4 Cohorts 360 Practising Change Champions

Course Booklet (2020-2022)

 About the Course
Lack of proper sanitation is a long-running development issue that remains stubbornly
difficult to resolve. Cities in South Asia face a large burden of untreated faecal waste entering
the environment causing public health and environmental risks.

City-wide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) looks to shift the urban sanitation paradigm and
prioritizes equity, public and environmental health, and co-existence of a range of solutions –
sewered and non-sewered, centralized and decentralized - tailored to the requirements of the
cities. CWIS focuses on service provision and its enabling environment, and not on building
infrastructure alone.

This ASCI-ADBI course aimed to develop skilled urban professionals equipped with a practical
and comprehensive understanding of CWIS by amalgamating global knowledge and best
practices with on-field implementation experiences in South Asia. It provided a step-by-step
approach to the safe, inclusive, and sustainable management of sanitation in South Asian
cities. The course was particularly helpful for professionals working towards achieving
sanitation goals under SDG 6, SBM 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0.

Launched in 2020, the course received good response from the government institutions
and other private organizations from across south Asia and beyond. The course was offered
for 4 batches with a duration of 8-10 weeks and was successful in building 360 change
champions in CWIS from across the globe.

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 Core Objective of the Course
The main objective of the course was to equip
urban practitioners with knowledge and skills to
contribute to the practice and research in city-wide
inclusive sanitation. It aimed to build a cadre of
sanitation professionals to take a leadership role in
the sector.

Course Outcomes
Evaluate the complexity of urban sanitation and its impact on health, the
environment, people, and economy

Critically examine policy and regulatory frameworks for achieving universal,

pro-poor, and gender inclusive sanitation in urban areas, with a focus on non-
sewered/faecal sludge and septage management

Describe the principles of city-wide inclusive sanitation and pathways for

implementation

Demonstrate knowledge of faecal sludge and septage management

technologies across the sanitation value chain

Apply tools and frameworks for sustainable sanitation planning, funding,

implementation, and monitoring

Create a practical action plan for city-wide inclusive sanitation in urban areas
of varying size and nature

Ideate and formalize innovations and social enterprises to support city-wide

inclusive sanitation implementation at scale

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 Course Coverage
The course covered the following modules:

Module 1
Overview of Urban Sanitation and Introduction to CWIS

Module 2
City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) – Principles and Best Practices

Module 3
Environmental Standards and Strategies for Compliance

Module 4
Integrating a Gender Perspective in Sustainable Sanitation

Module 5
Frameworks and Tools for Sanitation Planning

Module 6
Designing Onsite Sanitation Systems – Containment

Module 7
Designing Onsite Sanitation Systems – Emptying and Transport

Module 8
Design and Selection of Processing and Treatment Technologies - Stand alone Faecal
Sludge Treatment Plants, co-treatment in Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) &
decentralizedSTPs, with a focus on reuse and recycle of water and biosolids

Module 9
Art and Science of Affecting Sanitation Behaviors

Module 10
Workshop on Innovations & Sanitation Entrepreneurship

Module 11
Protocols for Monitoring, Evaluating and Benchmarking to Promote Learning

Module 12
Strategic Approaches and Sources for Financing FSSM including PPP

Module 13
Sustaining CWIS – Institutional mechanism and accountability measures,
sanitation service delivery plan, climate resilient planning & political will

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 Pedagogy
The course was delivered using a combination of pedagogical approaches comprising:
Self-study of course materials provided on Learning Management System for
approximately 2-3 hours per week
Experience sharing and direct interaction series with experts for two hours duration
every week
Experience sharing of global best practices from Japan, Malaysia, Africa, Indonesia etc.,
Experience sharing by implementors and private sector operators
Demonstration of planning tools
Guidance for development city sanitation service delivery plan
Networking with professionals from diverse fields of sanitation sector

Social Innovation Workshop for FSM enterprise development using i.school methodology
Peer Learning & groups interactions using breakout rooms and interactive tools
like Menti, Slido & word cloud
Discussion forums for detailed exchanges on specific topics of interest by the participants
Case study/action plan development and presentation to peers and experts.
Optional study tour was conducted to exhibit the best practices in Telangana
Handholding and mentoring support during and post course completion

Quiz was conducted in between the modules to assess the understanding of participants

Contact Interesting Global

17 Sessions 23 Topics 40 Experts

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 Our Participants from 4 cohorts
Comprised government officials, urban practitioners,
development professionals and academicians from 22 states of
India and 9 countries across the globe.

