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The challenges ahead - solid waste management in the next millennium
01.01.1999
For many cities in the South, uncollected solid waste has become a major health hazard, yet municipal waste management services may collect as little as 25 per cent of total refuse produced. How can this 'public health crisis' best be addressed? -
Integration of the formal and informal sector waste disposal in Hyderabad, India
01.01.1999
Could integration provide a solution to waste management problems in the South? This case study highlights some of the potential benefits - and problems - with such a scheme. -
Challenges facing school sanitation and hygiene education from the perspective of the school teacher
01.07.2000
In helping school children adopt good habits during their formative years, it is vital to first produce a healthy learning environment using the hardware and software resources to hand. -
School sanitation and hygiene education in Mysore District
01.10.2000
Many past projects on school sanitation and hygiene education in India, have focused on the construction of sanitation and water facilities without taking hygiene education as an essential component in this development. More recent projects, such as the project in Mysore, however have focused on a more holistic integrated approach. This article discusses both the 'hard' as well as 'soft' issues in school sanitation and hygiene education. -
School sanitation and hygiene promotion for effective learning
01.04.2001
This article continues from 'School sanitation and hygiene education in Mysore District' in Waterlines, Vol.19, no.2, where the promotion of school hygiene education was the main emphasis. This second article takes school sanitation and hygiene education or SSHE one step further by focusing on some of the main lessons in SSHE. It looks at what makes effective SSHE in schools and also considers the role of policy makers and future provision. -
Building institutional capacity for sanitation
01.01.2002
This article discusses key challenges that continue to marginalize the sanitation sector. It reflects on lessons from some experiences that may have implications for institutional development. It identifies gaps and suggests actions to address these. 'Sanitation', as used here, refers to technologies that are on-site or lower-cost (such as latrines and small-bore sewerage). As construction is only one small part of the sanitation spectrum, the article also refers to the motivation, the demand, cost and behavioural factors required for implementation, use and maintenance of sanitation facilities. -
Transgender-inclusive sanitation: insights from South Asia
01.04.2018
This paper provides insights from initiatives to include transgender people in sanitation programming in South Asia. Three case studies of recent actions to make sanitation inclusive for transgender people (in India and Nepal) are presented, accompanied by reflections and recommendations to guide future practice. Practitioners are recommended to: engage with transgender people as partners at all stages of an initiative; recognize that the language of gender identity is not fixed, varying across cultures and between generations; and acknowledge that transgender people are not a single homogeneous group but rather have diverse identities, histories, and priorities. The case studies aim to raise awareness of the diversity of transgender identities, exploring the needs and aspirations of transgender women, transgender men, and third gender people in South Asia. -
The sustainability and impact of school sanitation, water and hygiene education in southern India
01.10.2009
For at least 50 years ‘hygiene education’ or more currently ‘hygiene promotion’ campaigns in schools, along with ‘school sanitation’ have been an unquestioned ‘essential element’ of water and sanitation promotion. This study describes a set of findings and conclusions that call into question the ‘obvious logic’ of school hygiene and sanitation promotion as currently practised. The overwhelming majority of ‘trained’ pupils do not in fact wash their hands with soap after using the toilet and before eating (even though the importance of such practices is well established and has almost certainly been emphasized in hygiene classes) and open defecation still appears to be relatively widespread even in intervention schools. This research therefore presents important findings for water, sanitation and hygiene in general and in the schools sector.