Mayors from 17 cities recognized CWIS as a key to address sanitation challenges in an event held in ITN-BUET. Scaling City- Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) is a primary agenda of government of Bangladesh to achieve safely managed sanitation services in cities. In the process of capacity development in CWIS and FSM, ITN-BUET is orienting different target groups including the Mayors from different cities of Bangladesh jointly with CFSC, DPHE, Municipal Association of Bangladesh (MAB), sector and development partners.

ITN-BUET won the ‘Sanitation Workers Research Award’ in the Water and Health Conference 2022, held during October 24-28, 2022 organized by the Water Institute of University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. The award recognizes studies that show excellence, relevance, and impact in sanitation worker-related research and is announced at the UNC Water and Health Conference every year.

During October 16-18, 2022, ITN-BUET, Practical Action and NGO Forum for Public Health, in association with and CWIS-FSM Support Cell (CFSC), DPHE organized a three-day long specialized training course on CWIS for the participants from Mymensingh City Corporation and four Paurashavas (Barguna, Satkhira, Kalapara and Kalaroa Paurashavas).

A knowledge-sharing session with students on water and sanitation-related challenges in Bangladesh was arranged at ITN-BUET on 24th September 2022. The program was organized by ITN-BUET, in association with House of Volunteers Foundation Bangladesh and supported by UNICEF.

Scaling City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) is a primary agenda of government to achieve safely managed sanitation services in cities. During September 18-20, 2022, at the ITN-BUET Seminar Room, ITN-BUET in association with MAB and CFSC, DPHE organized a three-day long specialized training course on CWIS for the participants from six municipalities.

WaterAid Bangladesh (WAB), with the support of ITN-BUET, organized an exposure visit-based event where the other sector partners, including MAB, CWIS-FSM Support Cell, SNV, and Practical Action, collaborated. The event was held during 12–15 September 2022, with the funding support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).

Tarabo Paurashava arranged a two-day long training during 4-5 September 2022 on sanitation containment systems (septic tank, soak well, pit latrine) for mason, work assistant/ engineer and constructor together with Unicef and ITN-BUET.

In order to achieve the sanitation targets under SDG, ITN-BUET and Practical Action jointly organized a daylong capacity-building training program on ‘CWIS Approach and FSM Service Delivery Incorporating National Action Plan’ for the participants from nine cities on 29th August 2022 at the ITN-BUET Seminar Room. Twenty-eight participants attended the event.

Homna Paurashava organized a two-day long training during 23-24 August 2022 on sanitation containment systems (septic tank, soak well, pit latrine) for mason, work assistant/ engineer and constructor together with UNICEF and ITN-BUET.

Several cities in Bangladesh are leading the safely managed sanitation movement in the country and have the potential to become mentors for Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS). An indicator-based data collection tool was developed following the CWIS 32 matrix to assess the potentiality of cities to become mentors. The tool has been shared with the cities for their input. ITN-BUET organized an online orientation workshop on 17th August 2022 to orient the cities on City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) and discuss the tool and associated queries in detail.