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2012 - SuSanA flyer - General overview of SuSanA. SuSanA SuSanA. [250.67 KB]

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This flyer gives a general overview of the SuSanA, its objectives, working groups as well as partner organisations. …

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2012 - Join SuSanA poster. SuSanA [6.25 MB]

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The Join SuSanA poster highlights the benefits and opportunities of being or becoming a SuSanA member: …

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2012 - Compilation of 13 factsheets on key sustainable sanitation topics. von Münch, E., Ingle, R., Mbalo, D., Kappauf, L. (eds.) Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) and GIZ, Germany. [5.25 MB]

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This factsheet book is a compilation of 13 thematic factsheets which were produced by the eleven SuSanA working groups. What makes these factsheets special is that they are …

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2012 - SuSanA roll-up poster - Working groups and SuSanA partners. SuSanA [9.99 MB]

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The SuSanA roll-up display shows the 11 thematic working group and the SuSanA partners. The roll-up poster can be printed in large size (A1 or A0) and used for events or …

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2012 - Capacity development for sustainable sanitation - Factsheet of Working Group 1. Spuhler, D., McCreary, C., Fogde, M., Jenssen, P. D. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [818.85 KB]

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This factsheet provides an overview on basic principles of capacity development and addresses current challenges and gaps in capacity development for sustainable sanitation, as …

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2012 - 10 years ecosan club. Ecosan Club (ed.) Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP), Issue 10. EcoSan Club, Austria. [4.55 MB]

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EcoSan Club was founded on 20.02.2002 and is therefore celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2012. We decided to devote issue 10 of Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP) to „10 …

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2012 - A standard set of Powerpoint slides to explain SuSanA. SuSanA SuSanA Secretariat, located at GIZ, Eschborn, Germany. [11.14 MB]

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This standard set of powerpoint slides about SuSanA has been developed by the SuSanA secretariat to provide a more detailed overview of SuSanA and also so that all presenters …

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2012 - Worldwide list of 324 documented ecosan projects by various organisations. GIZ Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [61.46 KB]

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This project list of ecosan projects worldwide is regularly updated by the GIZ team. With "ecosan" we mean here sustainable sanitation / ecosan projects with reuse of some or all …

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2011 - Ecological sanitation in Uganda - Inspirational success stories from the field. NETWAS-U Network for Water and Sanitation in Uganda (NETWAS-U), Kampala, Uganda. [1.32 MB]

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These documented cases have been compiled in completion of a 15 months Ecological Sanitation Research Project implemented by Network for Water and Sanitation (NETWAS) Uganda as the …

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2011 - The Human Right to Water and Sanitation - A series of relevant documents. UN United Nations, New York, USA. [2.01 MB]

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A series of relevant documents on human rights to water and sanitation are listed in this download area. …

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2011 - Harnessing the wisdom of crowds: Open discussion forum helps to answer sanitation related questions. von Münch, E., Rieck, C. Appropriate Technology, Volume 38, No. 4, p. 24-26. [529.7 KB]

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We know it all too well from our daily work: E-mails have nowadays become …

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2011 - Sanitation experts brainstorm in Kigali, Rwanda. Mwaniki, S. Transworld Publishers Limited, Kenya. [1.33 MB]

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This article is part of the September-October edition of the Magazine Africa Water & Sanitation which is distributed for free in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and various other countries …

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2011 - Illustrated sanitation and hygiene tools prepared for household and community education in Ethopia. USAID [1.17 MB]

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Illustrated sanitation and hygiene tools prepared for household and community education in Ethopia. Topics cover hand washing, tippy tap and latrine construction and use. Most of …

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2011 - Toolkit for urban public sanitation projects in Kenya (Version 1.0). WSTF Water Services Trust Fund, Kenya. [429.31 KB]

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This toolkit contains the complete set of tools (e.g. drawings, BoQs, management guidelines) that the Water Service Providers (WSPs) need to plan, design, implement, manage, …

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2011 - Your water and your health - Flipchart part one. Nienhuys, S. United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS), Nairobi, Kenya. [5.66 MB]

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Training material developed by Sjoerd Nienhuys, Chief Technical Advisor …

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2011 - Community-Led Urban environmental sanitation planning: CLUES - Complete guidelines for decision-makers with 30 tools. Luethi, C., Morel, A., Tilley, E., Ulrich, L. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Dübendorf, Switzerland, WSSCC, Geneva, Switzerland and UN-HABITAT, Nairobi, Kenya. [4.75 MB]

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The Community-Led Urban Environmental Sanitation (CLUES) approach presents comprehensive guidelines for the planning and implementation of environmental sanitation infrastructure …

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2011 - Sustainable sanitation campaign in China. Li, Z., Zhang, L.., Mang, H.-P., Huba, E. Chinese Node for Sustainable Sanitation (CNSS), Beijing, China. [2.76 MB]

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China has both experience and history in the prac-tices of ecological sanitation, which can be sourced back to the 1980s. However, there has been no plat-form or mechanism to …

