supports the treatment of human waste.

Sanitation facilities in India are alarming with over 600 million people (half of India's population) having no access to toilets. People are forced to defecate in the open. This poses health hazards, raises environmental concerns and leads to water contamination. This is coupled with the Indian Railways’s open-chute toilet system wherein the human waste drops on the rail tracks. Untreated human waste or the fecal […]

2015 - 2020 Blue Diversion Autarky, a self-sustaining grid free toilet Development of technologies and prototype reactors for the on-site treatment of source-separated urine, feces and polluted water from anal cleansing and handwashing.

“Blue Diversion AUTARKY” is the continuation of Eawag's RTTC project "Blue Diversion". The project developed technologies and prototype reactors for the on-site treatment of source-separated urine, feces and polluted water from anal cleansing and handwashing. Urine treatment: (more details on the treatment processes is provided in the external links below) Two processes are used in our system to treat the source-separated urine in the toilet: urine stabilization […]