Sanitation Updates
This news feed on sanitation is maintained by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and by USAID’s WASHplus project. It was originally set up to promote the 2008 International Year of Sanitation and continues to provide news, information and resources in support of achieving the goal of sanitation for all.
Gates Foundation announces new round of grants for on-site sanitation
02 Oct 12
The Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting innovators to send letters of inquiry for round 3 of the Reinvent The Toilet Challenge. Successful applicants will receive grants to design, prototype and test on-site, …Continue reading →
“Poo-free” films win Golden Poo Awards 2012
01 Oct 12
You will not see any real poo in the two short films that won the 2012 Golden Poo Awards today. A relief for those who find the sight of the real thing offensive, but unlikely a prime concern of the 2.6 …Continue reading →
Does external funding for WASH in Schools undermine national and local commitment? Join the debate
01 Oct 12
You are invited to join the second in a series of three e-debates on WASH in Schools, inspired by lessons from the SWASH+ Project. It will take place from 1-5 October on ircwash.createdebate.com The key question that we are raising …Continue reading →
WASHplus Weekly: WASH and Household Energy Entrepreneurs
28 Sep 12
Issue 72 September 28, 2012 | Focus on Entrepreneurship in WASH and Household Energy This issue contains some of the latest news and announcements about the role of entrepreneurs in providing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and household energy products and …Continue reading →
US philanthropist aims to build 1 million toilets
28 Sep 12
The number of US philanthropists with a passion for sanitation has now doubled. Following in the footsteps of Bill Gates who launched Reinventing the Toilet, “Chief Toilet Hacker” John Kluge aims to provide 1 million toilets in the developing world. …Continue reading →
Golden Poo Award Finalist – Bum Bay
27 Sep 12
Sanitation Updates’ favourite to win the 2012 Golden Poo Award for best short film has to be Bum Bay. Set to the tune of the 1969 Indo-pop hit “Bombay Meri Hai” – transformed to “Bum Bay Meri Hai” – we …Continue reading →
The business of the honey-suckers in Bengaluru (India) – new IRC publication
27 Sep 12
A new IRC paper explores some contributions being made by honey-sucker tanker operators — that renders a small-scale sanitation service informally and within the private sector — on waste (faecal) extraction and, in some cases, reuse. Operating outside the legal …Continue reading →
Global Handwashing Day celebrates 5th anniversary on 15 October
27 Sep 12
Global Handwashing Day is a global celebration of handwashing with soap involving over 200 million people in over 100 countries worldwide In 2012, Global Handwashing Day will share its 5th anniversary with over 121 million children who are also celebrating …Continue reading →
African Sanitation Think Tank to be launched at high level meeting
26 Sep 12
Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA) will launch the African Sanitation Think Tank (ASTT) at a high level forum in Senegal this December. The aim of the think thank is show how sanitation policies can be translated into action on the …Continue reading →
Videos and more from the vibrant Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) meeting during Stockholm World Water week
25 Sep 12
Sustainable sanitation experts and enthusiast gathered at the SuSanA meeting in Stockholm two weeks ago where they exchanged experiences from their global programmes, networked and begun conversations about future collaboration. The meeting material, which includes videos of the presentations, powerpoint …Continue reading →
