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About the SuSanA network
What is SuSanA's vision?
What does SuSanA offer to its members and partners?
Who runs the SuSanA secretariat and how is it financed?
Does SuSanA provide funding/ sponsorship for researchers and sanitation projects?
Does SuSanA offer consultancy services?
Does SuSanA have job vacancies?
SuSanA Web platform
What does SuSanA website offer?
How can I get sanitation content (publications, projects, audiovisual material, conferences) listed in the SuSanA Knowledge Hub?
How can I get an event included under the SuSanA website?
How can I report a broken link on the SuSanA website?
What is SuSanA's relationship with Wikipedia?
What social media platforms does SuSanA use?
Does the website host paid advertising?
Registration, members and partners
What is the difference between a member and a partner?
What does SuSanA do with my registration information?
SuSanA Regional Chapters
How are regional chapters set up?
About SuSanA network
SuSanA’s vision is - All people have access to adequate, sustainable sanitation, regardless of gender, age, income, culture or location. Sanitation systems are important contributors to broader sustainable development. To be sustainable and provide maximum positive impact, sanitation systems must be economically viable, socially acceptable, technically and institutionally appropriate, as well as protect health, the environment and natural resources.
What does SuSanA offer to its members and partners?
SuSanA, as a global knowledge management platform, engages, equips and recognizes mid-level sanitation practitioners and managers, to influence policy makers to enhance knowledge exchange, advocacy dialogue and support hands-on implementers to leverage their skills towards bringing sustainable sanitation services to all.
SuSanA with its think tank function provides a platform where current, emerging and controversial themes on sustainable sanitation are discussed and nurtured to build consensus within the broader global sustainability discourse (SDG’s).
Who runs the SuSanA secretariat and how is it financed?
The SuSanA secretariat is located in Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany and is financed by the German Ministry (BMZ). The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) currently funds SuSanA through Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) for various activities. Additionally, several partners contribute on a voluntary basis to organise SuSanA meetings, develop publications and other sanitation events.
Does SuSanA provide funding/ sponsorship for researchers and sanitation projects?
No, SuSanA cannot provide funding for projects or sponsorships. Some of SuSanA´s partners are funding agencies. Visit their websites or use our discussion forum to look for funding opportunities. Calls for proposals, tenders, applications and expressions of interest (projects and awards) are regularly listed here.
Also, some SuSanA partners may offer travel sponsorships for individuals to be able to participate in SuSanA meetings. This kind of support is usually announced on our discussion forum.
Does SuSanA offer consultancy services?
No, SuSanA by itself does not offer consultancy services. Some SuSanA partners and members do offer these services, and could be approached directly.
Does SuSanA have job vacancies?
SuSanA is not an employer. However, job vacancies with SuSanA partners are often posted on the discussion forum here.
SuSanA Web platform
What does SuSanA website offer?
The website has a comprehensive knowledge hub consisting of a sanitation library, global project database, conference materials, sanitation events and audiovisual products. The website not only hosts one of the biggest discussion forums on various sanitation related topics but also 13 SuSanA working groups and their activities. Several Thematic Discussion Series are conducted on the forum from time to time.
The forum is also a professional platform and a meeting point for all SuSanA members with diverse backgrounds.
How can I get sanitation content (publications, projects, audiovisual material, conferences) listed in the SuSanA Knowledge Hub?
If you are an individual SuSanA member, you can send details of any publication, video and conference materials you think should be included in the library, including your own publications, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
To be included in the SuSanA library, publications must be relevant to sanitation context, published in pdf file format not exceeding 8 mb, have appropriate filters set, a preview image, authors’ names and year of publishing.
SuSanA partner organisations can enter new projects and publications directly via their user account. The projects and publications will be listed under their partner profile and in the SuSanA Library. Organisations who are not partners should contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
How can I get an event included under the SuSanA website?
All sanitation related events can be added to our event page in the website. SuSanA members and partners will be able to add events to the new Sanitation Calendar by sending details to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or directly through www.sanitation-calendar.org. SuSanA and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) are jointly developing the Sanitation Calendar.
How can I report a broken link on the SuSanA website?
Please write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to report broken links, incorrect information and other problems on the website. General feedback on the tools that SuSanA platform offers is also welcome.
What is SuSanA's relationship with Wikipedia?
We believe it is important to provide the public with accurate, up-to-date information about water, sanitation and hygiene topics. Wikipedia is one of the most frequently consulted sources of open-access information, and like SuSanA relies on the work of countless volunteers who believe in collaborating for a common good.
The sanitation-related content on Wikipedia is getting better and better all the time thanks to SuSanA members and other volunteers behind the Sanitation Wikipedia project. If you would like to contribute your time to this project, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or here on our discussion forum.
What social media platforms does SuSanA use?
SuSanA uses Facebook and Twitter to share updates about the network. Videos from members and partners are shared on our YouTube channel and photos are uploaded in Flickr under CC-BY SA 4.0 license.
Does the website host paid advertising?
The SuSanA website does not host paid advertisements. However, SuSanA members are free to share information about research, publications, job vacancies or experiences related to sanitation on the discussion forum.
Registration, members and partners
What is the difference between a member and a partner?
SuSanA members are individuals who have registered in the SuSanA website. They can post on the Discussion Forum, participate in Working Group activities, receive digests, news and information from SuSanA, and participate in SuSanA meetings.
SuSanA partners are organisations person can join as a SuSanA member. At organisation level, SuSanA accepts partners. However, partner applications have to be sent by a registered, individual member of the organisation.
What does SuSanA do with my registration information?
Registration information can be accessed only by SuSanA website administrators. Users’ email addresses are automatically added to working group mailing lists and news mail list according to users’ preferences. The user information is also used to contact members regarding their forum posts or any information they have shared on the website, monitor SuSanA’s usage and analyse progress as an Alliance. Under no circumstances will user information be shared with third parties.
SuSanA Regional Chapters
How are regional chapters set up?
Regional Chapters are set up by SuSanA partner organisations, with the help of the SuSanA Secretariat, usually where there is strong support and funding. Each Regional Chapter functions with a chapter coordinator, clear targets for the chapter within a given timeframe.
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