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2011 - Evaluation of Bolivia knowledge node for sustainable sanitation (Annex 10 of EcoSanRes 2 program evaluation). Baldivieso, T., Alveteg, T. EcoSanRes, Stockholm, Sweden. [360.33 KB]

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This report summarises the main findings from the interviews with Bolivia Node member organisations, desk review of the relevant project and sector documents and field visits to …

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2010 - A decade of the total sanitation campaign - Vol.1: Main report: Rapid assessment of processes and outcomes. WSP World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), USA. [1.28 MB]

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The Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) of the Government of India has been in operation for over a decade (1999 to date), and the Nirmal Gram Puraskar, a fiscal incentive programme …

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2010 - Ecological toilets - Start simple and upgrade from arborloo to VIP. Morgan, P. [6.84 MB]

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This book comes as a sequel to the earlier work entitled “Toilets that make Compost” in which low cost ecological toilets were described together with the benefits that could …

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2010 - Capacity development for ecological sanitation in schools. Shangwa. A. Ecological Sanitation Research (EcoSanRes), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). [2.59 MB]

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This presentation adds an exciting new dimension to sanitation promotion in schools and deals in particular with how to build simple toilets, make simple hand washing devices etc., …

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2010 - Activity Report - For the period of June 2009 to March 2010. ESF [1.47 MB]

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This report represents the deliverables of ecosan activities as per contract No. 83039783 with GTZ Germany and Ecosan Services Foundation. The details of the deliverables such as …

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2010 - How to select appropriate technical solutions for sanitation - Guide 4 - Choisir des solutions techniques adaptées pour l'assainissement liquide (in English and French). Frenoux, C., Gabert, J., Guillaume, M., Monvois, J. pS-Eau, Paris, France. [1.28 MB]

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This book is part of a series of 6 books, available in French (www.pseau.org/smc/guides) …

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2009 - Institutional Changes for Sanitation - Discussion paper on the institutional changes required to achieve the MDG target on sanitation. Sokou, E. United Nations ESCAP. [582.46 KB]

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Following the Hashimoto Action Plan of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared 2008 …

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2009 - Technical Guide to EcoSan Promotion. Onyango, P., Odhiambo, O., Oduor, A. EU-GTZ-SIDA EcoSan Promotion Project. [4.05 MB]

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The EcoSan Promotion Project (EPP) is a project component of the Water Sector Reform Programme in Kenya co-funded by the European Union, SIDA and GTZ and implemented between …

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2009 - Poo - Introduction to ecosan with cartoons and sketches. Phadke, S. India. [3.04 MB]

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Some of us have the luxury of labeling poo related discussions as "yucky", "juvenile", "crass" or even a "waste" of time. …

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2009 - Using urine to increase maize production in schools - The Chisungu Primary School Water and Sanitation project. Morgan, P., Shangwa, A. Ecological Sanitation Research (EcoSanRes), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). [3.19 MB]

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This presentation shows increased maize production when treated with urine as fertilizer. …

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2009 - Sanitation Policies and Regulatory Frameworks for Reuse of Nutrients in Wastewater, Human Excreta and Greywater - Proceedings from SEI/EcoSanRes2 Workshop. SEI; EcoSanRes [532.97 KB]

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The workshop on Sanitation Policies and Regulatory Frameworks for Reuse of Nutrients in Wastewater, Human Excreta and Greywater was a two-day event held at the Stay At Hotel in …

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2009 - How does a urine diversion and compost toilet work? Ecosan toilet (poster). Nienhuys, S. Capacity Building for Habitat Improvement in the Hindu Kush Programme.. [352.12 KB]

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2008 - Strategy of Authority Capacity Building - Netssaf Deliverable D59. Fall, A. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GTZ), Germany. [351.8 KB]

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This guide is containing methods, tools, and planning elements for capacity building of authorities at all levels (local, national or regional), to be used by NETSSAF partners in …

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2008 - Introduction to the NETSSAF participatory planning approach - A tutorial and guideline for sustainable sanitation planning. Barreto Dillon, L., Buzie, C. ttz Bremerhaven. Water, Energy and Landscape Management, Bremerhaven, Germany. [2.16 MB]

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The NETSSAF consortium has carried out a set of activities laid down in its work plan, including the development of a NETSSAF Participatory Planning Approach - A tutorial and …

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2008 - Curriculum on Low-Cost Wastewater Treatment - in French: Les techniques d’épuration des eaux usées à faibles coûts. Xanthoulis, D. et al Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux, Belgium; EU project on Development of Teaching and Training Modules for Higher Education on Low-Cost Wastewater Treatment, Contract VN/Asia-Link/012. [13.9 MB]

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This document is available in English and French. …

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2007 - Lessons from a low cost ecological approach to sanitation in Malawi. Morgan, P. Water and Sanitation Program (WSP). [1.08 MB]

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Low cost Ecological Sanitation programs in Malawi have led to the building of over 11,000 compost-producing toilets since 2003. While the toilets are affordable and simple to …

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2007 - Using the EcoSan toilet. GTZ/SIDA [375.64 KB]

