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Online Course on Faecal Sludge Management

In partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) has initiated a distance learning course on Faecal Sludge Management (FSM). The course was developed and launched in 2015 in combination with six other academic institutions and resulted in a period of a few months in 372 professionals who obtained a certificate of completion. It was the first time that more partner institutions have developed and launched together a course on this topic. In the meantime more partners have joined the delivery pool.

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    eBook on Faecal Sludge Management (35.8 MB)

    The book is currently available in English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Tamil and Marathi.
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    This is the first book dedicated to faecal sludge management. It compiles the current state of knowledge of this rapidly evolving field, and presents an integrated approach that includes technology, management and planning. It addresses the planning and organization of the entire faecal sludge management service chain, from the collection and transport of sludge and treatment options, to the final enduse or disposal of treated sludge. In addition to providing fundamentals and an overview of technologies, the book goes into details of operational, institutional and financial aspects, and provides guidance on how to plan a city-level faecal sludge management project with the involvement of all the stakeholders.

    • Strande L., Ronteltap M., Brdjanovic D. Ed. (2014) Faecal Sludge Management: System Approach for Implementation and Operation. IWA Publishing, pg. 500. ISBN: 9781780404721 (Hardback) ISBN: 9781780404738 (eBook)

    Course materials

    Below you will find all the course materials to download that belong to the original version of the FSM online course.

    • Unit 1 Introduction to faecal sludge management
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    • Unit 2 Technological fundaments of FSM
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      (29.4 MB)
    • Unit 3 Collection and transport of faecal sludge
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      (28.0 MB)
    • Unit 4 Faecal sludge treatment technologies
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      (66.9 MB)
    • Unit 5 Management in faecal sludge
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      (24.2 MB)
    • Unit 6 Planning in faecal sludge management
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      (45.2 MB)

    Keynote videos

    This video database includes all the keynote presentations of the original version of the Faecal Sludge Management distance learning course*.

    Linda Strande

    Unit 1 | Introduction to faecal sludge management | 10 min

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    Konstantina Velkushanova, PhD

    Unit 2.1 | Characterization and quantification of faecal sludge | 36 min

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    David M. Robbins, BSc

    Unit 3.1 | Methods and means for collection and transport of faecal sludge | 14 min

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    Linda Strande, PhD

    Unit 4.1 | Overview of technologies | 13 min

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    Mbaye Mbéguéré, PhD

    Unit 4.2 /4.3 | Settling tanks and drying beds | 59 min

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    Carlos Lopez Vazquez, PhD

    Unit 4.4 | Co-treatment of faecal sludge in municipal wastewater treatment plants | 63 min

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    Ani Vallabhaneni, PhD

    Unit 4.5 | End use of treatment products  | 10 min

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    David M. Robbins, BSc

    Unit 5.1 | Operation, maintenance and monitoring of faecal sludge treatment plants | 22 min

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    Isabel Blackett

    Unit 5.2 | Institutional frameworks for faecal sludge management | 30 min

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    Valentin Post

    Unit 5.3 | Finance in faecal sludge management| 50 min

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    Sheela Patel, PhD

    Unit 6.1 | Assessment of the initial situation | 29 min

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    Christoph Lüthi, PhD

    Unit 6.2 | Planning integrated FSM systems | 55 min

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    Case studies

    The course contains several documented case studies. This database includes all the case studies in the original version of the Faecal Sludge Management distance learning course*. The case studies database is being kept up-to-date and expanded with new case studies.

    • Anaerobic digestion and sand beds│Thailand
      AIT
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    • FSM-Programs for organized desludging │Philippines
      David M. Robbins
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      (0.2 MB)
    • Faecal sludge management financial flow│Thailand
      AIT
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      (0.1 MB)
    • FSM - Programs for organized desludging │Philippines
      David M. Robbins
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      (0.3 MB)
    • Characterisation of faecal sludge │S. Africa
      KwaZulu-Natal
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      (0.1 MB)
    • Faecal sludge management │India
      CSE
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      (0.1 MB)
    • Large scale LaDePa machine │S. Africa
      KwaZulu-Natal
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    • Market structuring of faecal sludge management │Senegal
      ONAS
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    • Reuse of faecal sludge as a soil conditioner in agriculture │India
      CSE
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    • Financial transfers│Thailand
      AIT
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    • Engaging traditional pit emptier groups │Bangladesh
      ITN-BUET
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    • LaDePa process │S. Africa
      KwaZulu-Natal
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    Innovations in FSM

    The innovation video database primarily includes innovative technologies supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and was presented during the ‘Reinvent the Toilet’ fairs in Seattle and Delhi.

    Reinvent the Toilet Challenge | California Institute of Technology

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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    Reinvent the Toilet Challenge | Stanford/Climate Foundation

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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    Reinvent the Toilet Challenge | University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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    Reinvent the Toilet Challenge | National University of Singapore

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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    eSOS Smart Toilet | IHE Delft (formerly UNESCO-IHE)

    The Reuters

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    eSOS Smart Toilet | IHE Delft (formerly UNESCO-IHE)

    Voice of America

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    The amazing power of toilet innovation | Brian Arbogast

    TEDxRainier

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    Reinvent the Toilet | Bill & Melinda Gates

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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    Reinvent the Toilet Challenge | University of Toronto

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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    Reinvent the Toilet | India | #Toilets4All

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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    Reinvent the Toilet Challenge | Delft University of Technology

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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    Let’s reinvent the toilet | #WorldToiletDay

    ISO

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    Reinvent the Toilet Challenge | Eawag/EOOS

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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    Reinvent the Toilet Fair India Mix

    Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA)

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    Fake Poop in the Kitchen | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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    Toolbox

    The FSM Toolbox is designed to be a one-stop database and a standardized framework for effective implementation of FSM projects. See more at www.fsmtoolbox.com.

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    Contact

    Mariska Ronteltap, PhD

    Global Sanitation Learning Alliance

    Together with my colleague Dr. Martin Mulenga I coordinated the development and the first delivery of the original version of the FSM online course and I maintain contacts with delivery partners. In 2017 a few more partners adopted the course. If your organization is interested in the transfer and delivery of the course, please contact me so I can guide you through the process. I will also be happy to help you with any other questions about this course.
    +31 15 21 51 767
 m.ronteltap@un-ihe.org

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    Products marked with * have been developed and made available under the project Accelerating the Impact of Education and Training on Non-sewered Sanitation (OPP1157500) funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). The content is available for free unlimited access and use, consistent with BMGF’s commitment to ensuring open access to information and knowledge. Therefore, sharing (to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapting (transforming, and building upon the material for any purpose) is allowed, provided appropriate credit is given to the author(s). Although care has been taken to ensure the integrity and quality of these materials and information, no responsibility is assumed by the author(s) or IHE Delft for any damage to property or persons as a result of use of these materials and/or the information contained herein.

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    Products marked with * have been developed and made available under the project Accelerating the Impact of Education and Training on Non-sewered Sanitation (OPP1157500) funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). The content is available for free unlimited access and use, consistent with BMGF’s commitment to ensuring open access to information and knowledge. Therefore, sharing (to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapting (transforming, and building upon the material for any purpose) is allowed, provided appropriate credit is given to the author(s). Although care has been taken to ensure the integrity and quality of these materials and information, no responsibility is assumed by the author(s) or IHE Delft for any damage to property or persons as a result of use of these materials and/or the information contained herein.

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