Sanitation and livelihoods
Sanitation can play a role in people's livelihoods in a number of ways, through the reuse of wastewater, or of dried human faeces. The WASPA (wastewater agriculture and sanitation for poverty alleviation) programme looks particularly at wastewater reuse.
Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation (WASPA): what the programme aims to do
The programme builds on a growing knowledge base and track record of the key global and regional partners. The programme aims to contribute to poverty alleviation through improved hygiene, environmental sanitation, improving the nutrition status of poor urban dwellers, and income generation for households in peri-urban areas of larger and secondary cities and towns.
WASPA Asia
The WASPA (Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation) programme consists of pilots in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The programme will run for 3 years and be completed in December 2008. Relevant information can be found in this folder.
Case studies West Africa
This folder contains case studies from Burkina Faso and Mali (in French), highlighting the importance to address issues of wastewater reuse, and linking it with sanitation in those countries.
Enhancing Livelihoods Through Sanitation
This TOP is intended to inspire those working in water and sanitation and related sectors at policy and policy implementation levels, who are interested in the disposal, management and re-use of human excreta and in improving the well-being and environment of poor families.
Read more or download TOP19_SanLiv_07.pdf (916.5 kB)
