CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2022) SFD Lite Report - Sylhet City Corporation Bangladesh

Sylhet city, the district headquarter as well as the divisional headquarter of the Sylhet division, is situated in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is 241 km away from the capital city Dhaka. The city is located on the banks of Surma River. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent. Sylhet was updated to a city corporation from a municipal board in 2002. Sylhet is […]

CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2022) SFD Lite Report - Noakhali Municipality Bangladesh

Noakhali municipality, the district headquarter of Noakhali district is situated in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It is located 198.4 km south of the capital Dhaka. It is beside the river Dakatia River and Meghna River and it is well connected with road, water, and railways. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was established as Municipality in 1876. The town was declared […]

CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2022) SFD Lite Report - Rajbari Municipality, Bangladesh

Rajbari municipality, the district headquarter of Rajbari district is situated in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It is located 110 km from the capital Dhaka. It is beside the Padma River, and it is well connected with road and water. Rajbari Municipality was established in 1913 and was recognized as Town Committee. Later in 1923, it was renamed as Rajbari Municipality. It is one of the oldest […]

CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2022) SFD Lite Report - Meherpur Municipality, Bangladesh

Meherpur, a city of southwestern Bangladesh and the district headquarter of Meherpur district is situated in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. Meherpur Town was established in the early six-teenth century. Meherpur Municipality is one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh which was established in 1859. The municipality town stands on the turbulently flown Bhairab River. Meherpur is one of the 53 municipalities in the country. According to the […]

CWIS-FSM Support Cell (2022) SFD Lite Report - Thakurgaon Municipality Bangladesh

Thakurgaon, a city of northern Bangladesh and the district headquarter of Thakurgaon district is situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It is the main business centre in this region. It is located 406.1 km away from the capital city Dhaka. It is beside the Tangan River and is well con-nected with road, water, and railways. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and […]

CWIS- FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2022) SFD Lite Report - Naogaon Municipality Bangladesh

Naogaon is a municipality town and district headquarters of Naogaon District in the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The city is situated in the northern part of the country, which is 241 km away from the capital city Dhaka. It is located on the bank of the Mini Jamuna River. It is the centre of commerce within the Naogaon District and is well connected with road, […]

Pande,S., Seiz, T., Schlenk, J. (2022) Reaching Millions via Social Media Scaling-up approach by S2HSS Nepal & WAPO-RE

There is no doubt that social media can be an instigator of social change. Successful social media campaigns can greatly contribute to increasing the visibility of initiatives and can boost scaling-up efforts. However, to make the campaign successful, it’s essential to get the ingridiences right. Inspiring for you could be our experience with the highly successful social media campaign #NepalsMenstrualMovement where cooperating with a Goodwill Ambassador […]

Rieiro, F., and Lukwago, R. (2022) WASH QUARTET GAME // TRAINING MANUAL

The training manual was developed for trainers who will introduce the WASH Quartet game, an educational card game focused on the learning of key water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices and behaviours to community leaders from refugee settlements in Northern Uganda. Trainers will disseminate the game to their local communities for them to incorporate and reinforce key WASH practices while having fun playing the game. […]

CWIS-FSM Support Cell (2022) SFD Lite Report - Joypurhat Municipality, Bangladesh

Joypurhat is a municipality town and district headquarters of Joypurhat District in the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The city is situated in the northern part of the country, which is 250 km away from the capital city Dhaka. It is beside the Little Jamuna River and the Tulshiganga River and it is well connected with road, water, and railways. It was declared a municipality in […]

CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2022) SFD Lite Report - Nilphamari Municipality Bangladesh

Nilphamari, a city of northwestern Bangladesh and the district headquarter of Nilphamari district is situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It is located 337.5 km north-west of Dhaka. It is beside the Tista, little Jumuna, Jumuneshwari River and it is well connected with road, and railways. Nilphamari is historically and culturally a very important city in North Bengal. The city is the commer-cial hub for the […]

Gensch, R., Ferron, S., Sandison, P., Bindel, A., Coerver, A., Cottafavi, L., Deniel, K., Ewers, L., Friedrich, M., Harter, M., Hoffmann, O., Lloyd, A., Machado, A., Shrinivasan, S., Vallis, S. (2022) Compendium of Hygiene Promotion in Emergencies 1st Edition

