Through Community Based Total Sanitation (known in Bahasa as Sanitasi Total Berbasis Masyaralat or STBM), many rural communities in Aceh province in Indonesia have been supported to eliminate Open Defecation (OD). However, achieving Open Defecation Free (ODF) still remains a challenge for many residents. This technical paper presents the results of a study on open defecation practices in rural Aceh that was hit by a […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the restriction of movement and closure of borders in many locations in Myanmar. This coupled with lack of access and mobility to certain areas for security reasons posed challenges to monitor handwashing interventions. In response, UNICEF developed a real time remote monitoring tool for handwashing facility distribution and installation using RapidPro, a free, open source software that allows users to […]
Social media has become a surprisingly useful and effective tool in advancing Vanuatu’s national WASH in Schools (WinS) program. In late 2019, Vanuatu’s Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) created the WASH in Schools Vanuatu - WOSH insaet long ol Skul Vanuatu Facebook group as a tool for schools to showcase their WASH activities. With increasing access to low-cost or free Facebook data and internet […]
O funcionamento das estações de lodo fecal e de tratamento de águas residuais raramente é desenvolvido como descrito em manual ou livro didático. No entanto, pouco foi documentado sobre os desafios práticos da vida real dos envolvidos. Essa lacuna limita a capacidade dos planejadores e tomadores de decisão de tomar as decisões de investimento certas. Essa coleção de estudos de caso torna acessível as experiências e realidades enfrentadas pelas pessoas […]
La operación de las plantas de tratamiento de lodos fecales y aguas residuales rara vez se desarrolla como se describe en un manual o libro de texto. Sin embargo, poco se ha documentado sobre los desafíos prácticos de la vida real involucrados. Esta brecha limita la capacidad de los planificadores y tomadores de decisiones para tomar las decisiones de inversión correctas. Esta recopilación de casos prácticos hace accesibles las […]
Improvements to sanitation and hygiene are known to reduce the transmission of the poliovirus. This field note reports the experience of implementing Afghan Context Community Led Total Sanitation (AC-CLTS) in an urban context within an integrated polio eradication project targeted to high-risk polio districts. The Ministry of Public Health, provincial Department of Public Health and UNICEF implemented an urban variant of AC-CLTS in two slums […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our lives since early 2020. Children suffer especially under the outbreak, as it is estimated that, globally, over one billion school children are staying home (as at June 2020) with a high number of children not continuing their education online. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 outbreak has been addressed and controlled in some countries, and gradually workplaces, public spaces and schools are […]
The document discusses SAAHAS's scale of rural intervention, its focus areas and success stories.
Presentation at the SANCOP meeting on 29 June 2021
Presentation at the SANCOP meeting on 29 June 2021
Presentation at the SANCOP meeting on 29 June 2021
Presentation at the SANCOP meeting on 29 June 2021
SanCop Zoom Webinar Plan 18th June 2020 (9.30-11.15am) “Managing Uncertainty from COVID-19 in the UK WASH Sector: Reflections from SanCoP”
Title: Towards SDG 6.2 – Reflecting on and Responding to the Pandemic and ODA cuts Date: 29 June 2021 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Duration: 2 hours (Virtual)
Title: SanCoP26 / COP26: Sanitation & Climate Change Date & Time: Tuesday 19th October 2021, 10-1 BST Venue: Online
Lakshmipur was originally a sub-division of Lakshmipur district and the municipality was established in 1976. The town stands on the bank of the Rahmatkhali and is located 137 km south-east of Dhaka. The city is sub divided into 12 wards and 22 mahallas. Lakshmipur is one of the 53 district-level municipalities in the country. According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of […]
Cumilla City Corporation stands on the south bank of the Gumti River in Cumilla district. Cumilla (previously known as Comilla) is one of the fast-growing cities located beside the Dhaka Chittagong highway, 97 km south to Dhaka and 167 km north to Chittagong. Cumilla, one of the oldest towns of the sub-continent was declared a city corporation in the year 1864. Cumilla City Corporation was […]
Lalmonirhat is a municipality town and district headquarters of Lalmonirhat District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Lalmonirhat is a fast-growing city, which is 329.8 km away from the north of Dhaka. It is beside the Dharal River and it is well connected with road, water, and railways. It was declared Municipality in 1972. Lalmonirhat is one of the 53 district-level municipalities in the country. According […]
Sanitation for Millions is a global multi-donor programme to improve access to safe sanitation and hygiene with a focus on vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. More than one million people in 14 countries have already benefitted directly from Sanitation for Millions’ measures that include the construction of sanitary facilities, capacity development to ensure adequate use, operation and maintenance, behaviour change measures towards safe hygiene as well […]
One of the largest constraints that cleaners experience is the lack of WASH, and formal training on IPC, PPE, and hand hygiene. A needs assessment study conducted in 56 healthcare facilities throughout Bangladesh, India, The Gambia, and Zanzibar reported that on average less than a third delivered formal training to their cleaning staff. 4 Training is essential in ensuring a safe and clean healthcare environment, […]