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Health & hygiene, schools

Sanitation systems

Attitudes
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Markets, finance
& governance

Resource recovery

Announcements
& miscellaneous

Working groups &
regional chapters

Health and hygiene, schools and other non-household settings

(531 topics)

Sub-categories		Last posts
	Health issues and connections with sanitation (116 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)	Long-term impact of a communit ... by fppirco 02 Aug 2019 10:53
	Nutrition and WASH (including stunted growth) (99 topics) Research on WASH & Nutrition, including environmental enteropathy (30 topics) Advocacy and events on WASH & Nutrition (22 topics) Implementation of WASH & Nutrition (16 topics) BabyWASH (8 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 1 (18 topics)	Re: Study of WASH initiatives - Un ... by Jona 01 Aug 2019 18:16
	Inclusion and disability (21 topics)	Re: Toilet for Physically Challeng ... by muench 28 Nov 2018 16:00
	Hygiene and hand washing (83 topics) Hand washing activities at schools (12 topics)	Information request on the bus ... by campbelldb 23 Jul 2019 17:08
	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) (126 topics) Awareness raising and reducing taboos (26 topics) Menstrual hygiene products (e.g. menstrual cups, washable pads, period panties) (22 topics) MHM in schools – A neglected issue (Thematic Discussion 12) (5 topics)	Re: Request for ideas: Practical s ... by torbenholmlarsen 05 Aug 2019 08:54

Sanitation systems

(1080 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").
Sub-categories		Last posts
	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: Knowledge, attitudes and pract ... by joeturner 15 Jul 2019 21:20
	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: Composting toilets do not prod ... by joeturner 13 Aug 2019 18:46
	Faecal sludge management (FSM) (229 topics) Faecal sludge transport (including emptying of pits and septic tanks, transfer stations) (65 topics) Faecal sludge treatment technologies (66 topics) Pit or vault content research, accumulation rates and faecal sludge characteristics (34 topics) Determining helminth egg quantities (measurement techniques) (9 topics) FSM Planning tools, toolboxes and guidelines (12 topics)	Re: New Fecal Sludge Management To ... by johnharveyathena 08 Aug 2019 08:32
	Treatment of wastewater, sludges, organic waste, excreta (241 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) (16 topics) Vermifilters (or vermi-digesters) (8 topics) Various other technologies and comparisons of treatment technologies (32 topics)	Re: Promote VERMIFILTRATION Techno ... by hajo 16 Aug 2019 23:25
	Public toilets, community toilets, shared toilets (52 topics) Public toilets in India (15 topics)	Food safety policies and pract ... by rochelleholm 09 Aug 2019 05:19
	Challenging environments, emergencies, reconstruction situations, resilience (110 topics) Urban informal settlements and slums (12 topics) Flooded areas, floating houses and high groundwater areas (10 topics) Resilience and risk reduction (9 topics)	Emergency Environmental Health ... by campbelldb 13 Aug 2019 16:31
	Various topics of sanitation systems (145 topics) Climate change and sanitation (20 topics) Drinking water supply, surface water pollution (20 topics) Groundwater pollution (27 topics) Odour issues (6 topics) Sewers (conventional, simplified, condominium, settled, vacuum) (17 topics) Solid waste management (26 topics) Wastewater characterisation and mathematical modelling (7 topics) Various thematic discussions (time bound) - 6 (10 topics)	Re: Software Libre saniBID – Proye ... by Prit 16 Aug 2019 13:34

Attitudes and behaviours

(445 topics)

Sub-categories		Last posts
	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 (77 topics) Knowledge management (KM) tools and approaches (28 topics)	Re: Data Survey by MarcusErridge 09 Aug 2019 09:13
	Community-led approaches (88 topics) Publications and webinars about CLTS (44 topics) Community-led approaches other than CLTS (7 topics)	Frontiers 13: Support mechanis ... by JeremyK 09 Jul 2019 09:34
	Public awareness raising (72 topics) World Toilet Day, World Water Day and other special days (25 topics)	Re: Pause before pushing more peop ... by satyagrahi 06 Aug 2019 23:07
	Wikipedia (85 topics) Can you help improve the sanitation content of the world's largest encyclopedia? Discussions about specific Wikipedia articles (31 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) (21 topics)	Re: Clarifying the meaning of Open ... by wolyanemma 16 Jul 2019 10:25
	Advocacy and civil society engagement (34 topics)	Re: Strategic communications suppo ... by muench 01 Jul 2019 08:29

