WASH in Schools Network (2022) WASH in schools in focus Country examples of pandemic preparedness and response through the lens of enabling environment matrix
The COVID-19 pandemic put front and centre for the needed attention on water supply, hand hygiene and sanitation. Using the Enabling Environment matrix like a camera lens to view national-level actions, the collective country examples from 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific supply rich learnings and underline the positive momentum showed by Ministries of Education to lead WinS, and the respective public, non-governmental and […]
Online since: 25.07.2022
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GIZ WatSSUP (2022) Cash for Work - Tree Planting for Water Source Protection
The WatSSUP Cash for Work (CfW) tree planting activity takes place between April and November 2022. It aims at improving the water source protection of water supply system catchment areas as well as delivering positive impact on household incomes. The activity covers a total of 18 acres in the West Nile Region in Northern Uganda. 9 acres of trees are planted in Yumbe district (Bidibidi […]
Online since: 07.07.2022
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Reuter, S., Demant, D., Heredia, G., Lüthi, C., Reymond, P., Schertenleib, R., Ulrich, L. and Zurbrügg, C. (2022) The Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies for the Wider Caribbean Region - El Compendio de Sistemas y Tecnologías de Saneamiento para la Región del Gran Caribe
The focus of this Compendium is on the range of urban and periurban technologies that can be provided and managed as a utility service. Accordingly, we refrain from highlighting various pit latrine technologies as information about them are widely available in the English, French and Spanish Compendia, including the more interactive online version entitled “Sanitation Systems Perspective” (p.11). This Compendium is the first to feature […]
Online since: 21.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Sanitation Workers Forum 2021: Closing Remarks
Closing address including key learnings (from rapporteur), feedback from attendees and next steps.
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Learning from Other Sectors Workshop
Workshop to connect key learnings from other sectors (for example, solid waste management, waste picking) to advocacy and research on sanitation work (human waste management) across the world. Speakers 1. Sonia Dias (WIEGO's Global Waste Expert) 2. Christy Braham (WIEGO, Belgium) 3. Lakshmi Narayan (KKPKP Waste Pickers Union, India) 4. Nalini Shekar (Hasiru Dala, India) 5. Dr Isack Rugemalila (U.G Mazingira Waste Pickers' Association, Mazingira Cooperative Society, Tanzania) Chair: Andrés […]
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Connecting Labour Rights & Sanitation Workshop
Polite notice: This session includes detail (through the documentary film and presentations) about real-life cases of sanitation worker deaths and injuries, which some viewers/attendees may find upsetting* Workshop to connect key learnings from the labour and human rights sectors (on occupational health and safety, formalisation, collectivisation, worker entitlements and responding to labour violations) to ongoing advocacy on sanitation work in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) […]
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) In Conversation With Dr Amita Bhakta
A pre-recorded conversation between Dr Sally Cawood and independent consultant and researcher Dr Amita Bhakta.
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Looking Deeper: A Research Agenda to Advance the Health, Safety & Dignity of Sanitation Workers
Sanitation workers provide essential services often at cost of their health and dignity. Little research has been done and there is an urgent need for evidence for policy and programs. Participants in this workshop will hear from moderators on challenges and contribute to setting a global published research agenda by proposing research questions. Chairs: Kate Medlicott & Abisola Osinuga (World Health Organisation)
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Final Keynote Address: Mary James Gill
Keynote address by Mary James Gill from the Centre for Law and Justice (Pakistan), followed by Q&A.
