WinMin: The Journey to Sustainable Sanitation in Indira Nagar
Located amidst picturesque water bodies in Trichy, Indira Nagar is home to around 200 households, where every resident is [...]
Periods and Perceptions: A Journey through Kannagi Nagar
Written by Abhilaasha Nagarajan, Consultant - Practice, IIHS. Kannagi Nagar, a vibrant resettlement site in [...]
Honouring Chennai’s Unsung Heroes: CT/PT Sanitation Service Providers
On 11 May 22024, IIHS-TNUSSP hosted a felicitation programme to celebrate the contributions of sanitation service providers who played [...]
World Water Day 2024: TNUSSP for #WaterForPeace
IIHS-led TNUSSP observed World Water Day 2024 with a two-part digital campaign. A promotional ad of a comic strip, [...]
FSM Training for DPMU Consultants to Implement SBM-G in Tamil Nadu
A formal training session titled "Faecal Sludge Management: Strategy and Urban-Rural Convergence" was conducted for 179 consultants from the [...]
City Consultations to Enhance Inclusive Sanitation Practices across Tamil Nadu
City Consultations by TNUSSP in Three Demonstration Cities In the endeavour to enhance inclusive sanitation practices across Tamil Nadu, [...]
Spotlighting Women in Sanitation: TNUSSP’s 2024 Women’s Day Event
To celebrate Women’s Day, the IIHS-led Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP) organised an event like never before [...]
Region-Level Training on Interventions for FSSM Improvement in Tamil Nadu
The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)-led Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP), in collaboration with the Municipal [...]
IIHS-CWIS Awarded by the Trichy District Collector for Creating a First-Aid Manual for Desludging Operators
On 23rd February 2024, the Red Cross Society of Trichy conducted its General Body Meeting at the Collector’s office. [...]
IIHS-UFP Fellows Visit Tamil Nadu for an Immersive Learning Visit
From 3rd to 5th January 2024, 57 IIHS Urban Fellows, part of the 2023-24 Urban Fellows Programme, completed an [...]
IIHS at the ILO Workshop on Promoting Decent Work for Sanitation Workers
The ILO Technical Consultation Workshop on Promoting Decent Work for Sanitation Workers in India took place from 30th November [...]
TNUSSP conducts a State Workshop on Inclusive Sanitation
TNUSSP along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hosted a groundbreaking “State Workshop on Inclusive Sanitation” on 28 [...]
TNUSSP ’21: Towards Total and Inclusive Sanitation
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our lives, the IIHS-led Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP), the Technical Support Unit (TSU) of the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) has persevered and worked to strengthen sanitation service delivery across the full cycle of sanitation.
“Synergy between WASH and nutrition” – It’s complicated
Sounds like a status message in Facebook. But that should pretty much sum up the relationship between WASH strategies and nutrition outcomes.
Thoughts on the Masons’ Training
Who built the Taj Mahal? Yes, that’s right. The masons built it.”
Why does your drain smell so bad?
So, you have finished using the toilet. And, have flushed it down. But seriously, where does it all go?
Menstrual Hygiene Management – Let us talk louder
Menstruation is concomitant with womanhood. Nevertheless, in my adolescence, I was taught to deal with this as a taboo subject.
A day out with the honeysuckers
Working in sanitation throws up many interesting possibilities and questions. One such question was about the ‘hidden taskforce’ of septage management
What does your gut instinct tell you?
In this post truth era, where objective facts are misrepresented and made more appealing to emotions
Helminths-related infections and Open Defecation – It is obvious!
When somebody says something really obvious, we usually tend to ignore it and not pay enough attention.
Everything you need to know about Helminths – Well, almost everything
It had been such a warm day in Chennai and like everyone else I was also looking at the clear skies wondering how much hotter it could get.
A loo that is usable too!
In the winter of 1999, when I was a post graduate student of social work in Mumbai, we were taken to a remote village in Banaskantha District, Gujarat.
The Curious Case of Mr Muthusamy
The Millennium Development Goals, which were launched with much fanfare in the beginning of the millennium.
Laws are good, implementation not so much
As a child back in the village, I had always cherished the sight of clear water running below bridges.
Bladder Woes: Bridging the sanitation gap along the highways
As I was mentally getting prepared for an almost 12-hour journey from Delhi to Shimla, my thoughts were fixed on one crucial thing, to get through the journey
Linking Information Technology to Fecal Sludge Management
Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) is a management system that safely collects, transports, and treats fecal sludge
Is your child’s shit affecting your health?
It was September 2008. It took me almost two-and-a-half hours to reach G-plot, one of the remotest islands among the deltoid labyrinth of Sundarbans.