Understanding the sanitation situation allows appropriate strategies to be developed to close notable gaps in South Africa. In particular, a need exists to provide guidance to decision makers on improving on-site sanitation management, and in particular faecal sludge management (FSM). To assist with improving the understanding of the sanitation situation and challenges faced, the FSM toolbox, developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a tool designed to assist the sanitation sector with status quo assessments, planning improvements, financial estimates preparation, etc. Furthermore, the FSM Toolbox currently contains a number of case studies and resources aimed at various sector stakeholders and along various components of the sanitation supply chain.

Against this backdrop, Emanti Management with support from Faecal Sludge Management Alliance (FSM Alliance), Municipal Institute of Learning (MILE) and SALGA hosted a virtual workshop on the 15 of October 2020 to introduce the FSM Toolbox and its functionality in the South African context. 

The Webinar provided a recap on SFD and an overview status of typical sanitation challenges faced. 

Facililtated by Emanti Management, participants left the workshop with knowledge of how to use FSM Toolbox to assess, plan and prioritize sanitation related challenges within their towns and communities.

Practitioners who attended the full course will earn 2 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points from the Institute of Municipal Engineering South Africa (IMESA).