Kabir, Y., Kulkarni, A., Tahiliani, B., Chandrasekar, R., Arora, R. (2020) Menstrual Hygiene Management Programming in Maharashtra The journey of a decade
In India, the state of Maharashtra has been pioneering innovations on MHM in both policy and practice since 2009. Government bodies, civil society organizations, social enterprises, and academia have collectively been proactive in generating robust evidence and approaches on menstrual hygiene management (MHM) for the past decade. A concerted action led by the state government, enabled systematic coordination between various ministries involved in MHM programming; […]
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Ambreen S., Kugedera, Z., Mulugeta, T., Peiris, M., Lihemo, G., (2020) Creating an Enabling Environment to achieve the WASH SDGs in Punjab Province, Pakistan
Over the last five years, the government of Punjab province has taken steps to develop an enabling environment for sustainable and at-scale WASH services. This Field Note outlines the sector policy and strategies, institutional arrangements and sector coordination mechanisms implemented. The arrangements for sector monitoring as well as budgeting, financing and capacity development are presented. These reforms have supported several outcomes that contribute to accelerating […]
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Shrestha, P., Shrestha, S., Dhakal, S., Ahmad, T. (2018) Lessons from a Post ODF Assessment in Nepal
Since 2003 Nepal has been actively promoting the Community Led Total Sanitation approach and, from 2005 onwards; the School Led Total Sanitation approach, to promote Open Defecation Free (ODF) behaviours. The Government has put sanitation and hygiene at the forefront of its development agenda through the Nepal Country Plan for the International Year of Sanitation in 2008, the Sanitation and Hygiene Master Plan (SHMP) in […]
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Cavill, S., Dhakal, S., Bishwakarma, D., Shrestha, S., Ahmad, T. (2019) Accelerating Sanitation, Hygiene and Water for All (ASWA-II) Baseline findings from Nepal
• The ASWA-II programme (2017-2022) is being implemented in eight Terai districts to eliminate open defecation and ensure the sustained use of safely managed water supplies and hygiene by people in targeted districts, especially by women and girls and persons with disability. • At baseline, 47 out of 100 communities were externally ODF certified. However, there are challenges in sustaining the ODF achievements. Slippage is a concern, […]
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Mathur, P., Patidar, N (2019) Alirajpur District, India, Achieves ODF Status
14.7% of India’s tribal peoples reside in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Historically these tribal groups have been marginalized, socially and economically restricted, and their access to basic services has been disproportionately lower than that of the wider population. To tackle this inequality and demonstrate how a remote, hard to reach tribal area can benefit from sustained WASH interventions, Alirajpur was selected as an […]
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Ansari, S., Ahmed N. (2020) SDF Lite Report - Prayagraj, India
Prayagraj is coined with the name Prayag mean "place of sacrifice or offering". The city was earlier known as Allahabad, Illahabad. The city is the headquarters of Prayagraj district in Uttar Pradesh. The District is part of Central Ganga Plain and lies between Latitude 24° 47’ N & 25°N and Longitude 81°19' E & 82°21'E. The city is situated at the confluence of three rivers […]
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Ansari, S., Jaiswal, S. (2020) SFD Lite Report - Unnao, India
The town of Unnao is the headquarters of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh. It compromises of 6 Tehsil and 16 Blocks. The District is part of Central Ganga Plain and lies between Latitude 26°8' N & 27°2' N and Longitude 80°3' E & 81°3' E. The city is famous for its tanneries. It is around 65 km from state capital, Lucknow. The Urban Local Body […]
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Ansari, S. (2020) SFD Lite Report - Bithoor, India
Bithoor or Bithur is a town in Kanpur Nagar District, 23.4 kilometres by road north of the centre of Kanpur city, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Bithoor is situated on the right bank of the Ganga, and is a centre of Hindu pilgrimage. According to Hindu mythology, Bithoor is the birthplace of Lord Ram's sons Luv and Kush. Bithoor is also the centre for Revolt of […]
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African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation (ANEW), Sanitation and Water for All (SWA), Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) (2020) Exchange and Learning Webinar- Building Civil Society WASH advocacy for strengthening SWA’s Mutual Accountability Mechanism and reaching those left behind
In this webinar that was held on the 8th Decemeber, African national CSO WASH networks that have received catalytic funding from WSSCC to boost the sector, engage all the relevant stakeholders, including those from vulnerable populations, and strengthen platforms and processes which can be built upon further in the months that follow, shared their stories. Objectives: 1. To provide a platform for ANEW members to come together, […]
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CSE (2020) SFD Lite Report - Bijnor, India
Bijnor city is located 12 km west to the bank of River Ganga and 460 km from Lucknow, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh. Bijnor is the district headquarter of Bijnor district. As per Census 2011, Bijnor has a population of 93,297 residing in 17,715 households. The population of the city as per Swachh Survekshan (Country wide annual ranking mechanism for cities with respect to […]
