ESF invites applications for Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management Executive Course, March 26-29, 2012, Nainital
Date:
Monday, March 26, 2012 - 00:00 - Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 00:00
Organizer: Ecosan Services Foundation (ESF),
A.T.I. (Uttarakhand Academy of Administration), Nainital
Venue: Uttarakhand Academy of Administration, Nainital
'Bihar: High Open Defecation Not Due to Lack of Awareness but more of supply chain marketing problem' says study
The current sanitation coverage in Bihar is less than 25% with usage percentage much lower, according to the SWASTH (Sector Wide Approach to Strengthening Health) Programme web site (http://swasthwatsanbihar.blogspot.in/p/creating-sustainable-sanitation-demand.html). In the district where Water for People will be working, sanitation coverage is only 14%.
Latrines Cut Parasite Infections in Half : Sanitation key in control of hookworm, ringworm
A new study shows that infection with hookworm, ringworm, and similar parasites can be dramatically reduced with a sanitation program. The researchers found even installing simple latrines can cut infection rates in half.
People with access to sanitation facilities are at half the risk of infection as compared to those people without sanitation facilities, according to Swiss researchers. Parasitic worms thrive in tropical and subtropical climates – areas that are home to some of the world’s poorest communities.
India infrastructure report 2011: Water - policy and performance for sustainable development..
Addressing the challenges of water management and governance in rural and urban areas, this new IDFC report deals with water politics, leakage of water in urban areas as well as the lack of water recycling mechanisms.
Sustainability of Total Sanitation Campaign at Kambalwadi, Maharashtra
Abstract:
Total sanitation campaign (TSC) has aimed towards cleanliness and is achieving considerable success in the State of Maharashtra in India. The campaign has been instituted Award for clean villages in year 2000 by the Maharashtra State Government in the name of Sant Gadge Baba Maharaj to foster a new culture of self-development through community action.
Civil Society, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Fund—Independent Progress Report
This document is an independent progress review of the Civil Society, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Fund. This initiative was developed by the Infrastructure, Water and Sanitation Section thematic group as part of the broader Water and Sanitation Initiative 2008-2011. Read More
Translating Research into National-Scale Change: A Case Study from Kenya of WASH in Schools
Over the past 5 years CARE, Emory University’s Center for Global Safe Water, and Water.org, through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Sustaining and Scaling School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Plus Community Impact (SWASH+) project, have worked to achieve sustainable and national-scale school WASH services in Kenya through applied research and advocacy. The project tested a multi-armed school WASH intervention through a randomized, controlled trial with multiple policy-relevant sub-studies.
Hungama Report 2011 Launched
A major revelation of the study titled HUNGama (Fighting Hunger and Malnutrition) is that child malnutrition sets in early where the 37-year-old ICDS fails to work. It shows that the prevalence of stunting peaks among children aged 24 to 35 months.
Effectiveness of Large Scale Water and Sanitation Interventions:The One Million Initiative in Mozambique
The One Million Initiative of the Government of Mozambique aims at supplying access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation for one million people. The program has constructed hundreds of new boreholes and implemented trainings on sanitation in communities from three provinces. To evaluate the program, a panel survey design was set up with a baseline in 2008, a midterm in 2010 and an end-line in 2013. The survey covers interviews with 1600 households, focus group discussions about the community and water points in 80 clusters in 9 districts.
Gender & Essential Services in Low Income Communities: Action Research Report on Women's Right & Access in Water & Sanitation
This document is the final publication resulting from the Action Research Project on Women’s Rights and Access to Water and Sanitation in Asian Cities (2009-2011), developed by Women in Cities International (WICI), Montréal, Canada and Jagori in Delhi, India. The objective of this action research project was to test and adapt the women’s safety audit methodology to generate a model for engaging poor women with their local governments, and other partners, in order to begin to address the gender service gap in water and sanitation (WATSAN).
