UNICEF (2021) General Guideline for Implementation of Decentralized Gram Panchayat Level SLWM Action Plan
Current solid and liquid waste disposal practices is far from desirable and needs a rethink and an innovative approach with emphasis on conservation and reuse to meet the goals of clean, healthy and liveable villages. Indiscriminate and uncontrolled abstraction has resulted in significant fall of ground water. Compounding the falling ground water table is the contamination of groundwater from untreated wastewater from households. Recharge of […]
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UNICEF (2020) Empowering Adolescents, Making Menstrual Hygiene Management an Entry Point
Across six states, UNICEF and Johnson and Johnson created an enabling environment for MHM documented in this publication.
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UNICEF (2020) Strategy for ODF Sustainability and ODF Plus Activities in West Bengal
This strategy for ODF sustainability is guided by the vision of the state government and the requirement of the second phase of the sanitation movement. Further, meeting the said objectives will require progress in several dimensions of sanitation and involvement of different departments of the state government dealing with the particular matter as well as all other stakeholders working in the respective sector. The approach […]
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UNICEF (2020) Communication Strategy for ODF-S and ODF+ in West Bengal
Sustaining the ODF status in all districts of West Bengal is the need of the hour. Starting with the first ODF district- Nadia, which has already gathered considerable experience in ODF Sustainability, the entire State is now progressing from ODF stage to ODF Sustainability stage. The impact of ODF S including sanitation, safe drinking water and improved hygiene practices goes way beyond just having access […]
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UNICEF (2019) Training Manual on Solid and Liquid Waste Management
After achieving the target of universal coverage of individual household toilet, Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin is working towards addressing the menace of solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) to ensure clean and healthy villages. Government of Chhattisgarh has taken a sustainable approach to address solid and liquid waste in the state. SBM-G has adopted decentralized processes for waste management and conservation of natural resources. The Program […]
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Shelter Associates and UNICEF (2021) Community-level mapping system of urban services to reach the unreached
The Plus Codes are a unique solution, a digital address given to every location on earth. Shelter Associates and UNICEF partnered to map social and basic services of the slum settlements with unique location codes. This location code can be used on Google Maps and will allow slum residents to access services such as postal, emergency services, gas cylinders and other online services. In addition […]
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Bobel, C., Winkler, I. T., Fahs, B., Hasson, K. A., Kissling, E. A., Roberts, T (2020) The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies
This open access handbook, the first of its kind, provides a comprehensive and carefully curated multidisciplinary genre-spanning view of the state of the field of Critical Menstruation Studies, opening up new directions in research and advocacy. It is animated by the central question: ‘“what new lines of inquiry are possible when we center our attention on menstrual health and politics across the life course?” The […]
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PSI, Simavi, THE CASE FOR HER, WASH United (2021) Making the Case for Investing in Menstrual Health & Hygiene (in English, French and Spanish)
Many women and girls worldwide do not have the knowledge, skills, services, and products or support to ensure their well-being during menstruation. Due to the link of menstruation with health, education, water and sanitation, and socio-economic factors, these challenges are even more urgent for those who menstruate in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). At the same time, there is evidence that ensuring good menstrual […]
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UNICEF (2020) Guidance for monitoring menstrual health and hygiene (Version 1)
There has been significant increased attention to menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) in the WASH sector over the past decade, but it has not been accompanied by robust or consistent monitoring. While there is not yet sufficient evidence to recommend a comprehensive set of validated indicators and questions to support MHH monitoring, there are simple steps that can be taken now by governments and programme […]
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Furey, S. G. (2021) SuSanA Discussion Forum Improvements and Innovation in 2020 - End of Project Report to WSSCC
From the executive summary: • This report summarises the work done under a grant from WSSCC (via UNOPS Geneva) to Skat Foundation to run and develop the SuSanA Forum. • The SuSanA Forum is a well-established, vibrant online community within the sanitation sector and a major global knowledge exchange hub on topics relating to practical implementation, research and policy. It is an essential part of the […]
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Akpeimeh, G. (2020) SFD Lite Report - Eket, Nigeria
Eket is a coastal city in the southern region of Nigeria in the vast low-lying region where the Niger-delta drains into the Gulf of Guinea. The population is 211,255 (as of 2021) of which 80% are considered to be rural dwellers (average population density is 1,200 people per square kilometre). Fishing, subsistence agriculture and commerce are the most common occupations, although in recent years there […]
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UMC and UNICEF (2020) COVID-19 and Safety of Drain Cleaners
This poster describes steps to ensure the safety of workers cleaning drains during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UMC and UNICEF (2020) COVID-19 and Safety of FSTP plant workers
This poster is about the safety of FSTP plant workers in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UMC and UNICEF (2020) COVID-19 and Safety of Sanitation Workers
These poster summarise safety procedures for Sanitation Workers keeping the COVID-19 pandemic in mind. The following are included: 1. Desludging operators 2. FSTP plant workers 3. Drain Cleaners
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All India Institute of Local Self-Governance (2020) Maharashtra Social and Behaviour Change Strategy Guidelines
This document will act as a road map for functionaries at all levels, especially at the district and GP level. The strategy will be developed in the context of the current situation within the state regarding challenges faced and progress made in the last few years on total sanitation. SBCC activities are not conducted in isolation and their effectiveness cannot be measured in isolation either. The […]
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Gramalaya (2019) Standard Operating Procedures for Desludging and Rehabilitating Septic Tanks
The aim of this document is to explain the field level procedures in cleaning septictanks and the safe disposal of sludge. There are very few less than 4 major Fecal Sludge Treatment Plants in the state of Kerala. The floods of 2018due to south west monsoon, caused a very great havoc in 13 districts of Kerala by inundating all the wells and septic tanks. The […]
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Primove (2019) Training Manual on Sustainable Sanitation Under SBM
This manual begins with the status of sanitation in the state and key observations regarding sanitation followed by the concept, government guidelines and methodology for major stages of ODF are discussed in detail. Later, the components of sustainable sanitation, maintenance and repairs of sanitation facilities, alternative finance options, entrepreneurship development opportunities and concerned methodology is presented in the subsequent sections. The manual also discusses the […]
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Pramod Dabrase (2019) Operations and Maintenance Manual for Community Toilets and Faecal Sludge Management
The training focuses on developing capacities of all the stakeholders including operators, service providers, Municipal Corporation, elected representatives etc. This training aims at conveying the key concepts and how to do the operation and maintenance of community toilets and management of feacal sludge in an effective manner, what are the basic non-negotiable elements versus want are the preferred element. The training element are based on […]
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Centre for Sustainable Governance, All India Institute of Local Self-Government and UNICEF (2020) Technology Options for Solid and Liquid Waste Management in Rural Maharashtra
The technologies mentioned in this document have been shortlisted based on topographical considerations, technical feasibility cost effectiveness and scalability. Moreover, these technologies should be easy to operate and require minimal intervention of skilled personnel, which is otherwise a limitation in rural areas. The Technical Manual is intended to provide the reader with suggestive Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) technology options at different levels of the […]
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Sigma Foundation (2020) Status of ODF Sustainability in Maharashtra
The Government Maharashtra has taken up an initiative to reform selected rural villages affected by natural calamities like drought and other social, economic, livelihood and infrastructural challenges. This initiative has been started by recruiting CMRD Fellows in each GP for village planning, community participation and effective execution of the schemes according to the plan. SIGMA Foundation in collaboration with UNICEF Maharashtra Field Office has taken up […]
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