Community Leadership Training for Inclusive Sanitation

The CREA and Transforming M Ward (TISS) project collaborated to deliver a Gender and WASH training module for residents and CBO, SHG, and Chawl Committee representatives, in Mumbai. The thematic sessions built capacity for safe sanitation management, advocacy, community ownership, and inclusive, sustainable interventions.

What you’ll learn from this toolkit

  • Understanding inclusive sanitation, intersectionality, and sanitation as a human right.
  • Contextualizing local challenges in accessing sanitation services and sharing learnings with the Gender Advisory Committee for gender budgeting.
  • Educating communities and women-led CBOs about available sanitation services and ways to make them gender inclusive.
  • Technical guidance on sewerage, drainage, and community-led operation and maintenance of safe, equitable sanitation systems.
  • Building community ownership and sustainable practices.
  • Linking water, sanitation, and public health, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
  • Insights from public campaigns and women’s leadership.
  • Overview of relevant policies, laws, and programs.
  • Engaging communities in construction, operations, and maintenance with practical knowledge and skills.

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