Ernst and Young India and India Sanitation Coalition (2020) Accelerating private sector engagement for Faecal Sludge and Septage Management in India Creating a supportive environment for profitable businesses
This report explores ways by which private sector engagement in FSSM can be successfully accelerated by looking at potential business opportunities and challenges in FSSM, lessons that can be learned from current FSSM practice and finally, key takeaways for the key stakeholders in the ecosystem. While each of these segments touch upon separate aspects of the FSSM ecosystem, the common thread of how private […]
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Convergence © (2021) Working Group on Blended Finance For Water Infrastructure Maintenance And Fecal Sludge Management Outcome Document
Over the course of three months, a Working Group comprised of over 50 organizations explored the use of blended finance in two important segments of water service delivery and sanitation: (1) repair and maintenance of water infrastructure in less densely populated areas; and (2) fecal sludge management. Commissioned by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), this Outcome Document highlights the Working Group's recommendations. Currently, there […]
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WaterAid Bangladesh & CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2020) SFD Lite Report - Sakhipur, Bangladesh
Sakhipur, recognized as municipality, is a town of Sakhipur Upazila which is located about 39 km by road from Tangail and 77 km northwest of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. Sakhipur became a Pourashava (municipality) in October 2000. It has an annual income of 6 million Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) over the last three years which makes it an ‘A’ category Pourashava. Sakhipur municipality consists […]
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Srinivasan, S., Faithful, A. (2021) Technology Applicability Framework // Taf Assessment Washalot 3.0
130 WASHaLOTs placed in public schools, health care facilities, district offices and other public institutions in Kampala and West Nile (Uganda). In a participatory process, a technology implemented as a pilot is assessed through the perspective of three key stakeholder groups engaged with the implementation of the technology: user/buyer, producer/provider and regulator/ investor/facilitator. The three key stakeholder groups assess the six sustainability dimensions individually, resulting in […]
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Madrid, F., Monse, B., Schlenk, J. (2021) WASHaLOT 3.0: User's Guide for Schools Installation, Operation and Maintenance
The WASHaLOT 3.0 is a low-cost and water-saving washing facility. For pandemic preparedness and response, the WASHaLOT 3.0 can be easily adjusted so that fewer water outlets are in use to ensure physical distancing. This user guide is produced to provide receiving schools with orientation on the WASHaLOT installation, guidance on operation & maintenance as well as recommendations for pandemic adjustments. The school community needs to be […]
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Blume, S., Nordmann, D., Schäfer, D., Werchota, R. (2015) Closing the Last Mile for Millions Sharing the Experience on Scaling up Access to Safe Drinking Water and Adequate Sanitation to the Urban Poor
Despite concerted efforts to extend water and sanitation services to the fast-growing numbers of people living in urban low-income and often informal areas, the water sector in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa appears to be stagnating. Many challenges stand in the way of closing the last mile of physical access for an estimated 250 million unserved urban residents. A misguided focus on conventional household connections […]
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Roaf, V., Potter, A., Ngunjiri, I., and Schreiner, B. (2020) Human Rights and Water Integrity Implications For Informal Settlement Water And Sanitation
Despite clear international law on the human right to water, and widespread recognition of this right, almost one billion people still do not have adequate, affordable and safe access to water and 2.4 billion people do not have access to safe sanitation. The world’s urban population is increasing and by conservative estimates, rates of growth will continue well into the middle of this century. By 2050, […]
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CDD Society (2020) Insights from Faecal Sludge Management in Devanahalli Five years of operations
The central questions that this thematic note seeks to address include: What can municipalities learn about creating a conducive enabling environment for faecal sludge management (FSM)? How can engineers create Faecal sludge treatment plant (FSTP) designs that work well on the ground both technically and financially? The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) has made significant strides in addressing the need for toilet infrastructure in India. To realize […]
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GIZ (2020) WinS Behavior Stickers Apply and Remind
Behavior stickers for WASH in schools (WinS) interventions to be used for applying and reminding users of hygienic habits.
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Tilley, Elizabeth et al. (2008) Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies (1st Edition) (in English, French, Korean, Nepali, Spanish and Vietnamese)
The objective the Compendium is threefold: 1. Expose the Compendium user to a broad range of sanitation systems and innovative technologies; 2. Help the Compendium user understand and work with the system concept, i.e. the process of building a complete system, by iteratively choosing and linking appropriate technologies; 3. Describe and fairly present the technology-specific advantages and disadvantages. A second, revised edition of the Compendium is linked below, and […]
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McConville, J., Niwagaba, C., Nordin, A., Ahlström, M., Namboozo, V. and Kiffe, M. (2020) Guide to Sanitation Resource Recovery Products & Technologies A supplement to the Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies
The aim of this document is to provide an overview of the possibilities for resource recovery from sanitation and provide guidance on treatment processes to achieve safe products for reuse. The focus of this document is on resource recovery from the organic wastes managed in sanitation systems and, to a lesser extent, on the recovery of water and energy generation. Resource recovery sanitation systems are […]
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Jacob, N. (2019) What After ODF? Second Generation Issues in Sanitation
This document draws on SuSanA’s resource base of materials and information contributed by over 10,000 members. Its authors have also conducted secondary research. It represents a consultative process with the experts and other prominent authorities in the sector. At the time of publishing, the document represented the best possible advice based on the data and experience of the group.
