Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)

Advocacy Sourcebook for Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Practitioners

"Advocacy Sourcebook: A Guide to advocacy for WSSCC co-ordinators working on the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) campaign", published in December 2003 by WSSCC and WaterAid, is a source book that offers practical guidance on advocacy work related to water and sanitation and is a useful resource for anyone wanting to undertake advocacy work on these themes.
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International Year of Sanitation 2008 Advocacy Kit

"International Year of Sanitation 2008 Advocacy Kit", have been made available on the website of Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). It contains comprehensive information on sanitation issues based on the IYS 5 key messages: sanitation is vital for human health, generates economic benefits, promotes dignity and social development, protects the environment and is achievable. The kit contains fact sheets, booklets, a poster, a communication matrix (communicating the 5 messages to different stakeholders — from households, to teachers, to religious leaders to politicians), an advocacy guide, talking points on sanitation, radio interviews, useful links, and interviews with sanitation experts and more.

Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies

"Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies", written by Elizabeth Tiley in 2008 published by The Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) Switzerland and The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Switzerland, is an attempt to put together in one volume, all the abundant information that exists about sanitation solutions scattered throughout hundreds of books and journals. By ordering and structuring a huge range of information on tried and tested technologies into one concise document, the reader is provided with a useful planning tool for making more informed decisions.

"Sulabh Community Latrines: 12 Million Customers Daily"

"Sulabh Community Latrines: 12 Million Customers Daily", is a case study on Sulabh written in 2004. Every day, Sulabh provides sanitation to 12 million people and charges a small fee, demonstrating that even poor people are willing to pay to use a clean toilet. Sulabh is running over 6,000 community centers all over India, but this is still a drop in the ocean. The founder, Bindeshwar Pathak, says that over 150,000 such centres would be needed. The service is just breaking even, but now Pathak wants to create a new organisation that will allow him to expand further. 
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