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Good Practices Workshop: Garima Scheme, India (Sanitation Workers Forum 2021)
Includes reflections on the Garima Scheme in Odisha, India from G. Mathivathanan (Principal Secretary to Govt Housing & Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha, India), Manvita Baradi (Director, Urban Management Centre) and Meghna Malhotra (Deputy Director, Urban Management Centre). About Garima The Garima scheme for Safety and Dignity of Core Sanitation Workers was launched in 2020 by the Housing and Urban Development Department, government of Odisha in […]
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Traversing the Path of Making Manual Pit Cleaning Safer in LMICs
Thousands of lives of sanitation workers are endangered and lost in low and middle income countries (LMICs) while manually cleaning confined spaces like septic tanks and sewer lines. These deaths are avoidable if we take corrective measures. Join us to discuss leading practices that cities can observe to make work safer for sanitation workers! Speakers Prabal Bhardwaj, PMU- SBM, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, India Huzir Rizal […]
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Thematic Session 6: Occupational Health & Safety (OHS), Policies, Laws and Regulations
This session examines some of the ways in which to enhance Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) of sanitation work, via technical innovations, as well as targeted laws, policies and regulations. The speakers highlight a number of worker-centred avenues to strengthen OHS, as well as key gaps where further participatory research and advocacy is urgently needed. Speakers 1. Froggi VanRiper (Oregon State University, USA) Talk Title: ‘Container-Based Sanitation in […]
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) 2nd Keynote Address: Ibra Sow & Alidou Bande
*French with English translation* Keynote address by Ibra Sow from AAAS & PASA (Sénégal) and Alidou Bandé from ABASE (Burkina Faso), followed by a Q&A. Chair: Dr Alix Lerebours
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Thematic session 5: Challenges & Opportunities Arising from Covid-19
This session examines the multiple ways in which Covid-19 has affected sanitation workers at their workplace and in their personal lives. The speakers highlight how the pandemic disproportionately impacted sanitation workers who were on the 'frontline', yet often had little to no personal safety equipment, work protections or faced intense work pressure. We discuss potential opportunities arising from the pandemic, including heightened attention on worker […]
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Thematic Session 4: Gender, Intersectionality & Sanitation Work
*French with English translation* This session examines the intersectional dimensions of sanitation work relating to gender, caste, class, race and age (including inter-generational change). The speakers cover particular challenges for women sanitation workers in India, Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar and Senegal, and explore ways in which to visibilise often hidden or unseen working practices and lived experiences. This session examines the intersectional dimensions of sanitation work […]
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) In Conversation With Dr Sharada Prasad (Sanitation Workers Forum 2021)
A pre-recorded conversation between Dr Jen Barr and consultant, researcher and photographer Dr CS Sharada Prasad, who is behind many of the striking images used by international agencies to highlight the everyday lives of sanitation workers (especially those involved in manual pit latrine, septic tank, sewer, drain or dry latrine cleaning) across India. In this recording, Dr Prasad reflects on some of his most poignant […]
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) In Conversation With Dr Hemangi Kadlak (Sanitation Workers Forum 2021)
A pre-recorded conversation between Dr Sally Cawood and activist, writer, researcher and teacher Dr Hemangi Kadlak (Assistant Professor, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu and Strivajin Foundation). In this recording, Dr Kadlak discusses the motivations for her research on sanitation workers and manual scavenging in India, with important takeways for us all.
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Thematic Session 3: Global Histories of Sanitation Work
This session explores the changing nature of sanitation work from a global and historical perspective. It sets out to challenge misconceptions that sanitation work (including hazardous forms) is confined to the so-called 'Global South', or that the 'Global North' has found the 'solutions' to safe sanitation for all. Drawing on experience in India, Pakistan, the USA and Nigeria, the session highlights the interconnections between sanitation […]
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (2022) Thematic Session 2: Setting the Scene - Lessons from India & Kenya
This session explores the realities of sanitation work in urban settings across India and Kenya. Whilst distinct historically, socially, politically and geographically, hazardous forms of sanitation work (including manual pit or manhole emptying) persist in both countries. Speakers explore the changing realities of sanitation work in each country, including ways to improve working conditions for and with workers. Speakers 1. Samuel Sathyaseelan (PhD Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, […]
Online since: 20.06.2022
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Sanitation Workers Forum 2021 (0) Thematic Session 1: Marginalisation & Representation of Sanitation Workers
This session focuses on the changing terminology to describe sanitation work and workers, and persistent forms of stigma and discrimination that many workers face today. The speakers raise important questions about representation of workers in global and national-level advocacy, and the ongoing struggle to be recognised as an essential workforce. Speakers 1. Dr. Sheeva Y. Dubey (Assistant Professor, School of Media and Journalism at D Y Patil […]
Online since: 20.06.2022
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