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The aim of SuSanA's regional chapters is to better connect SuSanA to the regions with their local needs and to make SuSanA's knowledge products and services more accessible “on the ground”.

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FSM5 and AfricaSan5 will take place in February 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. The two conferences are joining forces to deliver a unique synergistic program that will leverage the political might of the AfricaSan Conference along with the practical and technical output of the FSM Conference.

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The SuSanA network has 10,000 members and over 330 partner organisations

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Regional Chapters India, Latin America and West Asia and North Africa (WANA)

The aim of SuSanA's regional chapters is to better connect SuSanA to the regions with their local needs and to make SuSanA's knowledge products and services more accessible “on the ground”.

Overview Regional Chapters »

SuSanA is a think tank for sanitation

Help develop ideas to accelerate progress toward SDG6.

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SuSanA has 13 working groups on all aspects of sustainable sanitation

Choose one or more working groups to join.

About our working groups »

SuSanA is dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Do you want to know more about sustainable sanitation and the SDGs?

Our vision »

Upcoming Events

FSM5 and AfricaSan5 will take place in February 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. The two conferences are joining forces to deliver a unique synergistic program that will leverage the political might of the AfricaSan Conference along with the practical and technical output of the FSM Conference.

FSM5 page hosted by SuSanA

Upcoming events

06 Feb. 2019 - 07 Feb. 2019 • Kisumu, Kenya
Innovate 4 Water

16 Feb. 2019 • 09:00 - 17:00 • Cape Town, South Africa
27th SuSanA Meeting

17 Feb. 2019 - 22 Feb. 2019 • Cape Town, South Africa
FSM5 - 5th International Faecal Sludge Management Conference

18 Feb. 2019 - 22 Feb. 2019 • Cape Town, South Africa
AfricaSan5, 5th AfricaSan Conference

03 Mar. 2019 - 07 Mar. 2019 • Dead sea, Jordan
Fifth Arab Water Week - Towards Sustainable Development in Water and Sanitation

01 Apr. 2019 - 03 Apr. 2019 • San José, Costa Rica
LATINOSAN 2019

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Recent forum posts

Which composting toilet to choose - recommendations, please?

Reply by TeresaE (18.01.2019) , further replies by: muench, Groove
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Correctional Facilities (Prisons) Is A Neglected Human Right.

Reply by muench (18.01.2019) , further replies by: AKSantaCruz, Maboshe
(total 5 replies)

Manual Scavenging

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WG9: Please join the Honour Our Cleaners Campaign!

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Recently added projects

2010 - 2016
USAID
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project

2011 - 2015
USAID
Upgrading the Mafraq Wastewater Treatment Plant

2017 - 2019
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Management of water resources in Jordan

2006 - 2018
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Management of water resources in Jordan

2015 - 2019
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Sludge management in Jordan: Sustainability through innovation

2017 - 2020
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Avoiding water losses, improving supply

 

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Project database: global map of projects

New partners

Asian Institute of Technology
Thailand 

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is an international postgraduate institute of higher education based in Thailand. Established in 1959 as the first postgraduate school in the region, it boasts of over 21,000 alumni in 101 countries and territories. Ranked world's Number "1" in international orientation (by UMultirank), AIT works with nearly 200 partners all over the world.

CAYA Constructs
India 

CAYA Constructs was set up in 2015 to deliver social and sustainable innovations to contribute towards SDGs. In sanitation, CAYA uses precast reinforced cement concrete technology (RCC) to factory-manufacture household toilets, community toilets, and on-site sanitation units at large scale. CAYA is also providing daily cleaning and maintenance by well-trained Swachhta Sainiks and conducting behaviour change campaigns. Thus, CAYA is the first and only company to provide a Total Sanitation Solution - our team of 60 has the experience to cover the entire value chain.

Inclusive Business Sweden
Sweden 

Inclusive Business Sweden (IBS) is a not-for-profit centre whose mission is to enable business to meet global development needs. We engage and support organisations in developing sustainable, innovative and inclusive business models with the so-called base of the pyramid BoP - the 4.5 billion people who live on less than 8 dollars a day. Since 2013, we have been working towards our goals by delivering collaborative programmes and direct business services, both locally and globally. At Inclusive Business Sweden, we are making it our business to end poverty

 

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New publications

Various authors (2018)
40 Years of German-Jordanian Technical Cooperation in the Water Sector

von Sperling, M. (2016)
Urban wastewater treatment in Brazil

Mateo-Sagasta, J., Marjani Zadeh, S., Turral, H. (2018)
More people, more food, worse water

منظمة الصحة العالمية وبرنامج الأمم المتحدة للمستوطنات البشرية (2018)
Water and Sanitation (6) in Arabic المياه النّظيفة و المياه الصّحيّة

 

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27th SuSanA Meeting, Cape Town

The 27th SuSanA meeting will take place in Cape Town, South Africa on 16 February 2019 prior to the AfricaSan5 and FSM5. The meeting will be jointly organised by the Water Research Commission (WRC) and the SuSanA Secretariat. 

 

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Resources and publications

Our library has more than 2300 publications, factsheets, presentations, drawings etc. from many different organisations. It continues to grow thanks to the contributions from our partners.

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The three links below take you to special groups of items in the library for more convenient access:

Projects

The project database contains nearly 400 sanitation projects of many different organizations dealing with research, implementation, advocacy, capacity development etc. Advanced filtering functions and a global map are also available. Information on how and why this database was created is here.

People working for SuSanA partners can add their own projects through their partner profile page. You might need your SuSanA login upgraded for this purpose. Please contact us if you would like to add a project.

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Trainings, conference and events materials

Missed important conferences or courses? Catch up by using their materials for self study. These materials have been kindly provided by SuSanA partners.

Regional chapters

Use the map or the search tool to access the most relevant information and knowledge products for your region or country. This includes relevant resources, events, partners or projects.

Shit flow diagrams (SFDs), excreta flow diagrams

Shit flow diagrams (SFDs) help to visualize excreta management in urban settings. Access SFDs and more through the SFD Portal.

 

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Discussion forum

Share knowledge, exchange experiences, discuss challenges, make announcements, ask questions and more. Hint: Your discussion forum login is the same as your SuSanA login. More about the forum's philosophy »

Integrated content

We are hosting content from some other communities of practice and information-sharing portals. This section also provides a link to SuSanA's Sanitation Wikipedia initiative.

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SuSanA partners

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Individual membership

Register as an individual member of SuSanA free of charge. As a member you can interact with thousands of sanitation enthusiasts on the discussion forum.  You can also get engaged in one of our 13 working groups and our regional chapters. Our FAQs explain the benefits further.

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SuSanA Working Groups

Our 13 working groups cover a variety of different sanitation themes. Click on a working group to the right to find out more about its work or to join it.

When you register as a member you can choose one or several working groups you wish to join. By joining a working group you can work together with other SuSanA members to share experiences and find tomorrow’s solutions. You will also be added to their mailing list.

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