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Forum categories:

Health & hygiene, schools

Sanitation systems

Attitudes
& behaviours

Markets, finance
& governance

Resource recovery

Announcements
& miscellaneous

Working groups &
regional chapters

Health and hygiene, schools and other non-household settings

(524 topics)

Category		Last post
	Health issues and connections with sanitation (115 topics) Research on health benefits with improved sanitation (26 topics) Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), intestinal worm infections (helminthiases) (20 topics) Antibiotics resistance, micro-pollutants, chemical pollution (7 topics) Female genital mutilation (FGM) and cutting (8 topics) Global guidelines on sanitation and health (WHO, 19 Nov - 18 Dec 2018, Thematic Discussion 13) (7 topics)	Celebrate World Environment Da ... by BGOODBAUM 04 Jun 2019 14:28
	Nutrition and WASH (including stunted growth) (99 topics) Research on WASH & Nutrition, including environmental enteropathy (29 topics) Advocacy and events on WASH & Nutrition (22 topics) Implementation of WASH & Nutrition (17 topics) BabyWASH (8 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 1 (18 topics)	Re: Impact of WASH on Babies - Wat ... by Alejandra 11 Apr 2019 21:06
	Inclusion and disability (21 topics)	Re: Toilet for Physically Challeng ... by muench 28 Nov 2018 16:00
	Hygiene and hand washing (82 topics) Hand washing activities at schools (12 topics)	2018 Handwashing Behavior Chan ... by eevbuoma 12 Jun 2019 20:02
	Schools (sanitation and hygiene in schools) (68 topics) Note: "Handwashing activities in schools" is included in the sub-category on hand washing above. Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 3 (8 topics)	Re: Paper on "Comparison of Studen ... by secretariat 29 Mar 2019 15:43
	Other non-household settings (e.g. hospitals, health centres, prisons, train stations, offices, work places) (18 topics) Note: this sub-category is not meant for WASH in schools, community toilets, public toilets as these topics have their own sub-categories.	Unpacking healthcare waste man ... by rochelleholm 21 Feb 2019 07:01
	Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) (121 topics) Awareness raising and reducing taboos (26 topics) Menstrual hygiene products (e.g. menstrual cups, washable pads, period panties) (20 topics) MHM in schools – A neglected issue (Thematic Discussion 12) (5 topics)	Re: Menstrual Hygiene Management a ... by muench 17 Jun 2019 04:39

Sanitation systems

(1063 topics)

The focus in this category is on technologies required along the sanitation chain - toilets, transport and treatment (but not reuse as this is in a separate category called "Resource recovery").
Category		Last post
	Toilets with urine diversion (150 topics) UDDTs (urine-diverting dry toilets) (83 topics) Urinals (22 topics) Urine diversion flush toilets (6 topics) Suppliers and innovators of urine diversion toilet components (16 topics) Urine treatment, transport, storage (16 topics)	Re: Deactivation mechanisms in UDD ... by Tore 13 Jun 2019 01:01
	Toilets without urine diversion (153 topics) Note: Most of the toilets here are without urine diversion (except for the composting and container-based systems which can be with or without urine diversion). Composting toilets, Arborloos (26 topics) Container-based, mobile or bag-based toilets (28 topics) Innovations and research in toilet design (31 topics) Low flush, pour flush, focus on flushing mechanism (12 topics) Pit latrines (simple, VIP, dual pit, pour flush) (22 topics) Vermifilters for blackwater treatment, "worm toilets", "Tiger worm toilet" (5 topics) Comparisons of various toilet types (7 topics)	Re: Low cost upgrade, SaTo Vs ??? ... by muench 17 Jun 2019 04:57
	Faecal sludge management (FSM) (224 topics) Faecal sludge transport (including emptying of pits and septic tanks) (64 topics) Faecal sludge treatment (63 topics) Pit or vault content research and faecal sludge characteristics (33 topics) Determining helminth egg quantities (measurement techniques) (9 topics) FSM Planning tools, toolboxes and guidelines (13 topics)	Determining faecal sludge biod ... by burton 14 Jun 2019 12:04
	Treatment of wastewater, sludges, organic waste, excreta (240 topics) Anaerobic treatment systems (biogas sanitation) (74 topics) Centralised wastewater treatment plants and sewage sludge treatment (26 topics) Composting (26 topics) Constructed wetlands, soil filters and infiltration beds (41 topics) Decentralised wastewater treatment systems (anaerobic and aerobic), DEWATS (17 topics) Septic tanks (conventional or upgraded) (17 topics) Vermifilters (or vermi-digesters) (7 topics) Various other technologies and comparisons of treatment technologies (32 topics)	Re: Regular septic tanks vs Biodig ... by favortecwastewatersolutions 15 Jun 2019 16:04
	Public toilets, community toilets, shared toilets (50 topics) Public toilets in India (15 topics)	Re: Social inclusion, toilet right ... by durba 30 May 2019 08:02
	Challenging environments, emergencies, reconstruction situations, resilience (105 topics) Urban informal settlements and slums (12 topics) Flooded areas, floating houses and high groundwater areas (10 topics) Resilience and risk reduction (9 topics)	USAID news - The second round ... by campbelldb 30 May 2019 19:29
	Various topics of sanitation systems (141 topics) Climate change and sanitation (19 topics) Drinking water supply, surface water pollution (19 topics) Groundwater pollution (27 topics) Odour issues (6 topics) Sewers (conventional, simplified, condominium, settled, vacuum) (16 topics) Solid waste management (26 topics) Wastewater characterisation and mathematical modelling (7 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 6 (10 topics)	Re: New free simulator for visuali ... by muench 29 May 2019 07:32

