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Beyond Construction: Use by All
"Beyond Construction: Use by All" is a collection of case studies from sanitation and hygiene promotion practitioners in South Asia, published in 2008, by WaterAid and the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre.
This document has the following four case studies from India:
Sl. 10. India's national sanitation and hygiene programme: From experience to policy, West Bengal and Maharashtra models provide keys to success - Pg 126: This paper analyses the progress of the Total Sanitation Campaign being implemented in rural India, with a focus on West Bengal and Maharashtra, and draws lessons from these two states (apart from Kerala) which are in the forefront in this national campaign for total sustainable sanitation.
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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Turning Slums Around
"Turning slums around: The case for water and sanitation ", written by Timeyin Uwejamomere and published in October 2008 by WaterAid, is a research presents that sanitation and water improvements have always been at the forefront of progressive city authorities and national health, environmental and economic gains.
This paper takes the broader view that slum conditions also affect other groups of urban poor without access to public facilities – small vendors in market places, pavement dwellers, street children and the relatively invisible small town residents etc –, so the term slum is not restricted to those living in the slums.
Total Sanitation in South Asia
“Total sanitation in South Asia: The challenges ahead”, the paper has been prepared by WaterAid India in May 2006 for the South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN). The study outlines number of key emerging issues and recommendation to governments in response to the issues. Examples for this paper are taken from Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
Counting the cost
A “Counting the cost” present about the poor progress in the sanitation sector has serious health implications for South Asia. According to the study 2.5 billion people worldwide live without access to adequate sanitation, one billion in South Asia. Globally, 1.2 billion people practice open defecation, two thirds – 778 million – in South Asia. In Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, poor sanitation now stands as a major obstacle in the fight to reduce child mortality.
Tackling the silent killer: The case for sanitation
“Tackling the silent killer: The case for sanitation", written by Oliver Cumming, published by WaterAid in July 2008. This paper does not seek to privilege sanitation at the expense of other sectors but prioritise sanitation, alongside safe water, as part of an integrated approach to development.
This paper asserts that improved sanitation could bring the single greatest reduction in these deaths. The existing evidence points to poor sanitation being a major factor in approximately 2.4 million child deaths annually.
Water for All?
“Water for All? Implementation of ADB’s Water Policy in India: A Review", written by Dr Renu Khosla, Shveta Mathur, Sumit Chakroborty, A S Dhamija and Abdul Rahim, published in 2006 by WaterAid India. The position paper from WaterAid India presents several case studies of their experiences in Sanitation in different parts of the country.
