Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (2025) The SuSanA Handbook Bylaws and Policies of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance
Sanitation is dignity, hygiene is health, water is life. They underpin everyday life for everyone who has ever lived and who will ever live - and yet today more than billion people do not even enjoy these basic human rights. Since 2007, the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance has been at the forefront of advocating that sanitation systems should be economically viable, socially acceptable, technically and institutionally appropriate, […]
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Sanitation for Millions (2025) Service Offer: Improve Quality of Care in Health Care Facilities Through Localization of the WASH FIT Approach
This service offer provides guidance for the systemic adaptation, localization, and scaling up of the Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT), developed by World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), within a dedicated localized and harmonized partnership approach. It was developed by the global project Sanitation for Millions, implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit […]
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Initiative for Sanitation Workers (ISW) (2025) Sanitation workers, 6 years on: Successes, resources and looking forward
In Stockholm World Water Week 2019 the seminal report “Health, safety and dignity of sanitation workers. An Initial Assessment” was launched. It highlighted the appalling working conditions sanitation workers face and set out key areas for action. Accordingly, WaterAid, World Bank, WHO, ILO and SNV formed the Initiative for Sanitation Workers (ISW), a global advocacy alliance. Acknowledging that without a protected and healthy workforce the Sustainable Development […]
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SNV and WaterAid (2025) Supporting Sanitation Workers Lessons from the Empowerment Support Fund
Sanitation workers, involved in faecal waste management, face dangerous and oppressive working conditions, as well as stigma. A key challenge weakening their voices is the lack of collective organisation among sanitation workers. Their health, safety and dignity is an issue of human rights, but it is also crucial for achieving the ambitions of safely managed sanitation for all and the promotion of decent work, as […]
Online since: 07.07.2025
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World Bank Group, World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, Water Aid (2019) Health, safety and dignity of sanitation workers
"Sanitation workers provide an invaluable service that many of us notice only when confronted with locked, blocked, or filthy toilets; overflowing septic tanks; or beaches contaminated with sewage. These workers are vital to the proper functioning of the sanitation systems that underpin daily life, and many more ae needed to achieve the ambitious agenda of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. Yet sanitation workers are often invisible […]
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World Health Organization (2021) Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable development goals. A Global Strategy on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021–2030
The Strategy supports the achievement of the targets of the 2021-2030 road map on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It sets out the critical role of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for prevention, care and management of NTDs, and the actions needed to ensure that WASH efforts result in improved and sustained health and wellbeing outcomes. The Strategy builds upon collaborations between the WASH and NTD […]
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World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (2022) Water, sanitation and hygiene in health-care facilities: a practical tool for situation assessment and improvement planning
"Adequate water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) services in health-care facilities, with waste management and environmental cleaning, are fundamental to ensuring high-quality care, safe maternal and child health services, infection prevention and control, and occupational health of health workers. In the light of the scarcity of available data and the lack of baseline information in many countries, World Health Assembly resolution WHA72.7 on WASH in health-care facilities […]
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Green Climate Fund (2022) Sectoral guide: Water security
Climate change is evident around the globe, and it requires bold actions now to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement. In addition, water is one of the world’s most essential commodities and demand for water service has increased tremendously following population growth, economic development and changing consuming patterns. Facing increasing demand for this scarce resource, the global water business seems to offer […]
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Viva con Agua (2021) Football 4 WASH - Manual VcA
Football as a sport is enjoyed by over 2.6 billion people all over the world. In East Africa alone, over 40 million boys and girls, women and men are actively involved in football games, either competitively or as fun games. Football and getting engaged in physical activity in general can provide opportunities for children and adolescents to develop greater agency over their life, to build leadership […]
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Crystal Huang, Steven Walker, Adrian Brillantes-Stepper, Carolien van der Voorden (2023) Area-wide sanitation Overview and evidence gaps
The last few decades have witnessed substantial gains in access to sanitation, as nearly 2.4 billion people gained access to improved toilets and open defecation (OD) rates fell 12 percentage-points globally (from 21% to 9%) between 2000 and 2020. Despite this progress, many countries are off track to meet their sustainable development goal (SDG) 6.2 targets. To reach these targets by 2030, a concerted effort […]
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Rishi Agarwal, Subhash Chennuri (2024) Business Models for Rural Fecal Sludge Management (FSM)