Attitudes and behaviours

(441 topics)

Category		Last post
	Behaviour change and user psychology issues (89 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 4 (12 topics)	Re: Arno's keynote speech on SBM a ... by bracken 21 May 2019 10:28
	Capacity development (76 topics) Knowledge management (KM) tools and approaches (27 topics)	Re: Approaches to municipal capaci ... by muench 11 Jun 2019 14:15
	Community-led approaches (88 topics) Publications and webinars about CLTS (43 topics) Community-led approaches other than CLTS (7 topics)	Re: SuSanA India Chapter Thematic ... by AjitSeshadri 01 Jun 2019 09:19
	Public awareness raising (70 topics) World Toilet Day, World Water Day and other special days (24 topics)	Re: Biopic film Mr Toilet the Worl ... by muench 15 May 2019 06:05
	Wikipedia (85 topics) Can you help improve the sanitation content of the world's largest encyclopedia? Discussions about specific Wikipedia articles (32 topics) Frequently asked questions and how-to questions about Wikipedia (5 topics) Languages other than English (9 topics) Definitions, glossaries, dictionaries (within or outside of Wikipedia) (20 topics)	Re: Wikipedia article on Menstrual ... by muench 13 Jun 2019 07:17
	Advocacy and civil society engagement (33 topics)	Strategic communications suppo ... by muench 08 Jun 2018 05:48

Markets, finance and governance

(535 topics)

This category contains topics on core functions of supply and demand in the market, supporting and rules functions.
Category		Last post
	Market development in action (76 topics) Mobile phones, ICT for sanitation (Information and communications technology) (11 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 2 (9 topics)	Road to commercialising sanita ... by muench 23 May 2019 05:59
	Sanitation as a business and business models (57 topics)	Re: Sanitation Service Delivery Pr ... by USAIDssd 21 May 2019 13:40
	Financing: taxes, tariffs, transfers (66 topics) Includes public finance from government, subsidy models, tariff systems, ODA (official development assistance) and results-based financing, and costing.	Re: Data for costs and build-out r ... by AjitSeshadri 10 May 2019 22:18
	Government as a driver (109 topics) Includes public private partnerships (PPPs), government and citizens, governments and NGOs, government to government, policies and regulations for upscaling. Indian Government initiatives: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA or SBM) and others (39 topics) Ghana - government initiatives, private sector collaborations (17 topics) Setting standards and financing waste water management in India (Thematic Discussion by SuSanA India Chapter, February 2019) (3 topics)	Re: Which toilet types are promote ... by DavidAlan 02 Jun 2019 09:47
	Cities (planning, implementation, and management processes) (93 topics) Cities sanitation planning toolkits and guidance publications (12 topics) Shit flow diagrams (SFDs) / Excreta flow diagrams (24 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 5 (11 topics)	Cape Town's Sanitation - Progr ... by muench 13 Jun 2019 03:56
	Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical standards, certifications (45 topics) ISO standards (International Organization for Standardization) (14 topics) Learning from failures (5 topics)	Re: How to find toilet-related sta ... by csk 23 May 2019 22:39
	Global and regional political processes (89 topics) Human right to water and sanitation (16 topics) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), JMP monitoring (45 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) (21 topics)	Re: specific definition of a "safe ... by cecile 26 May 2019 11:15

Resource recovery

(217 topics)

Category		Last post
	Fertiliser, soil conditioner, production of crops (83 topics) Urine reuse or infiltration (32 topics) Phosphorus, the finite resource (8 topics)	Re: New paper on the use of human ... by kimgerly 07 Jun 2019 00:50
	Production of insect biomass from excreta or organic waste (14 topics) Includes topics around black solider fly larvae (BSFL)	Re: Processing Biowaste with Black ... by muench 17 Sep 2018 05:52
	Greywater, blackwater or wastewater reuse, irrigation (41 topics)	Re: Webinar "Wastewater reuse. A s ... by riccardozennaro 11 Dec 2018 14:04
	Resource recovery from excreta, faecal sludge or wastewater (52 topics) Technologies and business models to optimise the financial value recoverable from excreta and faecal sludge, such as nutrients, energy products and water. Production of biochar, fuel or electricity (20 topics) Aquaculture (3 topics)	Re: Sanivation (Kenya) sharing les ... by muench 11 Jun 2019 15:33
	Safety of reuse aspects, legislation, guidelines, policies (27 topics) Sanitation safety planning (SSP) (5 topics)	Re: Parameters for testing the hea ... by kharallaxman 23 Feb 2019 12:36

