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2012 - Two years after donor funding ended: success factors for schools to keep their urine-diverting dry toilets (UDDTs) clean and well maintained. Pynnönen, K., Tuhkanen, T., Rieck, C., von Münch, E. 4th International Dry Toilet Conference, Tampere, Finland. [342.4 KB]

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Nine schools were selected and visited in Nyanza and Western Provinces in Kenya in early 2012 in order to evaluate the performance of urine-diverting dry toilets (UDDTs) in schools …

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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 - Promotion of ecological sanitation, Sabaithuwa, Parsa District, Nepal (draft). Heijnen, M., Heijnen, H., Zandee, M. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [772.89 KB]

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The case study describes a 2 phased pilot project initiative in the village of Sabaithuwa in the Parsa District in Nepal. The pilot project promoted ecological sanitation with the …

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2012 - Wastewater treatment using constructed wetlands Tirana, Albania - Case study of sustainable sanitation projects. Gjinali, E., Niklas, J., Smid, H. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [378.96 KB]

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This case study is about a constructed wetland system for wastewater treatment and reuse in the SOS children’s village in Sauk, a suburb in the South of Tirana, Albania, …

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2012 - We can do it: Teaching school girls how to build toilets. Kanyemba, A. Aquamor, Harare, Zimbabwe. [5.22 MB]

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This manual brings some techniques used to teach people who are not artisans how to build simple toilets that are suitable for home use and even for the school. The type of toilet …

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2012 - What does it take to scale up rural sanitation?. Perez, E., Cardosi, J., Coombes, Y., Devine, J., Grossman, A., Kullmann, C. Kumar, C.A., Mukherjee, N., Prakash, M., Robiarto, A., Setiwan, D., Singh, U., Warton, D. World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP). [3.53 MB]

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Over the last 30 years, most rural sanitation projects have had pockets of success, but were small in scale and could not be scaled up. Learning how to expand on the successes of …

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2012 - WASH in schools - Empowers girl's education - Proceedings of the menstrual hygiene management in schools virtual conference 2012. UNICEF UNICEF. [3.04 MB]

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WASH in Schools (WinS) fosters social inclusion and individual self-respect. By offering an alternative to the stigma and marginalization associated with hygiene issues, it …

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2012 - Compendium of WASH in Schools Facilities in Emergencies. Luff, R. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), New York, USA. [6.61 MB]

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The ‘Compendium of WASH in Schools Facilities in Emergencies’ has been prepared as a resource for coordination and management of WASH interventions in emergency preparedness, …

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2012 - Integrating a gender perspective in sustainable sanitation - Factsheet of Working Group 7b. Wendland, C., Dankelman, I., Ruben, C., Kunze, I., Sommer, M., Mbalo, D. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [402.89 KB]

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The overall objective of this factsheet is to provide background information on the needs and methods required to integrate gender perspectives into sustainable sanitation. Access …

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2012 - Policy and sector reform to accelerate access to improved rural sanitation - Water and sanitation program: Working paper. Rosensweig, F., Perez, E., Robinson, A. World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program (WSP). [778.32 KB]

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A new WSP publication, Policy and Sector Reform to Accelerate Access to Improved Rural Sanitation, by Fred Rosensweig, Eddy Perez, and Andy Robinson, finds that accelerating rates …

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