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Godke, A., Kabir, Y. (2020) Flush With Pride An urban diary of COVID-19 on improved sanitation, hand and respiratory hygiene
The document covers the impact of WASH intervention in families, communities and institutions with a balance between demand and supply, highlighting both child and gender lens. Innovations like cost effective, simple, scalable pedal operated hand washing stations, augmentation of operation and maintenance of community toilets with identification of community touch points, school readiness for COVID-19 while retrofitting simple taps to elbow operated taps, promoting one […]
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UPM Umwelt-Projekt-Management GmbH (2020) SFD Report - Bhola Municipality, Bangladesh (vn 2020)
Bhola is one of the administrative districts (Zila) located in south-central Bangladesh with a total area of 3,404km2 and a population of 1.8 million inhabitants. Part of the district is Bhola island which, despite being the largest island of Bangladesh, only can be accessed by boat at this point. This island of 1,441km2 is divided into seven Upazila (sub-districts). One of these Upazila is Bhola […]
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Peralta, E. (2020) Economia Circular: Gestion Y Tratamiento Sustentable De Los Barros Cloacales En Mar Del Plata-Argentina
La Empresa Municipal Obras Sanitarias Mar del Plata que presta los servicios de agua, cloaca y pluvial en la ciudad de Mar del Plata (700.000 hab), desde el año 2000 viene optimizando el tratamiento de los barros cloacales, que poseen un contenido promedio de 91% de materia orgánica y valores de metales pesados muy bajos, debido que la actividad industrial y turística es predominantemente alimenticia. […]
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Peralta, E. (2020) Una Nueva Alternativa Ecologica Para El Saneamiento En Argentina (in Spanish)
Los principales desafíos mundiales que existen en el sector de saneamiento son los millones de personas que no cuentan sin ningún tipo de sistema de saneamiento, los efectos a la salud que esto produce, la escasez de agua y contaminación, inseguridad en los alimentos, crecimiento desproporcionado en las áreas urbanas y las inadecuadas opciones sanitarias actuales. En función de ello, la Agencia de Cooperación y Desarrollo […]
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Heredia, G., Gandarillas, V., Becerra, A. (2020) Estudios de caso en saneamiento sostenible (in Spanish) Tratamiento descentralizado de aguas residuales con enfoque de reúso en Cochabamba, Bolivia
El continuo crecimiento demográfico y la urbanización han dado lugar a un aumento constante de las presiones antropogénicas sobre los recursos hídricos, lo que hace que la disponibilidad de agua sea una preocupación importante a nivel internacional. El objetivo 6 de los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible de las Naciones Unidas es garantizar la disponibilidad y la gestión sostenible de los servicios de agua y saneamiento […]
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Denman, K., Lipscomb, L. (2020) Closing the Gender Gap in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme Guidance
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. As the UN Migration Agency, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to assist in meeting the operational challenges of migration; advance understanding of migration issues; encourage social and economic development through migration; and uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants. RedR United […]
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Mishra, M., Tripathi, A. (2020) SFD Lite Report - Haldia, India
Haldia is a city and municipality in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian State of West Bengal. The Haldia Township is bordered by Haldi River an off shoot of the Ganges River. Haldia is located at 22.03˚N 88.06˚E. The temperature ranges between 24˚C to 39˚C, during summer and 7˚C to 22˚C in winter. The city gets an average rainfall of 1440mm annually and monsoon months […]
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Mishra, M., Thripathi, A. (2020) SFD Lite Report - Cuttack, India
This report was compiled as part of the SFD Promotion Initiative project funded by Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Cuttack is located at 20˚31'23” N and 85˚47'17” E. The city has a tropical wet and dry climate. Temperatures may exceed 45˚c in summer and may fall below 10˚C in winter. It gets most of its annual rainfall of 144 cm from July to October (CMC). […]
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Mishra, M., Tripathi, A. (2020) SFD Lite Report - Chunar, India
This report was compiled as part of the SFD Promotion Initiative project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). Chunar is situated on the banks of River Ganga and River Jargo, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. City lies in the Vidhyan Range, 42 km from the district headquarters, Mirzapur, and at a distance of 273 km from the state capital, Lucknow. […]
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Kumar, N. (2020) SFD Lite Report - Barwar, India
Barwar is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Lakhimpur Kheri District in the state of Uttar Pradesh It is a crowded town situated near Shahjanhanpur. The Gomti river flows through the town. The town is divided into 11 wards. As per Census 2011, Barwar has a population of 14,196 residing in 1,229 households. The population of the city as per Swachh Survekshan (Country wide annual […]
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