Voices from the Field: Understanding the Lives of Sanitation Workers through Photovoice in Southwest Bangladesh Research Summary ITN-BUET Centre for Water Supply and Waste Management (2024)
Bangladesh has an investment pipeline valued at more than $USD1.3 billion planned for faecal sludge management (FSM) in the next decade (2024-2035). With such a significant investment plan, it is pertinent to review and learn from current FSM service delivery approaches. Thorough understandings of current
practices and FSM service performance can inform upcoming investments to maximise efficacy and sustainability.
Thus, in 2024, Practical Action and ITN-BUET undertook a participatory research activity with sanitation workers who provide FSM services ‘Photovoice’ empowered sanitation workers from six towns in southwest Bangladesh to capture images and videos, and associated commentary, of their lives and work situation.Through this participatory research, sanitation workers provided insights into the potential of cooperatives as an FSM service delivery model, the necessity of municipal collaboration, and the gaps that still exist in terms of safety, dignity, and recognition in their profession.
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ITN-BUET Centre for Water Supply and Waste Management (2024). Voices from the Field: Understanding the Lives of Sanitation Workers through Photovoice in Southwest Bangladesh Research Summary ITN-BUET Centre for Water Supply and Waste Management
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