Humanitarian Sanitation Hub

Glad to let you know that the new "Decision Tool for Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants" developed by Arup and Oxfam is finally ready and now accessible online on the SANIHUB. A full introduction to the tool is planned on September 17 (10am CEST) with an online webinar where the tool will be officially launched and presented. Make sure you register for the event here: https://lnkd.in/eZa5nNjd

RISK-WASH Project. We are looking for a PhD student to work in Uganda and Bangladesh. They will explore environmental and health risks related to sanitation in refugee contexts. Please apply and circulate.

We are warmly inviting the SANIHUB Community and all interested WASH practitioners to an online session on September 2 (10am CEST) to jointly discuss "Gender Aspects in Humanitarian Sanitation and FSM Interventions". Background: We are currently in the process of strengthening the Gender dimension of the Hub with a corresponding thematic section on the platform and we are seeking your support here. Together with you we would like to collect and discuss approaches and practical recommendations to be more gender sensitive and gender transformative in our work and collaboratively validate the content of the new SANIHUB thematic section, which also includes a checklist for promoting gender equality in humanitarian sanitation and FSM projects. You can register for the session here: https://lnkd.in/eE3cf7j6

To our Arabic speaking colleagues: The Emergency WASH Knowledge Platform is now also available in Arabic.

...for those from the South Asian region and interested to improve their skills to deliver effective WASH trainings

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐇𝐔𝐁 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞! We are happy to announce that the SANIHUB Community is live and active! The purpose of the SANIBUB Community is to improve the quality of humanitarian sanitation services through the enhancement of knowledge sharing, joint sector learning and collaboration among humanitarian WASH actors. The SANIHUB Community also improves the quality of the SANIHUB helpdesk.   The activation of the SANIHUB Community means that the former Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) Technical Working Group (TWiG) of the Global WASH cluster has successfully transitioned into the SANIHUB Community, and is as such deactivated. We invite all humanitarian sanitation practitioners to join us!   Please check out our landing page at the SANIHUB https://lnkd.in/e_-DjW_r  !   You can subscribe to the general SANIHUB mailing list to get regular updates and invitations for public digital meetings. The SANIHUB Community currently has 5 active workstreams and you are most welcome to join to actively contribute to workstream of your interest. You can register for the general mailing list and for the workstreams via the landing page at the SANIHUB. Looking forward to work together towards improved humanitarian sanitation services!

🚨 Sanitation in emergencies: technical options between open defecation and permanent toilets 🚨 Stuck with uncontrolled open defecation until permanent toilets can be built for everyone?  This new short guidance document by the Geneva Technical Hub (#UNHCR and #SDC) synthesizes key design, implementation and operation features of several options, including controlled open defecation fields and shallow trench latrines. It also touches on cross-cutting issues such as dealing with acceptance and decommissioning. Important to note that all the options presented in this document are temporary options while waiting for more dignified facilities as soon as resources allow. Dive into the details by accessing the guideline here: https://lnkd.in/dqBbvPZN Thank you to our reviewers Robin Lloyd, Luckson Katsi and Francesca Coloni from UNHCR for their critical insights and feedback. If you have best practice examples from the field to share, please do not hesitate to send me a private message. To know more about the Geneva Technical Hub (GTH): https://lnkd.in/dFpnvjyp #Sanitation #HumanitarianAid #ODF #Latrines #PublicHealth

💡 New Resource Alert. Benchmarking is a tool for large water and wastewater utilities to compare performance across service providers, capture historical trends, and identify best practices. It’s now being adopted for fecal sludge management (FSM) by cities and regulators. USAID URBAN WASH’s new study examines good practices for FSM benchmarking, emphasizing the importance of including only a limited set of consistent indicators and the need for adequate underlying data systems. The research finds that effective FSM benchmarking can improve transparency, foster competition, strengthen advocacy, and inform decision-making. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gsjXjhMH

Very exciting workshop casting its shadow ahead.