Announcements and miscellaneous

(1667 topics)

Category		Last post
	General announcements (406 topics) Announcements regarding SuSanA (90 topics) New SuSanA partners (184 topics) Introductions, persons or companies offering their services or products (58 topics) Featured Users (16 topics) Other announcements (57 topics)	Introduction: Maximilian Schne ... by Schneidermax 31 May 2019 10:13
	Events and higher education programmes (450 topics) Conferences, workshops, exhibitions, launch events etc. (219 topics) Courses (including online courses) and trainings (154 topics) Masters, diploma and PhD programmes (and scholarships) (29 topics) Webinars and online meetings (48 topics)	Faecal Sludge Management onlin ... by zandi 14 Jun 2019 15:03
	Jobs, consultancies, internships (450 topics)	Research and Policy Advisor - ... by pfeldman 26 May 2019 18:32
	Calls for proposals, tenders, applications, expressions of interest (projects and awards) (154 topics) Looking for funding, partners, research topics or other types of support (56 topics)	Re: Searching for advice: PhD in E ... by muench 13 May 2019 05:52
	New publications (books, articles, websites, videos) (99 topics)	Water Currents issue on Peri-U ... by campbelldb 12 Jun 2019 17:12
	Miscellaneous - any other topic (108 topics) Human tragedies and accidents (10 topics) Humour (7 topics)	Re: Do you agree with the level of ... by HarryTams 05 Jun 2019 09:12

SuSanA working groups and regional chapters

(142 topics)

This category contains practical information regarding the work of SuSanA's working groups and regional chapters, for example surveys, meetings or factsheets. This category is not meant to be used for thematic discussions.
Category		Last post
	Regional Chapter India (1 topics)	Capacity building training pro ... by Sjoshi 29 May 2019 11:53
	Regional Chapter West Asia and North Africa (WANA) (3 topics)	A call to all media enthusiast ... by laran86 13 Jun 2019 09:36
	SuSanA Latinoamérica (No topics)	No topics
	Working Group 1 (Capacity development) (16 topics)	Re: Join us for an informal WG mee ... by sterennphilippe 07 Mar 2019 20:43
	Working Group 2 (Market development) (15 topics)	Re: Update of the SuSanA Factsheet ... by joshpalfreman 23 Nov 2018 12:35
	Working Group 3 (Renewable energies, climate change) (5 topics)	Re: Sanitation and Climate Change ... by ThorstenR 26 Feb 2019 16:16
	Working Group 4 (Sanitation systems and technology options) (8 topics)	Re: What has happened lately in th ... by eshaylor 28 Dec 2017 09:53
	Working Group 5 (Food security and productive sanitation) (12 topics)	Re: Proposed meeting of SuSanA Wor ... by muench 11 Jun 2019 06:12
	Working Group 6 (Cities and planning) (9 topics)	Working Groups 4 and 6 meeting ... by shobana 22 Aug 2018 16:16
	Working Group 7 (Sustainable WASH in institutions and gender equality) (17 topics) "Leave No One Behind" – in communities, schools and other institutions	WG 7 meeting during AfricaSan5 ... by FranziskaVolk 17 May 2019 14:21
	Working Group 8 (Emergency and reconstruction situations) (10 topics)	Re: A survey for members of Workin ... by muench 17 Jun 2019 05:11
	Working Group 9 (Public awareness, advocacy, civil society engagement) (9 topics)	Re: Please say hello in SuSanA Edi ... by Carol McCreary 20 Mar 2017 15:12
	Working Group 10 (Operation, maintenance and sustainable services) (6 topics)	O&M in Schools @ Stockholm Wor ... by rob# 28 Aug 2017 15:48
	Working Group 11 (Groundwater protection) (4 topics)	Re: New working group co-lead for ... by karengrothe 20 May 2019 16:00
	Working Group 12 (WASH & Nutrition) (13 topics)	Re: Working Group 12 (Co-)Leads by ktesh 26 Nov 2017 21:32
	Working Group 13 (Behaviour change) (7 topics)	Re: WG 13 - Take the handwashing q ... by muench 08 Dec 2017 02:41
	Relevant for all working groups (7 topics)	What role do SuSanA`s working ... by marajohanna 02 May 2018 10:09

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(88 topics)

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	Help and tips for this Discussion Forum (46 topics) The basics (registration, login, posting and replying) (15 topics) More advanced things (25 topics) Languages other than English (6 topics)	Re: How can I set up a “profile pi ... by muench 09 Mar 2019 08:42
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