Markets, finance and governance

(537 topics)

This category contains topics on core functions of supply and demand in the market, supporting and rules functions.
Sub-categories		Last posts
	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 (59 topics)	News from the big mobile toile ... by JKMakowka 06 Aug 2019 20:25
	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 muench 24 Jul 2019 06:05
	Government as a driver (110 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 (40 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)	A Charter of Demands - Rural S ... by GVBBSR 12 Jul 2019 04:27
	Cities (planning, implementation, and management processes) (92 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)	Re: Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Su ... by muench 01 Jul 2019 08:49
	Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical standards, certifications (45 topics) ISO standards (International Organization for Standardization) (14 topics) Learning from failures (5 topics)	Re: ISO 30500 standard published ( ... by TuvSudWS 24 Jul 2019 09:13
	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

(220 topics)

Sub-categories		Last posts
	Fertiliser, soil conditioner, production of crops (84 topics) Urine reuse or infiltration (32 topics) Phosphorus, the finite resource (9 topics)	Re: I am carrying out a material f ... by dorothee.spuhler 15 Aug 2019 11:04
	Production of insect biomass from excreta or organic waste (15 topics) Includes topics around black solider fly larvae (BSFL)	Re: Processing Biowaste with Black ... by JKMakowka 20 Jul 2019 00:32
	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 (53 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)	IWA Blue-Green Systems paper p ... by kimgerly 11 Aug 2019 04:01
	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

(1688 topics)

Sub-categories		Last posts
	General announcements (411 topics) Announcements regarding SuSanA (94 topics) New SuSanA partners (185 topics) Introductions, persons or companies offering their services or products (58 topics) Featured Users (16 topics) Other announcements (57 topics)	Re: How does SuSanA generate impac ... by secretariat 15 Aug 2019 13:48
	Events and higher education programmes (462 topics) Conferences, workshops, exhibitions, launch events etc. (222 topics) Courses (including online courses) and trainings (159 topics) Masters, diploma and PhD programmes (and scholarships) (29 topics) Webinars and online meetings (52 topics)	An inventory of WASH training ... by campbelldb 15 Aug 2019 16:36
	Jobs, consultancies, internships (450 topics)	Faecal Sludge Management Allia ... by shobana 16 Jul 2019 14:01
	Calls for proposals, tenders, applications, expressions of interest (projects and awards) (155 topics) Looking for funding, partners, research topics or other types of support (56 topics)	Call for contributions and cal ... by WIN 03 Jul 2019 10:58
	New publications (books, articles, websites, videos) (103 topics)	Frontiers 13: Support mechanis ... by ElaineMercer 24 Jul 2019 17:55
	Miscellaneous - any other topic (107 topics) Human tragedies and accidents (10 topics) Humour (7 topics)	Re: Fecal Sludge & Waste Water Imp ... by AjitSeshadri 17 Jul 2019 09:00

SuSanA working groups and regional chapters

(144 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.
Sub-categories		Last posts
	Regional Chapter India (No topics)	No topics
	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 (2 topics)	Discusión temática webinar: Sa ... by lourdesv 02 Aug 2019 16:51
	Working Group 1 (Capacity development) (17 topics)	Re: WG1 meeting (capacity developm ... by dorothee.spuhler 31 Jul 2019 10:19
	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 ddiba 08 Aug 2019 19:08
	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) (8 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) (14 topics)	Working Group 12 meets in Stoc ... by JovanaD 13 Aug 2019 23:06
	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

Help

(89 topics)

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	Help and tips for this Discussion Forum (47 topics) The basics (registration, login, posting and replying) (16 topics) More advanced things (25 topics) Languages other than English (6 topics)	How to enlarge the size of the ... by FranziskaVolk 01 Aug 2019 14:48
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