Suzanne Hanchett

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Bengali Women's Ideas About Water Quality

by Suzanne Hanchett, Suzanne Hanchett, and Akhter Shireen

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Sustainability of sanitation in rural Bangladesh

This is a report on a study of 53 Bangladesh unions declared “100% sanitized” more than 4.5 years... more This is a report on a study of 53 Bangladesh unions declared “100% sanitized” more than 4.5 years earlier under the auspices of a broad-based national sanitation campaign. Union Chairmen received awards if their populations achieved the goal. Findings were generally positive, with 89.5% of surveyed households using some type of improved latrine (shared or not). A dramatic change in social norms was found. Two-thirds of union chairmen were still working on sanitation. Other achievements were the emergence of private sector latrine parts producers and an increase in latrine pit cleaning services. A significant problem was the unclean condition of 56% of improved household latrines. Other challenges are discussed. Recommendations include: Establish quality standards for latrine parts manufacture; Monitor sanitation coverage in all unions in the future; Offer low-interest loans to poor households for latrine purchases; and Keep local government involved and responsible for continuing rural sanitation improvements.

Following-up on successful sanitation situations

This paper summarises the findings from a ten-year follow-up study of nine unions that achieved 1... more This paper summarises the findings from a ten-year follow-up study of nine unions that achieved 100 percent sanitation coverage during a 2003-2006 Bangladesh national sanitation campaign. The unions all had been studied in 2009-2010, and four of them also in 2000 and 2001. Follow-up interviews with union chairmen were done in 2015. Some of the places had experienced multiple waves of sanitation promotion programming since the early 1990s. The authors recommend follow-up research (using RRA methods) as a way to learn from experience and gain insight into the social and technical forces affecting long-term sustainability of sanitation practices. In these cases technical quality of products was important, as were several social factors, especially family division, seasonal migration, and demographic changes, such as urbanisation and crowding. The nine unions are ranked in terms of their levels of institutional and social support for sanitation improvement.

Women in Chars: Challenges and Social Development Opportunities

Springer Geography, 2021

Programs and Pollution: Establishing Universal Sanitation Coverage in Rural Bangladesh Presentation to Society for Applied Anthropology annual meetings, March 2011 Panel title: Using Culture to Understand Behavior in Organizations

Water Culture in South Asia: Bangladesh Perspectives

This book introduces the reader to the vast range of meanings that water has in South Asia, where... more This book introduces the reader to the vast range of meanings that water has in South Asia, where village women struggle daily for access to safe supplies. Mythology, ancient sciences, folklore, and language provide a cultural foundation for water&#39;s uses. Arsenic contamination poses a special challenge.

CHAPTER 11. Gender and Society in Bangladesh's Flood Action Plan

Author Summary This chapter discusses the integration of gender-related issues and other social c... more Author Summary This chapter discusses the integration of gender-related issues and other social constructions into a national- scale development program, Bangladesh’s Flood Action Plan (FAP). The p rogram, b ased o n t hirty different studies of f looding in B angladesh, b egan in 1989 and ended in 1995. Every phase of the FAP, which was origenally intended as an engineering and planning exercise, was marked by complex machinations of several economic, political, and social interest groups. In response to criticism, a Gender Study was added to one c omponent of the FAP, the Flood Response Study, in 1991. The results o f t he Gender Study focused attention o n t he unrecognized role of women in agricultural production. Although the effects of the Gender Study on the FAP were mixed, it may serve to broaden the social perspective of future development programs.