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EcoSan toilets (UDDTs) are the modern way to save resources and recycle waste, for a cleaner and healthier environment. …

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2007 - Capacity building at lower cost - Conducting an online course on ecological sanitation. von Münch, E., Glas, W. UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. [586.86 KB]

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Due to the increased worldwide interest in ecosan and an existing lack of capacity, there is an urgent need to train a large number of professionals in many different countries …

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2006 - Capacity Building for Ecological Sanitation - Concepts for ecologically sustainable sanitation in formal and continuing education. UNESCO/IHP, GTZ International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of the United Nations and Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [6.93 MB]

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The main aim of this guideline is to provide support for academic institutes, training organisations and individuals in developing training and education material for ecological …

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2006 - Urine Diversion - One Step Towards Sustainable Sanitation. Kvarnström, E., Emilsson, K., Richert Stintzing, A., Johansson, M., Jönsson, H., Petersens, E. af, Schönning, C., Christensen, J., Hellström, D., Qvarnström, L., Ridderstolpe, P., Drangert, J. EcoSanRes. [2.77 MB]

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This report presents the current state of the art of urine-diverting systems, with focus on Swedish experiences of urine diversion. The intention is to inspire decision- and …

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2006 - Journey of a fly (awareness raising poster/drawing). Nienhuys, S. Capacity Building for Habitat Improvement in the Hindu Kush Programme, European Union, Austrian Development Agency. [1.56 MB]

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Poster: …

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2006 - Criteria for identification of key actors and dissemination criteria - Netssaf deliverable D02. Keipp, W. Bureau Ouest Africain d´Appui Organisationnel et de Technologies Appropriees (BOATA). Bamako, Mali. [300.6 KB]

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The overall objective of this document is to propose a set of criteria of identification and analysis of stakeholders and to elaborate dissemination criteria that ensure …

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2005 - Ecological Sanitation for Mankind and Nature. Alsen, K.W., Jenssen, P.D. UMB. [1.84 MB]

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2005 - Closing the Loop on Phosphorus - EcoSanRes Fact Sheet 4. EcoSanRes SEI. [379.04 KB]

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About half of humanity now lives in urban environments and this is increasing rapidly. To make cities more sustainable, source separation of materials and recycling must become …

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2005 - An Ecological Approach to Sanitation in Africa - A Compilation of Experiences - EcoSanRes Fact Sheet 12. EcoSanRes SEI. [213.23 KB]

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Practical information is urgently needed which will allow those living in rural, peri-urban and even some urban areas of Africa to build and practice the art of recycling nutrients …

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2005 - Ecological Sanitation Literature Review. Austin, L.M., Duncker, L.C., Matsebe, G.N., Phasha, M.C., Cloete, T.E. WRC. [2.25 MB]

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This literature review forms part of the Water Research Commission project “Strategy for the furtherance of knowledge and good practice of ecological sanitation (ecosan) …

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2005 - Philippines sanitation sourcebook and decision aid. Cruz, R., Navaluna, M.V., Galing, E., Roncesvalles, J., Sadang, R., de Dios, L.R., Sahagun, V., Luis, R., Kaimo, A., Fuellos, R., Matibag, M., Elvas, L., Sy, E. WSP South East Asia and GTZ, Philippines. [2.94 MB]

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This Sanitation Sourcebook is a first attempt at addressing the gap in information about sanitation and wastewater management, as well as about the considerations related to …

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2005 - The wider impact. Water Aid [95.13 KB]

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This description looks at the wider impacts that integrated, community-led water, sanitation and hygiene education projects bring to the world’s poorest communities. While these …

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2005 - The Sanitation Crisis - EcoSanRes Fact Sheet 1. EcoSanRes SEI. [227.25 KB]

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This paper describes the worldwide sanitation crisis. There are at least 2.6 billion people in the world without improved sanitation. Improved …

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2005 - Household-Centred Environmental Sanitation - Implementing the Bellagio Principles in Urban Environmental Sanitation. Provisional Guidelines for Decision Makers. EAWAG, WSSCC Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) and Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Geneva, Duebendorf, Switzerland. [621.72 KB]

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This provisional Guideline challenges conventional thinking and proposes some guiding principles as the basis for future planning and implementation of environmental sanitation …

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2005 - The Main Features of Ecological Sanitation - EcoSanRes Fact Sheet 2. EcoSanRes Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). [234.09 KB]

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This short report gives an overview of what ecological sanitation can be viewed as. The author defines it as a three-step process dealing with human excreta: containment, …

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2005 - The EcoSanRes Programme for Improved Livelihoods Around the World - EcoSanRes Fact Sheet 3. EcoSanRes SEI. [204.99 KB]

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Closing the loop on sanitation: There is an urgent need for initiatives that will contribute to meet several of the Millennium Development Goals and the Johannesburg Plan of …

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2004 - Guidelines for the Safe Use of Urine and Faeces in Ecological Sanitation Systems. Schönning, C.; Stenström, T. A. SEI. [2.47 MB]

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