Nuwagaba, F.; Köberlein, M.; Mass, P.; Semiyaga, S. & Madrid, F. (2020) Sanitation For Millions - WASHaLOT 3.0 An innovative handwashing technology in Uganda
UNICEF/WHO reports that 1.7 million children die annually of diarrhea and pneumonia. Handwashing with soap under running water can prevent the majority of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, influenza, cold, cholera, dysentery, and contagious eye disease. Several studies have reported reduced incidences of pneumonia and diarrheal diseases by over 40% to 50% through handwashing. However, many people in Uganda, like in other low- and middle-income […]
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SFD PI (2020) SFD Manual (in Portugese and Spanish)
An excreta flow diagram (also often described as shit flow diagram, SFD) presents a clear picture of the outcome arising from wastewater and faecal sludge management practices and services in a city or town. This is expressed in terms of the percentage of the population. An accompanying report describes the service delivery context of the city or town.
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SuSanA Latinoamerica (2020) Estudio de caso de proyectos de saneamiento sostenible Servicio integral de recolección y tratamiento de lodos fecales en la Municipalidad de Alajuela, Costa Rica (in English, Portugese and Spanish)
La iniciativa tiene como objetivo ampliar el servicio tradicional de alcantarillado sanitario, a un concepto integral de recolección y tratamiento de aguas residuales. Para las viviendas ubicadas en las zonas donde existe alcantarillado sanitario la recolección se seguirá haciendo mediante este sistema; mientras tanto, para las viviendas ubicadas fuera de las zonas de cobertura y que cuentan con un sistema individual para tratamiento de aguas […]
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SuSanA Latinoamerica (2020) Estudio de caso de proyectos de saneamiento sostenible Servicio de manejo de aguas residuales por Corsan mediante la recogida programada de lodos fecales en Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (in English, Portugese and Spanish)
Permitir, a través de la regulación y la complementación de las actividades del proveedor de servicios, un servicio de alcantarillado adecuado en áreas rurales y urbanas menos densamente pobladas, sin una red de recolección
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SuSanA Latinoamerica (2020) Estudio de Caso de Proyectos de Saneamiento Sostenible Manejo de lodos fecales domiciliares en Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (Español, Portugués & English)
El proyecto tiene como objetivo mejorar la gestión de los lodos fecales domiciliarios en las zonas periurbanas de la ciudad de Santa Cruz en la cadena de valor del servicio de limpieza y recolección de lodos fecales domiciliarios en sus eslabones de generación, recolección, transporte y tratamiento,así como facilitar la regulación de los servicios de limpieza, transporte y disposición segura de los lodos recolectados.
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SuSanA (2020) 30th SuSanA Meeting Presentations, Recordings and further Resources
The 30th SuSanA meeting - the first virtual of its kind - took place from August 17th to August 28th 2020. It was organised by the SuSana Secretariat with support and contributions from SuSanA Partners, Members, Working Groups and Regional Chapters. This entry is the collection point of the different resources from the SuSanA Meeting, including recordings, presentations, flyers and program overview. We once again […]
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WASH in Schools Network (2020) Using Environmental Nudges to improve Handwashing with Soap among School Children A Resource Guide for rapidly deployable Interventions for use as an interim Measure during School Reopenings
This resource guide by Watson, J. & Drebelbis, R. provides an overview of the science behind nudge-based handwashing interventions and the evidence supporting the use of environmental nudges for handwashing in schools in low-resource settings. Resources and tools for planning and implementing nudge-based interventions in schools are also provided.