The Compendium of Hygiene Promotion in Emergencies is a comprehensive and systematic compilation of the most relevant sector-reviewed components, tools, methods and approaches to design and implement successful hygiene promotion (HP) and behaviour change interventions. It is applicable to all critical hygiene behaviours across all response phases. It is not intended to be a ‘How To’ guide but to provide a single source of the […]

CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2022) SFD Lite Report - Magura Municipality, Bangladesh

Magura municipality, the district headquarter of Magura district is situated in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It is located 146 km from the capital Dhaka. It is bounded by the Nabaganga River and it is well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Municipality in 1972. It is one of the 53 district-level municipalites in the […]

CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2022) SFD Lite Report - Sirajganj Municipality, Bangladesh

Sirajganj municipality is one of the oldest municipalities in the north-central region of Bangladesh, established in 1869, it is now recognized as a first-class municipality, consisting of 15 wards and 52 mohallas. It is lying on the west of the Jamuna River, about 141 km north-west of the capital city Dhaka. It was once considered a principal jute trade centre. In modern days, it is […]

ISO (2018) Systèmes d'assainissement non collectifs — Unités de traitement intégrées préfabriquées — Exigences de performance et de sécurité générales pour la conception et les essais

La présente Norme internationale a pour objectif de faciliter le développement de systèmes d'assainissement autonomes conçus pour répondre aux besoins essentiels en matière d'assainissement et de favoriser la durabilité économique, sociale et environnementale, grâce à des stratégies pouvant consister réduire à la consommation des ressources (par exemple, l'eau, l'énergie) et à convertir les déchets humains en produits sortants sûrs. Le concept de système d'assainissement non collectif […]

Urban Management Centre (UMC) (2015) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Fecal Sludge Management for Municipalities in Gujarat

Urban Management Centre (UMC) (2020) Handbook for Sanitation Workers on use of Personal Protective Equipment

• You, as a sanitation worker, are exposed to occupational health and safety hazards. The work involves risk of coming in contact with hazardous biological and chemical agents • PPEs are a crucial barrier between you and disease-causing agents at the work site • It has been observed that the usage of PPEs is low. Fellow sanitation workers of yours have shared major reasons for this- wearing […]

David M. Robbins (2007) Septage Management Guide for Local Governments A step-by-step practical guide to developing effective septage management programs for cities and municipalities

The direct relationship between diseases such as cholera, hepatitis and dysentery and the unrestricted discharges of residential sewage is well documented. The septic tank is a simple device and when designed, installed, and operated properly, can serve as the first step in the sewage treatment process, which transforms human waste into a manageable effluent. Effluent can be further treated, reused or disposed of, thus breaking […]

National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASC) (2018) Urban Onsite Sanitation and Faecal Sludge Management Framework for Provision and Regulation in Zambia

After decades promoting sanitation in low and middle-income countries, several countries and the global sanitation community have come to realise that it is time to rethink the approach to accelerating access to quality services. Since 2000, the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has consistently reported that the share of the population in low and middle-income countries that use pit latrines, […]

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India (2021) Ensuring Safety of Sanitation Workers A Ready Reckoner for Urban Local Bodies

Sanitation workers have been the foundation of the sanitation improvement story of urban India. Sanitation sector and various services provided under it are hazardous in nature — some are moderately hazardous while many of them are extremely hazardous. The working environment puts sanitation workers to a wide range of health risks and diseases due to exposure to harmful pathogens, chemicals and sharp objects. Consequently, there […]

Working Committee formed by the Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (2017) Institutional and Regulatory Framework for Faecal Sludge Management (IRF-FSM)

In Bangladesh, on-site sanitation is prevalent throughout the country except for a small portion in Dhaka city, and the huge quantity of faecal sludge generated in septic tanks and pits (of pit/ pour-flush latrines) is inaptly managed. Lack of Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) services is causing severe environmental pollution, particularly in urban areas, affecting both public health and economy. Apart from Dhaka North and Dhaka […]