Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration:

The Need of the Hour

The National Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (NFSSM) Alliance was formed in 2016 to drive the national discourse on Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) and Inclusive Sanitation. Bringing together the expertise of 35+ diverse organizations (NGOs, CSOs, Academic Institutions, Think Tanks), the NFSSM Alliance drives innovation in sanitation planning, infrastructure and services to ensure safe and inclusive sanitation outcomes for all.

Why Inclusion?

Poor sanitation disproportionately affects vulnerable communities such as women, trans persons and other gender minorities, urban poor communities and persons with disabilities. The NFSSM Alliance is driven to ensure that inclusion and equity are embedded at the core of sanitation planning and execution at every level, to enable vulnerable communities to not only benefit from high-quality sanitation, but also play key roles in the decision-making process and delivery of services.

Why Innovation?

To address the specific needs of inclusive sanitation in India, innovative solutions catered to local contexts are crucial. Given the topographical diversity and spatial challenges in urban India, and increasing disasters due to climate change, the NFSSM Alliance creates an enabling environment for innovative, inclusive and resilient technologies and solutions to be scaled across India.

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Government collaborations

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State specific guidelines

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Commited FST plants

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Knowledge sharing instances

What is our goal?

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Our Vision

An India where all 7900+ cities and towns safely manage their waste with inclusion, equity and sustainability.

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Our Mission

Collaboratively creating an enabling environment for safe, sustainable, resilient and inclusive sanitation through knowledge, partnerships and innovative solutions.

How the NFSSM Alliance works with members

The National Faecal Sludge and Septage Management Alliance is a national working group focused on fostering Collaborative Action towards safe and sustainable human waste management at the national, state, and city levels. We work with our network of partners in 19+ states to build consensus and encourage discourse on inclusive sanitation in India across four priority areas.

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Our Members:

Experts Speak

Being surrounded by a community of experts, as part of the NFSSM Alliance, has played an instrumental role in helping CWAS scale efforts. Even though CWAS has strong relationships with the government, when 30+ organizations come together to approach the government, it has a much greater impact.

- Aasim Mansuri

Centre for Water and Sanitation (CWAS)

The NFSSM Alliance is an enabling avenue for us to learn from each other and build synergies.

- Aveek De

eGov Foundation

Being a part of the NFSSM Alliance, has also exposed me to different approaches and rich experiences that people have across a range of issues. It is vital to sustain whatever work has been done for FSSM and to scale it up and cull out the right learnings towards the goal of inclusive sanitation.

- Depinder Kapur

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

The NFSSM Alliance is one of the only collectives that is actively advocating for an inclusive lens in SBM, AMRUT. It is helping to demonstrate solutions and present evidence-based action to State and National Governments.

- Meghna Malhotra

Urban Management Centre (UMC)

The NFSSM Alliance has played a pivotal role in bringing urban sanitation, its urgency and complexity, to the centerstage. The Alliance has also provided a space for organizations to share their strengths with each other. Cross learning between organizations has been at an all-time high.

- Niladri Chokrabarti

Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)

Being surrounded by a community of experts, as part of the NFSSM Alliance, has played an instrumental role in helping CWAS scale efforts. Even though CWAS has strong relationships with the government, when 30+ organizations come together to approach the government, it has a much greater impact.

- Aasim Mansuri

Centre for Water and Sanitation (CWAS)

The NFSSM Alliance is an enabling avenue for us to learn from each other and build synergies.

- Aveek De

eGov Foundation

Being a part of the NFSSM Alliance, has also exposed me to different approaches and rich experiences that people have across a range of issues. It is vital to sustain whatever work has been done for FSSM and to scale it up and cull out the right learnings towards the goal of inclusive sanitation.

- Depinder Kapur

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

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