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S. Septien, S. Getahun, T. Onabanjo, I. Mabbett, A. Kolios, C.A. Buckley (2020) Characterization of faecal material behaviour during drying
This publication is the final technical report of a project, which was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The link to the project can be seen below. Drying is a relevant unit operation during faecal sludge and fresh faeces treatment. It allows the removal of moisture from the faecal matter and its disinfection, so making it safer to handle, easier to transport and a […]
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Nitya Jacob (2020) Synthesis Document: Liquid Waste Management in SBM II
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, recently brought out the strategy and guidelines for SBM Phase II, 2020-21 to 2024-25 to consolidate gains made in SBM Phase I. While the goal in the first phase was eliminating open defecation by constructing toilets, the goals in the second phase are much more ambitious. The outlay […]
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Chambers, R.; Myers, J.; Vernon, N. (2020) Rapid Action Learning for Sanitation and Hygiene Programming
In October 2019, a group of leading organisations in the sanitation and hygiene (S&H) sector – Plan International, SNV, UNICEF, WaterAid, the World Bank and World Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) – published a call to action.1 This stressed renewing commitment and stepping up ambitions and investments to rural S&H and called for evidence-based and adaptive implementation.
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Srinivasan, S. (2018) Engaging the Private Sector in Urban Sanitation Services A Review of South Asian Cities
In August 2017, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commissioned a rapid review of the South Asia regional portfolio of BMGF/DFID comprising of city projects working on various aspects of public-private partnerships in the delivery of urban sanitation services.
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Various Authors (2020) Session Summary: Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) - Relevant, Inter-sectoral and on the Rise Session hosted in the course of the 30th SuSanA Meeting and Week on Water for Development 2020
MHH contributes to gender equality, better education and employment, and the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights. In this session progress and success stories of MHH globally and within the German Development Cooperation were presented and opportunities for sustaining and scaling the momentum were discussed. The menstrual movement has made progress in the recent years, with the WASH sector providing an entry point. German […]
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Devidas Kisan Nimje (2020) Waste Water Management - Participatory Planning, Budgeting and Implementation
This presentation discusses how local rural governments and people can determine grey water treatment options that are local, affordable and manageable.
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Sandhya Haribal (2020) Approach & Options for Grey water management
This presentation discusses grey water treatment methods suitable for rural areas, challenges and solution for local governments
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Chanakya Hoysall (2020) Grey Water Reuse Potential and Technical Challenges
Characteristics and technical options for grey water management in rural India.
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Toetzke, J. (2020) Discussion Paper on WASH & Health Prevention is the best medicine - WASH in times of COVID-19
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is an essential component to “ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment” (Agenda 2030, preamble). The intrinsic link between health and WASH becomes evident in many facets: The combat against many Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) requires WASH in the prevention and even treatment. Controlling zoonoses assigns WASH a central […]
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WASH in Schools Network (2019) 7th Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools International Learning Exchange in Manila, 11-15 November 2019
WASH in Schools (WinS) is a key element of universal access to both Education for All and WASH for All as defined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Schools are important settings to provide environments where children learn and acquire essential hygiene skills for life; and where their health growth and overall development thrive in dignity.
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CSE (2020) SFD Promotion Initiative Phase III SFD Promotion Initiative
An excreta flow diagram (also often described as shit flow diagram, SFD) is a tool to readily understand and communicate how excreta physically flows through a city or town. For more information on SFDs and the SFD Promotion Initiative visit https://sfd.susana.org/. During the first two phases of the SFD Promotion Initiative, the SFD approach and the tools and methods for the production of SFDs were […]
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Morgan, P. (2020) My Garden Laboratory Experiments in technical approaches to rural water supply, sanitation and hygiene carried out in my garden and home and then in the world beyond
There is something about being an experimenter and a scientist that never quite fades despite ones age or the fact that, as the years pass, as one gets older, the brain and the body never quite functions as efficiently as it used to do. Having been a student of Zoology in my early years and trained in the scientific method of a bygone era (1960’s) […]
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Klinger, M.; Gueye, A.; Manandhar Sherpa A.; Strande, L. (2019) Scoping Study: Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants in South-Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
Worldwide over the last years, a shift has taken place in the acceptance of faecal sludge management (FSM). It is now considered by many to be a viable solution alongside sewer-based systems in achieving citywide inclusive sanitation, and faecal sludge treatment plants (FSTPs) are starting to be constructed throughout Asia and Africa. For example, more than 40 FSTPs started operation in India and Bangladesh in […]
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