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Sonargaon is one of the ancient capitals of Bengal and served as the administrative centre of eastern Bengal. It is located in the Sonargaon Upazila of the Narayanganj District within the Dhaka Division. The geographical coordinates of Sonargaon are 23°38' N and 90°35' E . Its northern and western boundaries are defined by Araihazar and Rupganj upazilas, its southern and eastern boundaries by …
Kaliakair Municipality is situated within the Kaliakair Sub-District (Upazila) in Gazipur District (Zila), which is under Dhaka Division. The geographical coordinates of Kaliakair are 24° 4' 10.03'' N and 90° 13' 19.64'' E . It is bordered on the north by the Upazilas of Mirzapur and Sakhipur, on the south by the Upazilas of Savar and Dhamrai, on the east by the Upazilas of Gazipur Sadar and …
Kolhabi Municipality is situated in Bara District of Madhesh Province in the southern region of Nepal. It is divided into 11 wards and covers an area of 157.40 sq. km. It was restructured by merging the already-existing Kolhabi, Sapahi, Prasauna, Kakadi, Amab, Bachhanpurwa, Rampurwa Village Development Committeees (VDCs) and some wards from VDCs Sinhasani (wards 1 and 2), Haraiya (ward 6), …
Gaur Municipality is in Nepal’s southern Terai area. The municipality was formed in April 1992 by merging Gaur, Tikuliya, Purenywa, Sirshiya and Swagadha Village Development Committees (VDCs). The municipality is divided into nine political ward boundaries. According to the census 2021, the municipality has a total population of 39,846 and there are 7,235 households with an annual growth rate …
Jaleshwar Municipality is in Mahottari District, Madhesh Province of Nepal. It has a total of 12 wards and covers an area of 44.72 square kilometres. It shares its boundary with Mahottari District and Pipra Rural Municipality in the north, Sitamadi District of neighboring country India in the south, Matihani Rural Municipality in the east and Ekdara Rural Municipality in the west. According to …
There remains a large unmet need for sanitation access throughout the world that compromises both human and environmental health. Opportunities exist to employ sanitation systems that better utilize and recover scarce resources from excreta such as water, energy, and nutrients. However, technologies such as a composting latrine may require more maintenance and close handling of feces compared to …
Afghanistan is affected by manmade and natural disasters, which have caused a significant displacement of people. People often move from their place of origin to cities and are settled in areas where access to safe drinking water is limited. In 2020, only 47.5 per cent of the population had access to basic drinking water services and 38.1 per cent had basic hygiene services1. As a result, …
This Manual is needed for the technical persons to be trained as Operators and helpers at the FSTP site at Waynad. It contains Technical Guidelines for carrying out the works. A series of manuals are made, Operation and maintenance manual and Operator Instruction manual are the others.
This Health and Safety Rulebook is presented for the use of all employees of the Faecal Sludge Treatment …
Sreepur Municipality is located in the Sreepur Upazila of Gazipur District under Dhaka Division. It is approximately 25 kilometres from the District town and in the southeastern portion of the Gazipur District. The geographical coordinates of Sreepur are between 24°10' and 24°14’ N and 90°23' and 90°29'" E . It is bordered on the north by the upazilas of Bhaluka and Gaffargaon, on the …
As the Swachh Bharat Mission ventures into the second phase of its implementation - moving from ODF to ODF Plus – the Ministry of Jal Shakti released a programme inception film that shows how India will transition its efforts sustain the gains of the first phase and achieve a clean living environment through faecal and plastic waste management. The film has been jointly produced by the WASH and …
The objective of this compilation is to strengthen the capacity of organisations to design and deliver effective hygiene promotion programs leading to the improved health of communities.
This compilation of three keynote papers and 31 case studies searches for answers to the question: What makes hygiene promotion work? The case studies are written by authors from a wide variety of organisations …
What is trust? Why is it important in emergency-response teams? Humanitarian practitioners identify trust as one of the most important factors in launching timely and effective emergency responses.
Building Trust in Diverse Teams can be used throughout the cycle of an emergency response and features a Trust Index, to assess and measure trust within diverse teams, and ten trust-building tools …
The right to water and sanitation entitles everyone to have access to sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible, and affordable water for personal and domestic use. In 2010, the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council recognized clean drinking water and safe sanitation to be human rights, essential to the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights. Additionally, …
Mithila Bihari is located in the Dhanusha district of Nepal (Madhesh Province). The municipality covers an area of about 27 kilometres and is situated at an altitude of 87 metres above sea level. The municipality was restructured in 2017 by merging six Village Development Committees (VDCs), which are Bhuthahi Partewa, Mithileshwar Nikas, Andupatti, Tarapatti, Sirsiya, Mithileshwar Mouwahi, Thera …
Phidim Municipality was declared as municipality on 18th May 2014. It is in Panchthar District, Koshi Province in the eastern Nepal. It is divided into 14 political wards. The municipality has a total population of 48,495 with 23,679 males and 24,816 females (Census 2021, n.d.). Out of total wards, ward number 1 has the largest population (8,944) while ward number 9 has the least population with …
The purpose of Including Children with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action is to strengthen the inclusion of children and women with disabilities, and their families, in emergency preparedness, response and early recovery, and recovery and reconstruction. This series of booklets provides insight into the situation of children with disabilities in humanitarian contexts, highlights the ways in …
Cyclone Fani hit Odisha on 3 May 2019. The UNICEF WASH team witnessed that the wind speeds were unprecedented and highly destructive, devastating 14 districts. It was found that among the most affected were villages in Puri district. To address this massive emergency, the WASH team at UNICEF Odisha, immediately started working with other organizations to support the government in effectively …
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