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WG 07 - community, rural and school sanitation
Experiences around the world have revealed that sanitation initiatives funded by external agencies only, usually do not achieving sustainable sanitation services on a large scale in the longer term, particularly in the rural communities. It is important that communities themselves get deeply involved here and take leadership in their own sanitation projects and programs, including for example school sanitation. This has paramount importance to ensure sustained sanitation services and to link sanitation to communities livelihood programs.

Based on these premises, this working group tries to raise general awareness for community and rural sanitation by creating discussion fora and enhancing networking opportunities. The aims of these activities are to encourage research and innovations, and to encourage community members to advocate and engage in policy dialogues. Another important aspect is to strengthen school sanitation within community structures, and to show the link of improved school sanitation with academic performance particularly for education of girls and the rural poor.

Members

Plan international, Sulabh, IRC, gtz, IEES, SEI, UN-Habitat, UNDP, UNESCO-IHE, UNICEF, Waste, WECF, WSP, WTO.

Contact of the working group is:
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