SaniTalk Café Session 04: Mentor Cities Leading Changes: From Sanitation Services to Sanitation Systems

𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐟é: 𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞-𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

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𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 cities. 𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒔. 𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔.

Join us for the fourth session of SaniTalk Café, a vibrant and interactive virtual space for learning, sharing, and connecting around key issues in Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS).

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡’𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

“Mentor Cities Leading Changes: From Sanitation Services to Sanitation Systems”

As part of National Sanitation Month 2025, this special session brings together Bangladesh’s CWIS Mentor Cities Faridpur, Kushtia, Jhenaidah, Saidpur, Lakshmipur, and Shakhipur to share how they are transforming sanitation delivery through systems thinking, municipal leadership, and inclusive community engagement.

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 21 October 2025, Tuesday

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (GMT+6, Dhaka Time)

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦: Zoom

ℤ𝕠𝕠𝕞 𝕃𝕚𝕟𝕜: https://bdren.zoom.us/j/91616439128

ℤ𝕠𝕠𝕞 𝕄𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕀𝔻: 916 1643 9128

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐟é?

The session will explore how Mentor Cities are:

Strengthening municipal institutions to lead CWIS planning and implementation

Integrating fecal sludge management (FSM) within broader urban systems

Promoting private sector participation and innovative financing models

Ensuring inclusiveness, gender sensitivity, and worker safety in sanitation services

Advancing peer learning and collaboration across cities for sustainable impact

𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬:

𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘱𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺

𝘒𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺

𝘑𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘩 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺

𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘱𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺

𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺

𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: ITN-BUET

Let’s hear directly from cities that are leading change from the ground up moving beyond services to build resilient, inclusive sanitation systems for everyone.

Whether you are a municipal leader, sector practitioner, researcher, or development partner, this session offers a front-row view of how Bangladesh’s cities are driving progress towards citywide inclusive and sustainable sanitation for all.

Join us and be inspired by cities leading the way toward systems change!

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