About SuSanA

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The secretariat of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance is located at:
c/o Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 32 + 36
53113 Bonn, Germany

Website: www.susana.org
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Registered offices

Bonn and Eschborn
Germany

Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 32 + 36
53113 Bonn
Germany
T +49 228 44 60-0
F +49 228 44 60-17 66

Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 - 5
65760 Eschborn
Germany
T +49 61 96 79-0
F +49 61 96 79-11 15

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Registered at

Local court (Amtsgericht) Bonn, Germany: HRB 18384
Local court (Amtsgericht) Frankfurt am Main, Germany: HRB 12394

VAT no.

DE 113891176

Chairperson of the Supervisory Board

Niels Annen, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Management Board

Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel (Chair) 
Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven (Vice-Chair)
Anna Sophie Herken

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Content of the website
Arne Panesar
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Website management

Alexandra Dubois & Bettina-Sophie Heinz
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Disclaimer

The information in this website has been carefully researched and diligently compiled. Nevertheless, we do not accept any liability or give any guarantee for the validity, accuracy and completeness of the information provided.This site contains links to third-party web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the SuSanA and we therefore are not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. If linked pages contain inappropriate or illegal content, the SuSanA Web Admin team is grateful for being notified and will remove the link immediately.

Copyright information

All SuSanA materials are available under the open access licence CC-BY SA. Proper acknowledgement of the source should always be given when materials are used.

This licence statement only applies to materials by SuSanA but not necessarily to documents and presentations by others that have been uploaded to the SuSanA library or SuSanA website. For those documents by others, please check their licence situation carefully before using them. In any case, always make sure you give proper acknowledgement of the source.

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SuSanA is not an organisation or legal entity, but rather an informal network where Partners and individual Members participate voluntarily, covering their own costs and acting on their own behalf. Decisions are made through broad consensus, ensuring that all members and partners have a voice in the process. The structure of SuSanA includes various components: individual members, partner organisations, working groups, the global steeering committee, the advisory board, and the secretariat, each playing a unique role within the network. To learn more on the various components please follow the hyperlinks of the components or use the main menu function.  

Individual Members 

The SuSanA network currently has around 15,000 individual members. Anyone can register for free to join the network. Members can post to the SuSanA Discussion Forum, join Working Groups and add their articles to the SuSanA Blog. They can attend SuSanA’s meetings and take part in decision making processes about the direction of the Alliance. Members can also receive forum digests by e-mail and newsmails from SuSanA. To join SuSanA as an individual member please follow this link here. 

Partner organistations 

The partners are organisations working in areas related to sustainable sanitation. By joining the network they openly show their support for SuSanA's vision of sustainable sanitation. 

Partners can create a profile on the SuSanA website for themselves by using the partner profile page functionality. They can also use the Discussion Forum, Working Groups and SuSanA’s social media channels to disseminate information about their activities, projects, publications, events etc. To join SuSanA as a partner organisation please revise the elgibility criteria here and in case you are elgible please apply to become a partner organisation here. 

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The Advisory Board of SuSanA serves as a consultative body that provides strategic guidance and expert advice to the Global Steering Committee (GSC) and supports the network's mission and objectives. Comprised of distinguished professionals from diverse fields, the Advisory Board helps shape SuSanA’s direction by offering insights on key initiatives, fostering partnerships, and ensuring alignment with global sustainability goals. While it does not engage in the day-to-day governance of SuSanA, the Advisory Board plays a crucial role in enhancing the network’s impact and outreach by advising on long-term strategies and advocating for the adoption of sustainable sanitation practices worldwide.

The AB is the body that provides non-binding strategic advice and recommendations to the GSC. The informal nature of an AB gives greater flexibility in structure and management. Nevertheless, members are expected to commit and participate actively. The following serves to better define the (1) composition, (2) selection process and criteria and (3) roles and responsibilities of the AB. 

Composition of the Advisory Board

The SuSanA AB is composed of people in important and strategic positions within SuSanA working on a voluntary basis (fully or in part). The AB consists of the following persons: 

• Working Group Leads 

• Regional Chapter Coordinators 

• Forum moderators 

• Representatives of the secretariat 

• Non-elected GSC candidates  

• Founding members of SuSanA 

• Prominent sector actors committed to SuSanA and relevant to SuSanA’s strategic development 

• Representative of Funding agency/Donor  

Selection process and criteria for the SuSanA AB / Duration of AB membership 

In the past, no selection criteria have been set for the AB beyond visible commitment and involvement in SuSanA (open door policy). Candidates (e.g. new WG leads and co-leads) were proposed by the secretariat and approved by the rest of the CG. 

For the initial composition of the AB, an email was sent to all CG members (as per the latest list) and non-elected GSC candidates, inviting them to join the AB. Those who accepted within the time limit specified in the email constitute the newly formed AB. 

After a period of three years, members of the AB will be asked to re-confirm their willingness to remain part of the AB. Members who do not re-confirm their membership of the AB will not be renewed.  

In addition to the initial list of Board members, the GSC may propose new candidates for the AB at any time, based on the following criteria 

• Adherence to the vision and principles of SuSanA 

• Commitment to the work of SuSanA 

• Extensive knowledge of the sector or specific expertise in an area of particular interest to SuSanA 

• Key position in the WASH sector or a related sector 

The main roles and responsibilities of the SuSanA AB  

As SuSanA relies on broad sector support, the role of the AB is to 

• Ensure that decisions are based on broad sector knowledge and representation 

• Acting as a sounding board for strategic decisions and the development of SuSanA 

• Identify trends that SuSanA should address. 

Part of the SuSanA AB's responsibilities will be to  

• Participate in quarterly to bi-annual virtual AB meetings of approximately 1-2 hours to assist the GSC in its decision making. 
• Attend special face-to-face meetings with the GSC in conjunction with major sector conferences, such as the Stockholm World Water Week. To avoid additional travel, those members of the AB/GSC present at major sector meetings will use the opportunity to meet and discuss / decide on strategic issues for the development of SuSanA. 

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The secretariat of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance is located at:
c/o Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 32 + 36
53113 Bonn, Germany

Website: www.susana.org
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.