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CAP-NET, GWA (2006) Why gender matters - A tutorial for water managers

This tutorial is primarily aimed at those people interested in or responsible for managing water resources. We wanted to show how addressing gender will improve efficiency of water use and environmental sustainability. A gender approach will also improve social benefits and equity from use of our water resources.

Online since: 21.02.2020
Views: 2917
Downloads: 84

von Muench, E. (2020) Tutorial videos to explain Wikipedia editing for WASH topics and SDGs

These Youtube playlists contain several videos to explain how to edit WASH topics in Wikipedia. The videos in Playlist 1 were produced for SuSanA, funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through contract with Stockholm Evironment Institute. The videos in Playlist 2 were produced for the SDG edit-a-thon in September 2020, funded by Project Everyone, UK.

Online since: 20.02.2020
Views: 1262
Downloads: 0

House, S., Cavill, S., Ferron, S. (2017) Equality and non-discrimination (EQND) in sanitation programmes at scale. (Part 1 of 2)

A well-facilitated Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) programme that pro-actively considers and involves people who might be disadvantaged has been shown to have many benefits. A lack of this can and will often have negative impacts and make programmes and ODF unsustainable. This issue of Frontiers of CLTS looks at who should be considered potentially disadvantaged, how they can effectively participate and what may be needed […]

Online since: 14.02.2020
Views: 1393
Downloads: 2246

Kohlitz, J., Carrard, N., Willetts, J. (2019) Support mechanisms to strengthen equality and non-discrimination (EQND) in rural sanitation. (Part 2 of 2)

Achievement of adequate and equitable access to sanitation for all, and an end to open defecation, requires that special attention is given toward disadvantaged groups. It has become apparent that the benefits of conventional rural sanitation programming and service delivery are often not spread equally, and risk leaving disadvantaged groups behind. This issue of Frontiers of CLTS examines the potential of support mechanisms designed to […]

Online since: 14.02.2020
Views: 1729
Downloads: 66

WSSCC, FANSA (2015) Leave No One Behind - Voices of Women, Adolescent Girls, Elderly and Disabled People, and Sanitation Workers

This publication summarizes the sanitation and hygiene hopes and aspirations of thousands of women and men of different ages and physical ability, across rural and urban areas in eight South Asian countries. In these countries, over a billion people are without safe sanitation. They represent individuals and groups rarely heard because they are seldom asked what their constraints are, what they need, how they cope […]

Online since: 14.02.2020
Views: 1557
Downloads: 229

von Muench, E. (2015) SuSanA Forum Statistics Report (video from webinar recording)

Elisabeth von Muench presents some content of the forum statistics report during the SuSanA Open Mic Webinar on 18 June 2015.

Online since: 13.02.2020
Views: 923
Downloads: 0

Milosevic, D. (2015) How to register for the SuSanA Discussion Forum (video tutorial)

This video shows you how to register for the SuSanA Discussion Forum.

Online since: 13.02.2020
Views: 924
Downloads: 0

von Muench, E. (2017) Guided tour of SuSanA Discussion Forum (video tutorial)

This video gives a tour of the SuSanA Discussion Forum in order to highlight some special features that not all users might be aware of.

Online since: 13.02.2020
Views: 2677
Downloads: 4286

Various authors (2019) Key documents on equity and inclusion for Discussion Forum category

In this library entry we have grouped together up to five documents that we think are important "first reading" materials for anyone wishing to obtain a quick overview of this topic. For more details, please see the external links to the discussion forum below. The documents listed in this library entry in reverse chronological order already exist as individual library entries but have been grouped together […]

Online since: 13.02.2020
Views: 1569
Downloads: 239

TNUSSP (2018) Knowledge Management and Exchange Strategy for Urban Sanitation

In Tamil Nadu, currently, a range of behaviour deficits exist along the full cycle of sanitation at the stages of access, containment, emptying, transport, treatment and re-use/disposal. However, communication strategies in the sanitation sector have been largely limited to promoting hygiene behaviours such as handwashing or stopping open defecation by promoting the use of toilets. While these efforts are important, there are several other behaviour […]

Online since: 12.02.2020
Views: 1623
Downloads: 54

STeP (2020) Reinvented Toilet Pilot Playbook - Streamlined Guidance for Technology and Commercial Partners

Newly introduced technologies fail for many reasons, including low user adoption, a lack of understanding of the target market, an unsound business model, and more. This resource exists to help technology developers and early adopters plan effective pilot tests that increase a new technology’s chance for success. Drawing from the concept of design thinking, this Playbook is framed by three overlapping priorities — viability, desirability, […]

Online since: 10.02.2020
Views: 1251
Downloads: 58

Sperandeo, L., Srinivasan, S. (2020) The Heroes behind Sanitation An insight into faecal sludge management workers in Zambia

