https://blog.susana.org/articles 2024-05-20T04:07:42+00:00 Sanitation Blog Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2024-05-03T06:39:35+00:00 2024-05-03T06:39:35+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/can-kiritimati-become-a-model-circular-economy-society-water-and-sanitation-as-potential-entry-points SuSanA Admin

<p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Kiritimati Island is a unique place. Situated within the Line Islands group of the Republic of Kiribati, an island country spanning almost 3.5 million km2 of ocean, it isn’t easy to find on a map. The closest international airport (other than its own) is in Honolulu – more than 2,000 km away. The capital of its own country is even farther away. Despite being  the largest coral atoll in the world, as of 2020 only 7,369 people live there.</p>

<p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Kiritimati Island is a unique place. Situated within the Line Islands group of the Republic of Kiribati, an island country spanning almost 3.5 million km2 of ocean, it isn’t easy to find on a map. The closest international airport (other than its own) is in Honolulu – more than 2,000 km away. The capital of its own country is even farther away. Despite being  the largest coral atoll in the world, as of 2020 only 7,369 people live there.</p> 2023-10-31T13:43:38+00:00 2023-10-31T13:43:38+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/root-causes-of-gender-based-violence-amongst-drought-affected-communities-of-musenke-sub-location-kajiado-county-2 Mana Omar

<p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p>For a long time , the pastoral community of Musenke Sub-Location in Kajiado County has faced myriad of challenges. These challenges are directly and indirectly attributed to changes in weather pattern, under-development, marginalization, government neglect and harmful cultural/societal practices. Such causative factors have resulted to multiple other problems affecting health, gender equality, education, economic status and use of land. In order to better understand the root causes of gender-based violence (GBV) in this community Spring of the Arid and Semi-arid Lands (SASAL) recently conducted a study.</p>

<p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p>For a long time , the pastoral community of Musenke Sub-Location in Kajiado County has faced myriad of challenges. These challenges are directly and indirectly attributed to changes in weather pattern, under-development, marginalization, government neglect and harmful cultural/societal practices. Such causative factors have resulted to multiple other problems affecting health, gender equality, education, economic status and use of land. In order to better understand the root causes of gender-based violence (GBV) in this community Spring of the Arid and Semi-arid Lands (SASAL) recently conducted a study.</p> 2023-09-07T15:39:21+00:00 2023-09-07T15:39:21+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/the-historical-water-and-sewage-system-of-yazd-a-lesson-in-sustainability-and-ingenuity SuSanA Admin

<p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Yazd, a city nestled in the heart of Iran's central desert, holds a unique historical treasure - its ingenious water and sewage system. Dating back centuries, this remarkable system not only provided clean water and efficient sewage management but also demonstrated the resourcefulness and forward-thinking of its inhabitants. In this blog post, we delve into the historical background of Yazd's water and sewage system, explore what makes it unique, and uncover the valuable lessons it offers us in today's world.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}"> </span></p>

<p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Yazd, a city nestled in the heart of Iran's central desert, holds a unique historical treasure - its ingenious water and sewage system. Dating back centuries, this remarkable system not only provided clean water and efficient sewage management but also demonstrated the resourcefulness and forward-thinking of its inhabitants. In this blog post, we delve into the historical background of Yazd's water and sewage system, explore what makes it unique, and uncover the valuable lessons it offers us in today's world.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}"> </span></p> 2023-07-17T13:06:50+00:00 2023-07-17T13:06:50+00:00 https://blog.susana.org/articles/uncomfortable-truths-how-shit-flow-diagrams-expose-the-gaps-in-urban-sanitation-systems-and-help-to-close-them-teaser SuSanA Admin

<p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-contrast="none">“Looking back, one can almost pinpoint the moment when the urban sanitation orthodoxy in Lusaka, Zambia began to falter. It involved a diagram, compact enough to fit on a single sheet of paper, featuring roughly a dozen red and green lines of varying thickness which snaked their way across the page.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:384,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}"> </span></p>

<p><img src="https://blog.susana.org/" alt=""></p><p><span data-contrast="none">“Looking back, one can almost pinpoint the moment when the urban sanitation orthodoxy in Lusaka, Zambia began to falter. It involved a diagram, compact enough to fit on a single sheet of paper, featuring roughly a dozen red and green lines of varying thickness which snaked their way across the page.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:384,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}"> </span></p>