Environmental sanitation is essential to protecting public health and preventing the spread of diseases. It goes beyond latrine construction to address interconnected areas such as human and animal excreta management, solid waste management, wastewater management, and vector control.

This introductory workshop will equip participants with an understanding of key environmental sanitation challenges in low-income communities and practical, context-appropriate solutions.

Topics will include the links between sanitation, hygiene, and health; technical approaches to waste and excreta management; vector control; handwashing and menstrual hygiene; behaviour change and sanitation promotion; and practical tools for community sanitation assessments and project planning.