ADB assigned ITN-BUET to enhance sanitation and waste workers’ capacity in Asia-Pacific through training programs, focusing on occupational health, safety, and hygiene practices to improve service delivery and worker dignity. Specific objectives include building skills, raising awareness on infection control, and fostering dignified participation in sanitation services.

ITN-BUET, supported by UNICEF, conducted City Service Delivery Assessments for Chattogram and Rajshahi City Corporations to analyze sanitation challenges, recommend improvements, and enhance service sustainability.

UNICEF engaged ITN-BUET to develop a national compendium of WASH technologies for emergencies in Bangladesh to address critical needs during disaster response.

WaterAid Bangladesh supports Sakhipur Municipality in implementing a fecal sludge management system, with ITN-BUET developing a Sanitation Safety Plan to mitigate health risks and guide sanitation improvements.

ITN-BUET, supported by UNICEF, is providing technical assistance to formulate the National Operation and Maintenance Strategy/Guideline for WASH infrastructures in Bangladesh.

WSUP, with ITN-BUET’s technical assistance, is preparing 5-10 year Citywide FSM Action Plans for Rangpur and Chattogram to enhance fecal sludge management and secure implementation funding.

The EMCRP of DPHE aims to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for the DRP population. ITN-BUET is designing and conducting feasibility studies for fecal sludge and solid waste management, including engineering designs and bid document preparation.

The project aims to scale City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) and FSM services in Bangladesh through a national capacity-building program, raising awareness among stakeholders, enhancing capacity for planning and implementation, and developing a national platform for ongoing support.

Through this initiative, both ITN-BUET and private consultants in Bangladesh have been capacitated on CWIS. Eawag developed the ConCaD training module and provided ToT, with ITN-BUET offering fully paid training for local consultants and organizing an international training program with Eawag and ENPHO.

ITN-BUET evaluated the performance of 2,176 Biofil toilets installed in Rohingya camps and host communities in Cox’s Bazar, assessing their effectiveness in emergency situations compared to regular pit-toilets.