The first half of 2011 has been a busy period for WSSCC. Implementation of the Global Sanitation Fund continues at a rapid pace. Since 2010, GSF programmes started in Cambodia, India, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal and Senegal, to which in 2010 WSSCC committed $36 million to impact the lives of up to 24 million people over the next five years. The country programmes are beginning to issue contracts to sub-grantees to carry out on-the-ground work related to sanitation and hygiene awareness raising and marketing, community led total sanitation, and more.
Published on: 06/05/2011
The first half of 2011 has been a busy period for WSSCC. Implementation of the Global Sanitation Fund continues at a rapid pace. Since 2010, GSF programmes started in Cambodia, India, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal and Senegal, to which in 2010 WSSCC committed $36 million to impact the lives of up to 24 million people over the next five years. The country programmes are beginning to issue contracts to sub-grantees to carry out on-the-ground work related to sanitation and hygiene awareness raising and marketing, community led total sanitation, and more.
Dignitaries at the launch of the GSF in Cambodia
In addition to extensive involvement in SACOSAN, and preparations for AfricaSan in Rwanda in July, WSSCC has been planning for its own Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene, to be held from 9 to 14 October in Mumbai, India. For professionals, the event will be a unique sanitation- and hygiene focused gathering with four main aims: 1) to facilitate learning and sharing between WSSCC members, sector practitioners and policymakers; 2) to energise professional communities through an exclusive platform dedicated to sanitation and hygiene; 3) to showcase knowledge, investment, communications, advocacy, partnership and networking approaches; and 4) to strengthen national, regional, South-South and global dialogue and collaboration. To encourage attendance from developing countries, a bursary fund has been established to support some participants.
WSSCC is pleased to announce that the popular Hygiene and Sanitation Software Compendium, released in 2010, is now available in French under the title, Introduction aux Stratégies Participatives et de Promotion en Matière d'Hygiène et d'Assainissement.
WSSCC has teamed up with WaterAid to support journalists in West Africa through a new network which will act as a platform to share knowledge and experience between journalists, work together at key moments for maximum campaigning impact, amplify the voices of the poor, and support national networks and project WASH issues at the regional, continental and international level.
For more on all of the above, or to apply for membership in WSSCC, visit www.wsscc.org.
