Gulariya, a municipality in Nepal's Bardiya district, was established in 2053 BS (1997 AD) and later restructured in 2073 (2016 AD). Comprising 12 political wards over 118.21 square kilometres in the southern plains of the Terai region and positioned 35 kilometres west of Nepalgunj, Gulariya has an elevation of 187 metres. The 2021 national population and housing census reported a population of 74,505 individuals in 16,002 […]
The last few decades have witnessed substantial gains in access to sanitation, as nearly 2.4 billion people gained access to improved toilets and open defecation (OD) rates fell 12 percentage-points globally (from 21% to 9%) between 2000 and 2020. Despite this progress, many countries are off track to meet their sustainable development goal (SDG) 6.2 targets. To reach these targets by 2030, a concerted effort […]
Hardware subsidies used to be commonplace policy tools for expanding sanitation access in rural areas. Overtime, however, hardware subsidies were found to produce distortionary effects on sanitation markets and failed to achieve sustained latrine usage and hygienic behaviors, and therefore declined in popularity in the mid-2000s. However, “no subsidy” approaches are not sufficient either, in improving sanitation outcomes. This review, produced by USAID’s WASHPaLS #2 […]
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is essential to understanding the barriers, successes, and progress made toward achieving area-wide sanitation and hygiene outcomes. However, M&E can be challenging to undertake, given significant and competing demands on limited local government resources and capacities. USAID’s WASHPaLS #2 area-wide sanitation (AWS) desk review identified significant knowledge gaps around effective practices, processes, and systems for M&E and adaptive management of area-wide […]
Over the last decade, basic sanitation coverage in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries has progressed significantly, especially in Asia. Sustaining those resulting gains in human, environmental, and community health, all while progressing toward targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6, requires safely managing the fecal sludge generated in on-site sanitation systems. When latrines are full, some households abandon them and build anew, while others choose […]
Hardware subsidies used to be commonplace policy tools for expanding sanitation access in rural areas. Overtime, however, hardware subsidies were found to produce distortionary effects on sanitation markets and failed to achieve sustained latrine usage and hygienic behaviors, and therefore declined in popularity in the mid-2000s. However, “no subsidy” approaches are not sufficient either, in improving sanitation outcomes. This review, produced by USAID’s WASHPaLS #2 […]
Sanitation workers play a vital role in maintaining cleanliness and safety within the sanitation chain, a crucial aspect of achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. However, they often face poor working conditions, social and economic marginalization, and significant health risks, including the threat of infection and injury, sometimes leading to fatalities, compromising their dignity and well-being. Enhancing social protection schemes for sanitation workers is essential […]
Sanitation workers play a vital role in maintaining cleanliness and safety within the sanitation chain, a crucial aspect of achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. However, they often face poor working conditions, social and economic marginalization, and significant health risks, including the threat of infection and injury, sometimes leading to fatalities, compromising their dignity and well-being. Enhancing social protection schemes for sanitation workers is essential […]
Sanitation workers play a vital role in maintaining cleanliness and safety within the sanitation chain, a crucial aspect of achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. However, they often face poor working conditions, social and economic marginalization, and significant health risks, including the threat of infection and injury, sometimes leading to fatalities, compromising their dignity and well-being. Enhancing social protection schemes for sanitation workers is essential […]
A collection of 32 open source Sanitation resources for practitioners in an exciting story of Jane's coincidences in a conference.
Sanitation workers provide an essential public service to ensure cleanliness and safety along the sanitation chain. This is key to achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, although poor working conditions, social and economic marginalization, high risk of infection and injury even death, mean it is often at the cost of their dignity, health and life. Strengthening social protection schemes for sanitation […]
Kamalamai Municipality was declared as municipality in 1996. It is in Sindhuli District, Bagmati Province in the Central South Nepal. It is divided into 14 political wards. The municipality has a total population of 71,016 with 34,416 males and 36,700 females (Census 2021, n.d.). Out of total wards, ward number 6 has the largest population (12,498) while ward number 3 has the least population with (1,359). […]
The capital city of Malawi, Lilongwe City, is situated in the Lilongwe river inland plains at the junction of the Namanthanga and Lilongwe rivers. The city is located in Lilongwe District which is found in the Central Region of the Republic of Malawi. Lilongwe city had a population of 989,318 people as per the most recent census in 2018, which was 5.6% of Malawi's total population. […]
This page is a collection of the most important factsheets provided by the Water Supply and Sanitation for Refugee Settlements and Host Communities in Northern Uganda project (WatSSUP), implemented by GIZ, which is funded by the German Government through the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The Arborloo is a simple ecological toilet that was designed to recycle human waste within a shallow pit where the contents are transformed from a vile and disease forming material into a product which trees can tolerate, thrive and grow in without the user having to be in contact with the pit material. Many articles have been written by the writer about the Arborloo and […]
Sanitation workers encounter significant challenges that jeopardize their dignity and health, crucial for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite their vital role, many governments in low- and middle-income countries neglect support for this workforce due to insufficient understanding of their needs and obstacles. The paper explores challenges faced by sanitation workers in Africa, including health risks, inadequate pay, legal vulnerability, and social stigma. Assessments conducted in […]
Sanitation workers provide an essential public service to ensure cleanliness and safety along the sanitation chain. This is key to achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, although poor working conditions, social and economic marginalization, high risk of infection and injury even death, mean it is often at the cost of their dignity, health and life. Strengthening social protection schemes for sanitation […]
O procedimento de revisão de cinco passos desenvolvido pela iniciativa de promoção de SFD garante a padronização de todos os relatórios SFD publicados no Portal Web de SFD. Teremos o prazer de fornecer comentários sobre o seu relatório SFD. Um membro do grupo de especialistas fornecerá comentários sobre a avaliação e orientará você através da verificação de qualidade para finalizar o seu relatório SFD. Uma vez […]
El procedimiento de revisión de cinco pasos desarrollado por la iniciativa de promoción de SFD garantiza la estandarización de todos los reportes SFD publicados en el Portal Web de SFD. Estaremos encantados de proporcionarle comentarios sobre su reporte SFD. Un miembro del grupo de expertos le proporcionará comentarios sobre la evaluación y lo guiará a través del control de calidad para finalizar su reporte SFD. Una […]
La procédure d'examen en cinq étapes développée par l'initiative de promotion des SFD garantit la standardisation de tous les SFD publiés sur le portail web. Nous vous offrons la possibilité d’une révision de votre rapport SFD. Un membre du pool d'experts vous fournira des commentaires sur votre évaluation et vous guidera à travers le contrôle de qualité pour finaliser votre rapport. Une fois cette étape franchie, […]