Over the last decade, basic sanitation coverage in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries has progressed significantly, especially in Asia. Sustaining those resulting gains in human, environmental, and community health, all while progressing toward targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6, requires safely managing the fecal sludge generated in on-site sanitation systems. When latrines are full, some households abandon them and build anew, while others choose […]
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Vanita Suneja, Jaison Thomas and Faysal Abbas, with contributions from Andrés Hueso González, Sterenn Philippe, Julie Fisher, Adnan Hakeem, Arif Jabbar. Supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2023) Improving social protection for sanitation workers in Pakistan
Sanitation workers play a vital role in maintaining cleanliness and safety within the sanitation chain, a crucial aspect of achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. However, they often face poor working conditions, social and economic marginalization, and significant health risks, including the threat of infection and injury, sometimes leading to fatalities, compromising their dignity and well-being. Enhancing social protection schemes for sanitation workers is essential […]
Online since: 20.03.2024
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Vanita Suneja, Jaison Thomas and Faysal Abbas, with contributions from Andrés Hueso González, Sterenn Philippe, Julie Fisher, Seema Rajouria, Tripti Rai. Supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2023) Improving social protection for sanitation workers in Nepal
Sanitation workers play a vital role in maintaining cleanliness and safety within the sanitation chain, a crucial aspect of achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. However, they often face poor working conditions, social and economic marginalization, and significant health risks, including the threat of infection and injury, sometimes leading to fatalities, compromising their dignity and well-being. Enhancing social protection schemes for sanitation workers is essential […]
Online since: 20.03.2024
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Vanita Suneja, Jaison Thomas and Faysal Abbas, with contributions from Andrés Hueso González, Sterenn Philippe, Julie Fisher, Hossain H. Adib, Mahadi Hasan and Hasin Jaha. Supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2023) Improving social protection for sanitation workers in Bangladesh
Sanitation workers play a vital role in maintaining cleanliness and safety within the sanitation chain, a crucial aspect of achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. However, they often face poor working conditions, social and economic marginalization, and significant health risks, including the threat of infection and injury, sometimes leading to fatalities, compromising their dignity and well-being. Enhancing social protection schemes for sanitation workers is essential […]
Online since: 20.03.2024
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Vanita Suneja, Jaison Thomas and Faysal Abbas, with contributions from Andrés Hueso González, Sterenn Philippe, Julie Fisher. Supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2023) Improving social protection for sanitation workers in South Asia
Sanitation workers provide an essential public service to ensure cleanliness and safety along the sanitation chain. This is key to achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, although poor working conditions, social and economic marginalization, high risk of infection and injury even death, mean it is often at the cost of their dignity, health and life. Strengthening social protection schemes for sanitation […]
Online since: 18.03.2024
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Sterenn Philippe, Andrés Hueso, Gloria Kafuria, Jules Sow, Hermann B. Kambou, Wandoo Akosu and Lloyd Beensi (2022) Challenges Facing Sanitation Workers in Africa: A Four-Country Study
Sanitation workers encounter significant challenges that jeopardize their dignity and health, crucial for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite their vital role, many governments in low- and middle-income countries neglect support for this workforce due to insufficient understanding of their needs and obstacles. The paper explores challenges faced by sanitation workers in Africa, including health risks, inadequate pay, legal vulnerability, and social stigma. Assessments conducted in […]
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Vanita Suneja, Jaison Thomas and Faysal Abbas, with contributions from Andrés Hueso González, Sterenn Philippe, Julie Fisher. Supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2023) Access to Social Protection by Sanitation Workers in South Asia
Sanitation workers provide an essential public service to ensure cleanliness and safety along the sanitation chain. This is key to achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, although poor working conditions, social and economic marginalization, high risk of infection and injury even death, mean it is often at the cost of their dignity, health and life. Strengthening social protection schemes for sanitation […]
Online since: 08.02.2024
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Department of Education Philippines (2023) WinS Monitoring Results - School year 2017/2018 to school year 2021/2022
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools program in the Philippines has improved significantly over the past years of implementation and contributed to the health and well-being of school children. The program started in 2016 through the DepEd Order No. 10 S-2016 titled “Policy and Guidelines for the Comprehensive WASH in Schools (WinS) Program”. This policy has able to set specific parameters and standards for […]
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(2022) Action Planning Workshop to realise the Call to Action
The NIRDPR in partnership with UNICEF, WaterAid and other development partners had conducted a 3-day National WASH Conclave “WASH Forward: Advancing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Panchayats” during February 23-25, 2022. Over 3000 participants including representatives from the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, officials from the state […]
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Rokaya, K. B. (2022) INCREASED ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER IN THE VILLAGE OF CHINA, NEPAL
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, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1 […]
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