We are proud of 360 CWIS change champions

Africa | Australia | Philippines | Canada | Indonesia | Thailand

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 Representation of the participants
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National and State Representatives
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Engineers
Ÿ Govt of Telangana
Ÿ Swachh Andhra
Corporation, Govt. of
Andhra Pradesh
Ÿ Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
Ÿ Govt. of Chhattisgarh
Ÿ Govt. of Arunachal
Pradesh
Ÿ NITI Aayog, Delhi
Ÿ Japan International
Cooperation Agency
(JICA)
Ÿ UNICEF India & Nepal
Ÿ Water & sewerage board,
Govt. of Assam
Ÿ SIPARD, ATI-Tripura
Ÿ Govt of Tripura
Ÿ National Mission for
Clean Ganga
Ÿ Madhya Pradesh urban
development company
limited
Ÿ Suchitwa Mission, Govt.
of Kerala
Ÿ DDWS, Ministry of Jal
Sakthi
93
City Administrators
31
Academicians
Ÿ United Nations
Development Programme
Ÿ Department of water
supply & sewerage
management, MoWS,
Nepal
Ÿ BITS Pilani-Hyderabad
Ÿ NIT Warangal
Ÿ KITS Warangal
Ÿ Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir
Ÿ ENPHO Nepal
Ÿ Department of Public
Health Engineering,
Bangladesh (CWIS Support
cell)
Ÿ Ministry of Health, Public
hygiene and Welfare,
Burkina Faso
Ÿ ITN-BUET Bangladesh
Ÿ Odisha Water Academy
Ÿ SUDA, Jharkhand
Ÿ BWSSB, Karnataka
Ÿ Municipal Administration &
Water Supply (Govt. of
Tamil Nadu)
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Consultants & Advisors
Ÿ Goa State Urban Development
Agency
Ÿ Govt. of Sikkim
Ÿ UN-Habitat Nepal
Ÿ Innovative Solution Pvt. Ltd.
Nepal
Ÿ National Water Supply &
Drainage Board, Sri Lanka
Ÿ CSR Limited, Australia
Ÿ Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
Ÿ Asian Development Bank
Ÿ Eco Concern Pvt. Ltd. Nepal
Ÿ Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
Ÿ University of Felix Houphouet,
Cote D Ivoire
Violence Prevention Services,
Ÿ
Canada
Ÿ Asian Institute of Technology
Ÿ WASA Chittagong, Bangladesh
Ÿ 500 B Nepal
Ÿ GGGI Nepal
Ÿ Guwahati Sewerage Project
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 Sanitation Tour

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn” – Benjamin Franklin

It is certain that theoretical lectures and discussions would not be enough to bring about a
change in the mindset of practitioners and sustain that change to reflect that in their
professional involvement. In order to put an emphasized impact, a sanitation tour was
organised as a part of the course. The tour was announced to all the 4 cohorts in the month of
October 2022. A group of government officers & partitioners from Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Andhra
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Telangana states of India and from Nepal attended the three-day
tour.

The field visits exposed the participants to some of the innovative and practical CWIS
interventions by the Government of Telangana, India implemented with technical support from
ASCI. The participants got the opportunity to tour among the communities, meet political
representatives and city/state officials, learn and visual the ICT based monitoring systems and
Witnessed innovative technologies in sanitation sector.

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 Feedback
I could learn from global experts about
various technologies used in CWIS. The
three-day field visit taught us how CWIS
benefits people and the real challenges of
field-level implementation. This course is a
must for all practitioners in the sanitation
sector
Mr. Vivek Pandey
Program Manager, BMGF India
Within the current project context, I am
committed to developing the capacity of
the local governments and the private
sectors in particular defining
responsibilities, resource planning and safe
operation by using the learning from the
course.
Mr. Ida Bagus Hendra Gupta
AIT Thailand
The entire program is very useful and
informative. I want to apply the CWIS
concept in our urban local body to meet
the cleanest and greenest city. The class
room studies and practical orientation is
very interesting. I thank ASCI for conducting
this wonderful program.
Mr. Kuhan
Executive Officer, Thalanayar Town Panchayat
The approach and technologies I learned
from the online sessions and the field visit
were new to me as the CWIS approach is
new in our country. I could witness the
working of some of the technologies that
are not available in Nepal, and I can take
these learnings to my country. It will add
value to my work in leading the
implementation there.
Ms. Charushee Nakarmi
HCWM Consultant, Nepal
I learned the nuances of involving women
and vulnerable communities in the
sanitation decision making, planning,
designing and delivery of
services to create positive outcomes on
ground.
Ms. Sujatha
City Commissioner
The course flow sequentially provided
information from FSSM concepts to
complex issues of technologies and
management.
Mr.Sujoy Mojumdar
WASH Specialist UNICEF
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 The online course provided us a platform to
exchange information, ideas, experiences
and lessons from diverse contexts.
Mr.Muhammad Nurul Amin
Superintending Engineer, Bangladesh
The two big takeaways for me are that
water pollution can be addressed
through scientific treatment of fecal
sludge and greywater. Also, centralized
monitoring and decentralized
operation play a great role in helping a
city achieve CWIS.
Dr. Jayaram
City Commissioner
The course helped me in understanding the
different strategic approaches, tools and
various case studies in CWIS.
Ms.Anushree Darshana
Young Professional, NITI Aayog
I noted that the involvement of all the
stakeholders including the private sector is
causing successful sanitation in a city-level.
Mr.Moussa Ouedraogo
Sanitary & Environmental Engineer, Bukina Faso
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CWIS course has shown us technical and
managerial aspects needed for the city to
achieve fully sanitized environment.
Mr.Pankaj Mathur
WASH Specialist, UNICEF MP
The course content was tailored to my
requirement. Open discussions particularly
about the suitability of technological solutions
were extremely useful. The questions raised by
the peers will help the technologies to evolve
and improve.
Mr.Mithilesh Mishra
United Head (Knowledge & Planning) NMCG
As an academic, the practical and ground
level implementation case studies were
the most helpful aspect of the course.
Prof.Murari Varma
Associate Professor BITS Pilani
The course has given me a clear
understanding on City-Wide Inclusive
Sanitation and I am keen to implement
various CWIS initiatives.
Mrs.R.Suma
Municipal Commissioner
 Course Directors

Prof. V. Srinivas Chary Dr.Rajarshi Banerjee Dr. K. E. Seetha Ram

Director, Centre for Environment, Urban Governance, Assistant Professor, Centre for Senior Consulting Specialist for capacity
and Infrastructure Development (CEUG&ID), Environment, Urban Governance, and building and training projects,
Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) Infrastructure Development (CEUG&ID), Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)

Course Coordinators

Ms. D. Jyothsna Devi Mr. Avinash Ms. Manjusha

Senior Research Fellow, ASCI Senior Research Associate, ASCI Senior Research Associate, ASCI

Ms Santi Setiawati Mr Dwiki Wibowo

Research Associate, ADBI Research Associate, ADBI

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