{"id":48802,"date":"2026-04-01T07:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T01:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/?p=48802"},"modified":"2026-04-01T07:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T01:25:33","slug":"wateraid-nepal-stresses-recognition-of-sanitation-workers-for-sustainable-wash-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/2026\/04\/01\/48802","title":{"rendered":"WaterAid Nepal Stresses Recognition of Sanitation Workers for Sustainable WASH Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"420\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48611\" src=\"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarsafaikarmi-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarsafaikarmi-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarsafaikarmi-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarsafaikarmi-4-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarsafaikarmi-4-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"420\">Kathmandu: WaterAid Nepal Country Director <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sudarshan Neupane<\/span><\/span>\u00a0has stated that sustainable improvements in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and public health sectors will not be possible unless the contributions of sanitation workers are properly recognized and valued.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"645\">Speaking at the public event of the \u201cSanitation Workers\u2019 Voices Project,\u201d Country Director Nyaupane mentioned that WaterAid Nepal has been working with a strong focus on the nexus between water, sanitation, and hygiene.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"964\">He said, <em data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"819\">\u201c<\/em>As long as the issues faced by sanitation workers remain unaddressed, it will be difficult to control the various infections and epidemics seen in communities.\u201d According to him, from a factual perspective, the role of sanitation workers is extremely important in infection prevention and health security.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"964\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48610\" src=\"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarsafaikarmi-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarsafaikarmi-3.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarsafaikarmi-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarsafaikarmi-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarsafaikarmi-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarsafaikarmi-3-105x70.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1249\">Neupane emphasized the need for proper recognition of sanitation workers\u2019 work, respect for their labor, and appreciation of their contributions. \u201cIf we fail to acknowledge their contribution, the expected improvements in both WASH and public health cannot be achieved,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1555\">He further noted that the achievements and findings presented by the \u201cSanitation Workers\u2019 Voices Project\u201d also revealed that sanitation workers continue to face numerous challenges. According to him, these findings provide clear direction for the work that needs to be carried out in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1687\">He also highlighted the need to formulate policies and programs that ensure the rights, safety, and dignity of sanitation workers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1689\" data-end=\"1728\"><strong>For more details, watch this video:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"428\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0916\u093e\u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940, \u0938\u0930\u0938\u092b\u093e\u0907 \u0930 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0924\u093e\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0947\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0938\u092e\u093e \u0938\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0919\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0917\u0930\u093f\u0930\u0939\u0947\u0915\u093e \u091b\u094c\u0902 : \u0938\u0941\u0926\u0930\u094d\u0936\u0928 \u0928\u094d\u092f\u094c\u092a\u093e\u0928\u0947, CD WaterAid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jcAyOQt1LJM\" width=\"827\" height=\"478\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"2055\">The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO)<\/span><\/span>, in partnership with <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">WaterAid Nepal<\/span><\/span>, implemented the \u201cSanitation Workers\u2019 Voices Project\u201d from September 2025 to March 2026. The project primarily focused on awareness raising, capacity development, participatory documentation, and policy advocacy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2468\">Under the project, four manual sanitation workers were selected as project companions, and significant improvements were made in strengthening their leadership capacity. Likewise, 24 sanitation workers were provided training on rights, occupational health and safety (OHS), and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), according to <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Keshav Shrestha<\/span><\/span>, Program Manager at ENPHO.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2468\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48621\" src=\"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1080.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1080-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1080-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1080-768x431.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2783\">Similarly, 20 sanitation workers were empowered with skills to effectively raise their issues and engage with the media. Following this empowerment process, sanitation workers were able, for the first time, to openly share their experiences and challenges through the media, Program Manager Shrestha informed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu: WaterAid Nepal Country Director Sudarshan Neupane\u00a0has stated that sustainable improvements in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and public health sectors will not be possible unless the contributions of sanitation workers are properly recognized and valued. Speaking at the public event of the \u201cSanitation Workers\u2019 Voices Project,\u201d Country Director Nyaupane mentioned that WaterAid Nepal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main_news","category-51"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48802"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48804,"href":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48802\/revisions\/48804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}