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Sanitation and Hygiene
Swacchagrahis: The frontline workers of India's largest sanitation program
Posted on 13 Apr, 2021 02:04 PMThere is good evidence that frontline workers have proved to be gamechanger in the delivery of services like health and integrated child development services (ICDS).
![Swachhagrahis are the motivators for bringing about behaviour change concerning key sanitation practices in rural India. (Image: SBM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/Swacchagrahi.jpg?itok=581nv-XB)
Climate change threatens water access for world’s poorest communities
Posted on 20 Mar, 2021 02:14 PMThe impact of climate change on people’s water supplies is threatening to put progress on bringing clean water to all back decades unless urgent action is taken to help the world’s poorest communities adjust to changing weather patterns.
![Unless communities have access to a reliable and safe source of water, their health will suffer. (Image: WaterAid)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/dindori-final.jpg?itok=cDRtZw8Y)
Young professionals motivate people to participate in rural sanitation
Posted on 12 Mar, 2021 12:23 PMWe all know that regular use of toilets is very important for having good health. However, we are constantly confronted by statistics that tell us that toilet use in rural areas is not good. How do we solve this problem? Is it possible to tackle it by outsiders – who go in wanting to “fix” the situation or by working with communities to understand their needs?
Jalabandhus for sustainable service delivery
Posted on 09 Feb, 2021 10:31 PMAs a major source of potable water, hand pumps are ubiquitous in rural India.
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Mini piped water scheme helps overcome social exclusion
Posted on 11 Jan, 2021 10:34 AMIn 2016, India ranked 131 among 188 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI). With a population of 1.3 billion, the need for services is high, a
Sanitation workers amid the pandemic
Posted on 28 Dec, 2020 01:51 PMSanitation workers are out in full force tasked with disinfecting the public spaces as COVID-19 crisis continues to impact the country on top of other serious challenges faced by our WASH sector.
![Despite the risks and the dire conditions of their work, sanitation workers continued to do their job (Image: C S Sharada Prasad, India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/sanitation-worker.jpg?itok=dfeXkY8f)
Land and environmental approvals needed for faecal sludge treatment facilities
Posted on 23 Dec, 2020 04:02 PMDespite an enabling framework for implementation of Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) initiatives, there exists a vacuum concerning specific guidelines/rules for the selection of sites for setting up of Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTPs).
![The site for the FSTP should be able to accommodate present and anticipated future requirements. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/lead.jpg?itok=ur0nC6bT)
Getting communities engaged in faecal sludge management
Posted on 22 Dec, 2020 05:05 PMGyanchand Mishra, Councillor of Ward 3, is the President of the Ward Sanitation Committee (WSC) and is also a member of the City Sanitation Task Force (CSTF).
![Community engagement structures at the slum level have ensured that the most marginalized and vulnerable sections of a city, that is, the slum communities now have a voice. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/women.jpg?itok=fzkgDn5X)
Strengthening institutional arrangements for faecal sludge management
Posted on 20 Dec, 2020 06:09 PMFaecal Sludge Management (FSM) has close linkages with a variety of development themes such as environment, health and human rights.
![An assessment at the beginning of Project Nirmal indicated the absence of institutional mechanisms for effective coordination and collaboration among the various government departments across state, district and local levels (Image: SuSanA Secretariat)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/fstp-susana.jpg?itok=js4nt9xD)
Embracing planning for faecal sludge management: The tale of two towns
Posted on 12 Dec, 2020 10:51 AMUnder Project Nirmal, a detailed planning process was undertaken for designing Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) interventions in Angul and Dhenkanal Municipalities based on the existing sanitation situation in the towns, the techno-economic feasibility as well as cap
![Project Nirmal demonstrates appropriate, low-cost, decentralized, inclusive and sustainable sanitation service delivery solutions for two small towns (Angul and Dhenkanal) in Odisha. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/lead_8.jpg?itok=wqFC1rpO)