Despite improvements in sanitation and hygiene, safely managed sanitation coverage remains poor. As the country strives to meet the SDG 6 target by 2030, prioritizing sanitation is crucial. The government, along with development partners, is promoting Safely Managed Sanitation Systems (SMSS) through the City-wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) approach, with a focus on improving policy, climate resilience, and equity.

As part of the advocacy network covering the South-Asian countries, FANSA-Bangladesh focuses on SMSS in the city areas with the promotion of City-wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) by the service providers under the project Rising for Rights for Strengthening Civil Society Networks in South Asia to Achieve SDG 6 Project (hereinafter Rising for the Rights Project). The project included services for creating Fecal waste (shit) Flow Diagrams (SFD) and CWIS Action plans for targeted areas that include one City Corporation – Barishal, two municipalities – Gaibandha and Sreemangal, and one union – Muktinagar, Gaibandha. The project also included developing an Implementation Guideline and an Advocacy Strategy and for FANSA-Bangladesh to effectively promote CWIS.

SKS Foundation (FANSA-BD Secretariat) entered into an agreement with the Center for Smart Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability (CSIRS) of the United International University (UIU) for conducting the above-mentioned studies under Rising for the Rights Project.

Key Outcomes of the Project:

• Safely managed sanitation status of the study areas
  • Barishal City Corporation: 13% safely managed
  • Sreemangal Municipality: 9% safely managed
  • Gaibandha Municipality: 10% safely managed
  • Muktinagar Union, Gaibandha: 39% safely managed
• CWIS Action Plans for each study area. It included CWIS institutional structure, assessment of existing sanitation situation, CSDA and action plan in three phases( short term, medium term and long term)
• Implementation Guideline which focused on stakeholders engagement, awareness campaign, policy advocacy and enforcement, financial arrangement, infrastructure development, monitoring and evaluation
• An Advocacy Strategy for FANSA-BD