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SUSTAINABLE SANITATION AND WATER MANAGEMENT TOOLBOX

an integrative tool for capacity development on the local level

"Linking up Sustainable Sanitation, Water Management & Agriculture"

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12.06.2013
SSWM Introductory Workshops in Latin America!
14th and 15th of June in Lima, Peru in collaboration with the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) for members of the PNSR (National Program of Rural Sanitation in Peru), IDB and Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). 18th and 19th of June in La Paz Bolivia in collaboration with Ron Sawyer of SARAR Transformacion for experts in the field of sustainable sanitation and water management.
SSWM Course Website
07.06.2013
The latest SSWM Toolbox Offline Version is available!
Once again we have created for you a new offline version of the entire SSWM Toolbox including the latest fact sheets and literature. The offline version allows you to download the toolbox on your computer or memory stick and use the ‚pocket knife for water and sanitation experts' without requiring internet access.
SSWM Offline Version May 2013
29.05.2013
SSWM Introductory Course in Cuzco, Peru
On the 1st of May 2013 the SSWM team conducted an introductory course in the frame of the Rural Sanitation Group Work Mission of the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) in Cuzco. A total of 22 participants took part in the event, including water and sanitation experts of the IDB and representatives of the National Government of Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru. The aim of the workshop was to introduce the SSWM approach with its different components: hardware, software and planning tools, as well as to present the SSWM Toolbox to practitioners in this region. Please find the course agenda and objectives(in Spanish only) below. For information on (passed) SSWM Courses please visit the SSWM Courses site.
course agenda and objectives
SSWM Courses
21.05.2013
New Documents in the SSWM Open Source Library!
Curious to find more information on a certain SSWM topic? The SSWM Library is an exhaustive collection of document, journal articles, books, training materials, case studies, PowerPoint presentations, weblinks and more. Please some recently uploaded documents here:
Approaches and Practices in Monitoring and Evaluation of Capacity Building within the WASH Sector
Handwashing With Soap Toolkit
Documenting Change - An Introduction to Process Documentation
Proceedings of the Women Sanitation and Health Event, 19th of April 2013