Department Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development

Lessons learnt from implementing decentralised faecal sludge management in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania

This documentary presents the key findings of the four-year project entitled “DEWATS for Dar”, which was implemented by BORDA Tanzania and Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) between 2016-2020.

The goal of this project was to improve access to sanitation services in low-income, unplanned areas of Dar es Salaam without connection to the sewerage networks. Within this project, two decentralised faecal sludge treatment plants were constructed, and a team of professional service providers was established, to empty pits and transport sludge to nearby treatment facilities. 

2020; BORDA, IHI; [(PP: 3.1)]

Working Towards Citywide Inclusive Sanitation

Sanitation is critical to the well-being of all citizens within a city. Through this video series, sustainable examples of waste management are shown from around the world. Considering the whole service chain, from the toilet to waste treatment and reuse, these examples showcase a number of ecological models that have been successfully implemented. Check out the other videos in this series for more detailed descriptions on these unique systems.

2017; World Bank; [(PP: 1.1)]

Citywide Inclusive Sanitation: Durban, South Africa

This video shows the case study of a citywide inclusive sanitation initiative in Durban, South Africa.

2018; World Bank Water; [(PP: 1.1, 3.1)]

Citywide Inclusive Sanitation: Kenya and Haiti

Solving the sanitation problem in cities requires much more than sewered systems. Container-based approaches are being used to transform waste collection and management in Haiti and Kenya. Through the use of a subscription service model, solar power, microbes, and flies, human waste is being collected and transformed into burnable charcoal, fertilizer, and feed mix. By involving community members in the collection and maintenance process, livelihood creation helps to sustain the community and ensure the sustainability of these ecological models of waste management. 2017; World Bank Water; [(PP: 1.1, 3.1), (YT: 3.8)]

Condominial Sewerage Systems

In this module you will learn what are condominial sewers and how they differ from conventional sewer systems. The video will outline what are the advantages of condominial sewers over conventional solutions and under which circumstances are they particularly beneficial. In addition, it will show you what are the implications of condominial sewers for utility company.

2017; World Bank; [(PP: 3.1), (YT : 2.12)]

A Sanitation Businesswoman Fighting the Odds, Gender Matters in Sanitation

Emerging Venkatalakshmi, a resident of Narsapur, is a shining example of a successful businesswoman fighting the odds to implement sustainable sanitation in her hometown. Recognising a business opportunity, she secured money to buy a series of desludging trucks, hired drivers, painted the trucks to make them appealing, and advertised them. She has financed it herself and empowered her family to work with her. Though she met resistance and violence, she continues to work and grow.

2018; Darsa India; [(PP: 1.6, 3.1)]

India's First Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant - Devanahalli

This video showcases the first successful pilot Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) in India in Devanahalli, Karnataka, set up by CDD Society and the Devanahalli Town Municipal Corporation. There are 7,000 towns in India with a population under 1 million. If you are one of these towns, there is a 95% chance you do not have an underground sewerage system. Instead toilets in your town are connected to pits and septic tanks and the faecal sludge collected from this is likely untreated causing pollution. So what can you do? Create a Faecal Sludge Management system for your town with a Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant at its centre that converts faecal sludge into compost for farmers. 2017; CDD society, Dasra India; [(PP: 3.1), (YT: 2.11)]

Warangal - The Model Sanitation City

The Warangal model tells us that to plan for complete sanitation solutions for any city, it is imperative to plan across the sanitation value chain. The model uses deep government engagement, on ground data, private sector involvement and innovative technologies. It also keeps its citizens at the forefront. This is the model sanitation city.

2017; ASCI, Darsa India; [(PP: 2.4, 3.1)]

New Approaches for Urban Sanitation in Sri Lanka

Around 95% of Sri Lankans have access to basic sanitation. Yet, the growing urban population and density pose a challenge of ensuring safe sanitation consistently. The Government is committed to ensure all people using safely managed sanitation services by 2030. This requires new approaches and smart solutions. In recent years, Sri Lanka’s national utility has demonstrated innovative and low-cost models of safe sanitation, through a pilot project supported by the World Bank under the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA). 2018; World Bank; [(PP: 3.1)]

Nala, Nepal - Implementing CLUES

This Video features the implementation of the Community Led Urban Environmental Sanitation Planning (CLUES) approach in the village of Nala in Nepal.

2016; Eawag , EPFL; [(PP: 3.1)]

SWEEP: an Affordable Sanitation Service for Low-Income Customers

This film explores how the public-private partnership works and how improved regulation is helping to create a stronger market for septic tank emptying services. Entrepreneurs operate under the SWEEP brand in Dhaka and Chittagong in partnership with public bodies.

2017; WSUP UK; [(PP: 2.2, 2.4)]

BORDA, Pioneering in Community Sanitation Services for Dar es Salaam’s Urban Communities

A pioneering community latrine emptying and Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Solution (DEWATS) for Dar es Salaam’s un-served urban communities.

2018; BORDA, HDIF Tanzania; [(PP: 3.1)]

Mining Millions from Emptying Latrines, Kampala, Uganda 

This video showcases a graduate from Makerere University, Kampala Uganda who left his at a telecom company to create his own latrine emptying business.

2018; New Vision; [(PP: 3.1)]