Environmental sanitation aims to protect and promote human health and well-being by providing a clean environment and breaking the cycle of disease. Environmental sanitation is more than just building latrines. It takes a broader look at the community and addresses different, but interconnected, aspects, including human and animal excreta management, solid waste management , vector control, domestic wastewater management and stormwater drainage.

In this introductory level workshop, participants will gain an overall understanding of the issues and best practices for on-site environmental sanitation in low-income, non-networked communities.

The workshop explores the relationship between environmental sanitation, disease transmission and health. It addresses technical topics such as human excreta management including different latrine designs; animals excreta management; solid waste management; vector control for mosquitos and rodents; and domestic wastewater management. Aspects of hygiene, such as handwashing and menstrual hygiene, are also discussed as they relate to sanitation. The workshop also introduces a framework for implementing a sustainable and successful project, and the theory of behaviour change and sanitation promotion to create demand for environmental sanitation.