SNV at #WaWF23
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Strengthening the climate resilience of WASH systems for 88,246 people in the Bhutanese districts of Dagana, Zhemgang, and Trashigang.
Beyond the Finish Line - Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All in Bhutan is part of an ongoing multi-country programme partnership with the Government of Australia’s Water for Women Fund implemented by SNV with partners in Bhutan, Lao PDR, and Nepal.
The project builds on earlier SNV collaborative work with the governments of Australia and Bhutan, and the latter’s November 2022 success in ending open defecation practice nationwide. In partnership with the district governments of Dagana, Zhemgang, and Trashigang, UTS-ISF, CBM Australia, and Ability Bhutan, the project contributes to,
Representing different climatic zones in the country, project activities across the three districts seek to identify possible responses to the critical water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges faced by the country. These include:
Priority areas for research, knowledge generation, and learning include, (1) strengthening local government leadership for climate-resilient WASH, (2) management models for rural water supply, (3) coping mechanisms for community-based groups, i.e., Water User Committees; and (4) On-site sanitation emissions (e.g., methane emissions from faecal sludge management technologies).
Objectives:
Photo credits: (Banner) Nuns in Khardung Monastery participate during sanitation and hygiene workshop by Thinley Dem for SNV | (Main content) Leaving no one behind: water, sanitation and people with disability stakeholder meeting