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.

ITN-BUET in collaboration with Department of Civil Engineering, BUET has organized a three-day long laboratory training on Fecal Sludge & Wastewater Parameter Analysis for laboratory personnel. The training was held during 2-4 July 2022 at the Fecal Sludge Reference Laboratory established at the Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, 3rd Floor of Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury Building, BUET.

UNICEF and ITN-BUET visited Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) officials on 29th June, 2022 to discuss the prospects of promoting the CWIS approach for addressing the sanitation situation in the city.

UNICEF and ITN-BUET visited Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) officials on 19th June, 2022 to discuss the prospects of promoting the CWIS approach for addressing the sanitation situation in the city. The Honorable Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation, A.H.M. Khairuzzaman (Liton), hosted the team.

OXFAM and UNHCR, with the technical support from ITN-BUET, organized two batches of Training of Trainers (ToT) courses on Occupational Health and Safety for FSM Workers on June 15 and June 16, 2022, at Long Beach Hotel, Cox’s Bazar.