Water Integrity Network (WIN), the Eastern and Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Regulators Association (ESAWAS), and ITN-BUET jointly organised a two-day knowledge session on “Integrity and Regulation in Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS).” The event was held from July 31 to August 1, 2024, at the Lemigo Hotel of Kigali in Rwanda.

“The CWIS training was excellently organised, and the content was highly beneficial for contributing to the sanitation and WASH sector in India”, said Sachin Sahani, an international participant, at a four-day Training and Experiential Learning on City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS).

Ensuring access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services is crucial for everyone, and gender roles significantly impact access to WASH knowledge and practices.

The Mentor Cities are equipped with exemplary cases of different aspects of Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS). Eight municipalities in Bangladesh and Nepal have established effective sanitation initiatives, emerging as CWIS mentor cities.

Sanitation sector experts from Nepal and Bangladesh emphasised the need for collaborative efforts towards comprehensive solutions and regional solidarity in promoting safe and sustainable sanitation. Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) from Nepal …

Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services is essential for everyone, with gender roles and relations significantly impacting access to WASH knowledge and practices. To increase understanding of gender mainstreaming in WASH services, ITN-BUET, in partnership with the CWIS-FSM Support Cell and DPHE, organised a training for municipality personnel from 18 to 20 May 2024.

Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), in collaboration with ITN-BUET, organised an orientation workshop centred on Faecal Sludge Management (FSM). Themed “A Solution to Sanitation Problems in Cities,” the workshop’s objective was to introduce the undergraduates…

Groundwater is an important source of safe drinking water in low-income countries. However, in some countries, arsenic contamination in groundwater poses significant health risks, including cancer, liver disease, coma, and even death.

In Bangladesh, the government supports public water and sanitation services. However, achieving sustainable faecal sludge management is complex and requires private enterprises to collaborate closely with the government.

ITN-BUET, in collaboration with the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) of India, organized advanced hands-on laboratory training on biosolid characterization at the Environment Monitoring Laboratory (EML) of the Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (AAETI) in Rajasthan, India.