AquaRating is the performance assessment system for water and sanitation service providers. This rating solution focuses the challenges services providers face in a comprehensive way, evaluating their performance through indicators and management practices, establishing an international standard, and relying on information verified by an external entity.
AquaRating was launched in 2015 and has …
Waste is a resource in the wrong place. People that have no sewer connection do go to the toilet though urban authorities seem to think differently given the neglect of the multitude of sanitation self-service models that have emerged in many cities. During this webinar Joep Verhagen presented the results of a case study. The case study investigates a model that is based on the productive use …
This project was financed by EU, SIDA and GTZ (BMZ). It had been implemented by the EcoSan Promotion Project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) in 2007 to 2010. More than 800 toilets, so called Urine Diversion Dehydration Toilets (UDDTs) were constructed with CBOs and beneficiaries at households and at schools in rural and peri-urban areas. A different technology …
School sanitation - a common challenge in Kenya. The video shows the state of toilets and their negative influence on the hygiene situation and learning conditions in schools. The installation of ecosan systems is generating the confidence amongst the school staff to solve their sanitation problems and to gain from the benefits of biogas use, fertilizer and the irrigation water thereby saving on …
This report documents the activities from the Learning Event held by SNV Netherlands Development
Organisation in Manila, Philippines, from 30 November to 3 December 2015, as part of the Knowledge
and Learning component of its Urban Sanitation & Hygiene for Health and Development programme.
The event was attended by 39 participants from eight countries, and focused on the …
Sanitation has been on the forefront of development agenda in India. The Government of India's Swachh Bharat Mission aims to make the whole country Open Defecation Free by 2019. How cities become ODF and what can other cities learn from ODF cities? This was the aim in organising a two day workshop for city officials from Rajasthan. The workshop also included a visit to an ODF city. It was …
This training course series was formulated for capacity building of community groups in rural and small urban areas for operation and maintenance of water supply and sanitation systems in their village/town. There are 3 Modules- "Basics of Water Supply System" provides insights on basics component of water supply system, installation and distribution of water supply systems, estimation and …
Faecal Sludge and Septage Management has been a neglected area in Indian cities. It has not received attention because of poor understanding of faecal sludge/ septage and lack of proper technical guidance. In this context a training module was developed aimed at training institutes from various states of India that regularly provide training to ULB officials. This two day training programme was …
This step-by-step manual is designed to help personnel involved in the implementation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities improve their knowledge and skills to facilitate community engagement processes. The principal aim of this manual is to enable practitioners and facilitators/trainers involved in hygiene promotion to adapt innovative methods in learning, planning with groups and …
There were many issues emerged when the flood happened, such as the needs of water, sanitation, latrine and other water and sanitation related needs. To mitigate these problems, Oxfam in partnership with LDMA (Local Disaster Management Agency) DKI Jakarta, are collaborating to find the options for the flood preparedness in WASH sector as well as WASH response options that are giving more role to …
This manual for using and developing modules is intended as a reference for facilitators of sanitation entrepreneur training courses. This manual contains the curriculums for the modules that form the basis for design of the training modules. It also contains technical details for delivering the topics for each phase. Using this manual, the facilitator should have a firm understanding of what is …
This session will help participants visualize the role of the Volunteer Community Health Promoters and the link between WASH and healthy living in their communities. Participants will observe, discuss and analyze the roots of fecal contamination and its effect on the health and identify barriers that can improve the well being of all community members.
Sponsored by WSP and USAID.
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