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Jacob, N. (2019) SuSanA India Chapter Thematic Discussion Series Synthesis Document Addressing the Last Female Mile Inclusion in sanitation focusing on women
In peri-urban areas and small and medium towns, several studies have found women have problems finding safe and convenient toilets and drinking water. The toilets provided in resettlement colonies and tenements are often inadequate, unsafe and in poor condition. One of the main reasons for bad water and sanitation facilities in these resettlement areas is that women are usually not part of the process of […]
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BA2ZSEEC, Dem, T., Choeden, J., Tshomo, D., Yangchen, K., Thinley, S., Gyaltshen, S., Dorji, C., Om, A. (2018) Menstrual Hygiene Management The challenges facing students and nuns in Bhutan
Spurred by the growing body of evidence linking poor menstrual hygiene facilities to school absenteeism, a collaborative study by the Ministry of Education, the Bhutan Nuns Foundation, the Religion and Health Project and the Ministry of Health in partnership with UNICEF was undertaken in 2017. The study undertook both qualitative and quantitative approaches to assess the current issues facing Bhutanese schoolgirls and nuns during their […]
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Sah, N., Shrestha, S., Dhakal, S., Ahmad, T. (2018) Menstrual Hygiene Practices in Nepalese Schools and Communities
The study ‘Analysis of Menstrual Hygiene Practices in Nepal: The Role of WASH in Schools Programme for Girls Education’, was commissioned by UNICEF Nepal in collaboration with the Health Research and Social Development Forum (HERD) in 2016 to explore the socio-cultural practices related to menstruation, its management and consequences pertaining to girls’ education. The research and analysis in this report examines menstrual hygiene practices and […]
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Dave, S., Deshmukh, T., Deb, B., Manchikanti, S., Patnaik, S. (2020) Development of a Disaster-Resilient Toilet Lessons from the States of Assam and Gujarat, India
This Field Note describes the development process of designing a Disaster-Resilient Toilet (DRT) which was carried out in the States of Assam and Gujarat in India. Both of these States are affected annually by flooding and cyclones, and they are also both located in earthquake-prone areas. The impact of flooding and cyclones has meant that existing toilets are damaged, often beyond repair, as the design […]
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Kabir, Y., Kulkarni, A., Tahiliani, B., Chandrasekar, R., Arora, R. (2020) Menstrual Hygiene Management Programming in Maharashtra The journey of a decade
In India, the state of Maharashtra has been pioneering innovations on MHM in both policy and practice since 2009. Government bodies, civil society organizations, social enterprises, and academia have collectively been proactive in generating robust evidence and approaches on menstrual hygiene management (MHM) for the past decade. A concerted action led by the state government, enabled systematic coordination between various ministries involved in MHM programming; […]
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Ambreen S., Kugedera, Z., Mulugeta, T., Peiris, M., Lihemo, G., (2020) Creating an Enabling Environment to achieve the WASH SDGs in Punjab Province, Pakistan
Over the last five years, the government of Punjab province has taken steps to develop an enabling environment for sustainable and at-scale WASH services. This Field Note outlines the sector policy and strategies, institutional arrangements and sector coordination mechanisms implemented. The arrangements for sector monitoring as well as budgeting, financing and capacity development are presented. These reforms have supported several outcomes that contribute to accelerating […]
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Shrestha, P., Shrestha, S., Dhakal, S., Ahmad, T. (2018) Lessons from a Post ODF Assessment in Nepal
Since 2003 Nepal has been actively promoting the Community Led Total Sanitation approach and, from 2005 onwards; the School Led Total Sanitation approach, to promote Open Defecation Free (ODF) behaviours. The Government has put sanitation and hygiene at the forefront of its development agenda through the Nepal Country Plan for the International Year of Sanitation in 2008, the Sanitation and Hygiene Master Plan (SHMP) in […]
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Cavill, S., Dhakal, S., Bishwakarma, D., Shrestha, S., Ahmad, T. (2019) Accelerating Sanitation, Hygiene and Water for All (ASWA-II) Baseline findings from Nepal
• The ASWA-II programme (2017-2022) is being implemented in eight Terai districts to eliminate open defecation and ensure the sustained use of safely managed water supplies and hygiene by people in targeted districts, especially by women and girls and persons with disability. • At baseline, 47 out of 100 communities were externally ODF certified. However, there are challenges in sustaining the ODF achievements. Slippage is a concern, […]
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