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Best Practices From Indian Cities: Safaimitra Suraksha Aur Sammaan

This report focuses on sanitation worker safety to guide decision-making. It is a product of the Inclusive Taskforce of the Alliance in collaboration with key partners such as Water Aid, CSE, CFAR, NIUA, CWAS, BORDA, ASCI, CTC, IIHS, and Dasra

By: 17 Aug 2022

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FSSM in Urban Areas: Service and Business Models

The document is presenting a variety of leading practices in FSSM in urban India. These service and business models are identified across the FSSM value chain to cover Containment, Emptying and Transport, Treatment and Safe Reuse and Disposal of treated faecal waste focused examples. The cases cover state and city interventions to demonstrate learning from state-wide approaches, city level initiatives, private sector-led models, community participation and share the progress made in the sector. This report is intended for city managers, municipal functionaries, elected representatives, state decision makers, CSOs and private sector players to understand the developments in FSSM and opportunities it presents.

By: 26 Aug 2021

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Disaster Risk Reduction Framework

India is highly vulnerable to disasters due to its geographic and socio-economic conditions. Inadequate WASH infrastructure and services exacerbate the impact of disasters. The NFSSM Alliance has mapped WASH interventions for different types of disasters, but current disaster management frameworks focus mostly on relief-based WASH measures. There is a need to integrate WASH in mitigation, preparedness, and recovery planning. Recommendations propose ways to better integrate WASH in disaster management at various levels of government, drawing on international frameworks and organizations such as CDC and UNICEF.

By: 26 Aug 2019

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Personal Protective Equipment for Sanitation Workers

The Guide provides a view of the different categories of the sanitation workforce: toilet maintenance, drain maintenance, desludging operators, plant operators, street sweeping, garbage collectors, vehicle drivers, transfer sanitation workers, NGO and ASHA workers. The Guide specifies the type of PPE required by different types of workers in the sanitation value chain.

By: 26 Aug 2019

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SBCC Primer

This primer advocates for a shift from Information, Education, Communication (IEC) to Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC). The document presents a toolkit developed by BBC Media Action, offering strategies for strategic SBCC interventions. It cites a successful SBCC campaign on faecal sludge management in India as a model for addressing sanitation challenges. There is now a massive burden in sustaining ODF behaviours and ensuring safe and effective faecal sludge management. And there is a need for communication to support the momentum, to create a long-term enabling environment for safe sanitation by creating a demand among citizens. This demand will only come from better understanding among the people about the risks of mismanaged faecal sludge which is currently completely amiss in household discussions and priorities.

By: 26 Aug 2019

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Access to Individual Household Toilets in vulnerable urban areas (Case Studies)

COVID-19 has highlighted the need for more attention to be given to individual household toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), as shared toilets pose a greater risk to safe sanitation. Despite constraints such as space, infrastructure, and behavioral issues, women and families have adapted small spaces, utilized sanitation credit through self-help groups, and addressed infrastructural barriers in slums and densely populated areas to overcome challenges in providing individual household toilets. This compendium of cases showcases successful approaches to address these perceived barriers and highlights the important role played by women in leading toilet construction while working with local governments to receive necessary support. These cases demonstrate how women's leadership can transform living conditions in vulnerable urban communities and are used in vulnerable areas across Indian cities.

By: 26 Aug 2019