The sanitation workforce provides an essential public service to all. They clean and empty pit latrines, septic tanks, sewers and other sanitation systems, transport faecal sludge, remove contaminants from the sludge and process the sludge for disposal or reuse. Constantly exposed to faecal microorganisms, hazardous waste and harsh chemicals, sanitation workers are susceptible to several operational and health risks. Owing to a public lack of […]

Online since: 07.02.2020
Views: 7823
Downloads: 570

GIZ (2020) Fit for School Concept: Menstrual Hygiene Management (in English, Khmer and Nepali)

The GIZ Regional Fit for School Programme in cooperation with the Sector Programme “Sustainable Sanitation” has developed a MHM in Schools concept, which is modular, culturally adaptable and consists of a primary and secondary intervention package. This publication is providing a comprehensive concept on primary and secondary interventions that are needed for Menstrual Hygiene Management in schools. Components of MHM Capacity Development in Schools are […]

Online since: 07.02.2020
Views: 7665
Downloads: 705

Dickin, S., Bisung, E. (2019) Empowerment in WASH Index

This brief presents a new Empowerment in WASH Index (EWI) that is designed to measure empowerment in the WASH sector. We describe how the EWI tool is constructed using a series of indicators, and a case study applying the EWI in Burkina Faso. The EWI measures agency, participation and empowerment in the water and sanitation sector. The Index is made up of indicators to assess […]

Online since: 28.01.2020
Views: 1954
Downloads: 87

CWIS TA Hub & ENPHO (2019) SFD Lite Report - Tarakeshwor Municipality, Nepal

Tarakeshwor Municipality is located in Kathmandu district in Province no. 3 of Nepal. The total population of the municipality is 81,443 people residing on 20,133 households. Most people are dependent on public water supply. Households without access to public water supply rely on well and tap water. 38% of population are dependent on sewer system, followed by user interface directly connected to open drain, lined […]

Online since: 24.01.2020
Views: 3327
Downloads: 227

CWIS TA Hub & ENPHO (2019) SFD Lite Report - Nagarjun Municipality, Nepal

Nagarjun Municipality is located in Kathmandu district in Province no. 3 of Nepal. The total population of the municipality is 67,420 people residing in 16,746 households. The major sources of drinking water in Nagarjun Municipality are public water supply, well, springs and stream water. More than half of the population of Nagarjun Municipality is dependent on the sewer system followed by lined tanks with impermeable […]

Online since: 24.01.2020
Views: 4398
Downloads: 434

CWIS TA Hub & ENPHO (2019) SFD Lite Report - Madhyapur Thimi Municipality, Nepal

Madhyapur Thimi Municipality is located in Bhaktapur district in Province no.3 of Nepal, consisting of 9 wards. The total population of the municipality is 83,036 residing in 20,302 households. Combined sewers are predominantly found in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality, followed by lined tanks with impermeable walls and open bottom, lined pits with semi-permeable walls and open bottom with no outlet and fully lined tanks with no […]

Online since: 24.01.2020
Views: 4491
Downloads: 329

CWIS TA Hub & ENPHO (2019) SFD Lite Report - Kageshwori Manohara Municipality, Nepal

Kageshwori Manohara Municipality is located in Kathmandu district in Province No.3 of Nepal. The total population of the municipality is 102,235 residing in 26,166 households. People rely on either municipal water supply or from other sources. The main sources of drinking water are public tap, well and household bore water. 27% of the population are dependent on centralized combined sewer, 33% of population use fully lined […]

Online since: 23.01.2020
Views: 4594
Downloads: 611

CWIS TA Hub & ENPHO (2019) SFD Lite Report - Tokha Municipality, Nepal

Tokha Municipality is an ancient city of Kathmandu district in Province No. 3 of Nepal. The total population of Tokha Municipality is 99,032 residing in 25,561 households. Majority of people of Tokha Municipality are dependent on municipal water supply. People who do not have access to municipal water supply system get water from their own sources, mostly groundwater such as well and tap water. Combined […]

Online since: 17.01.2020
Views: 4162
Downloads: 350

CWIS TA Hub & ENPHO (2019) SFD Lite Report - Kirtipur Municipality, Nepal

Kirtipur is one of the historical cities, which was declared as municipality among 58 municipalities under the Municipal Act in 1996 (2053 B. S., in Nepali calendar) within the Kathmandu valley. The total population of Kirtipur Municipality is 65,602 residing in 19,941 households. People of Kirtipur Municipality rely on either municipal water supply or from other sources. The main sources of drinking water are […]

Online since: 17.01.2020
Views: 4494
Downloads: 510

 

 

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