Operational Collaborative Tool of Ongoing Practices in Urgent Sanitation (OCTOPUS) Platform Phase 3

Operational Collaborative Tool of Ongoing Practices in Urgent Sanitation (OCTOPUS) Platform Phase 3

Client Asian Institute of Technology – Global Water and Sanitation Center (AIT-GWSC)
For Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)
Funding from: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Expertise
Sustainable sanitation-waste-energy nexus

Key facts

  • Project Location
    Bangladesh, Global
  • Period
    2023-2024
  • Context
    Emergency
  • Sector
    Sanitation
  • Services
    Capacity Building, Technical Assistance
  • Beneficiaries
    people in the emergency context, refugee camp in Cox's Bazar

Project Background and Objectives

The motivation behind the OCTOPUS platform is to enable knowledge sharing to ultimately better understand and collaborate regarding sanitation in an emergency context, with a focus on addressing faecal sludge disposal and treatment issues. The platform aims to support sanitation practitioners working in the field of faecal sludge management to fill any knowledge gaps within the sector and ensure that every stakeholder involved is well informed and practices safe and sustainable faecal sludge management.

The project seeks to foster a partnership between the Government of Bangladesh, AIT-GWSC, Solidarité International, and UPM to promote knowledge sharing and strengthen collaboration on sanitation in emergency settings, particularly in addressing fecal sludge disposal and treatment challenges during the Rohingya crisis response in Cox’s Bazar.

The OCTOPUS platform, designed for sanitation professionals working in fecal sludge management (FSM), will support the Bangladesh government and the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) in coordinating FSM service delivery during the emergency. It will also facilitate knowledge exchange and serve as a digital database for FSM practices. The third phase of the project focuses on reviewing, updating, and completing FSM case studies in emergency contexts, while also developing training modules tailored to FSM in such settings.

UPM Services

• Training Need Assessment
• Development of an online section framework for the training modules
• Development of four self-paced online training sessions, with courses, interactive components, video-audio support, literature
• Support for review and development of new case-studies based on Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) experiences.

The initial three training modules developed by UPM provide basic knowledge of their respective topics and are designed to be accessible by a universal audience, with practical applicability at the heart of each training.

The self-paced open access nature of the platform, and more specifically, the uploading and sharing of case studies, is designed to encourage knowledge sharing within the sector, with hope that WaSH practitioners and relevant stakeholders learn from each other’s experiences to address or avoid any issues they may face in their own specific scenarios of emergency faecal sludge management.

The training modules can be accessed here: https://octopus-training.solidarites.org

Sustainable development goals MORE DETAILS

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.
Good Health and Well-being

Good Health and Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, by providing access to quality healthcare services, sanitation, and safe drinking water.
Clean Water and Sanitation

Clean Water and Sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, by improving water quality, wastewater treatment, and access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities
Reduced Inequalities

Reduced Inequalities

Reduce inequality within and among countries by promoting social, economic, and political inclusion and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

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