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4 – Preface and acknowledgements
Preface and acknowledgements
This factsheet book is a compilation <strong>of</strong> <strong>13</strong> thematic <strong>factsheets</strong> which were produced by the eleven
SuSanA working groups. What makes these <strong>factsheets</strong> special is that they are multi-authored by
people from different organisations and by free-lance consultants. The <strong>factsheets</strong> were developed
in a long process involving many discussions and review loops which were mostly carried
out in public, e.g. at working group meetings, with the working group mailing lists or, since July
2011, also in the open SuSanA discussion forum.
http://forum.susana.org/forum/categories/6-susana-working-groups
The SuSanA working groups were established in 2007 in order to cover a variety <strong>of</strong> different thematic
aspects <strong>of</strong> sanitation and to increase the understanding and knowledge exchange about
these aspects. They are a platform for experts and interested individuals to share and exchange
their knowledge on specifi c aspects <strong>of</strong> sanitation. We invite you to join the pool <strong>of</strong> experts and
contribute to the discussions by joining some <strong>of</strong> the SuSanA working groups.
www.susana.org/working-groups
We thank all the authors and contributors to these <strong>factsheets</strong> who have <strong>of</strong>ten volunteered their
own private time, outside <strong>of</strong> their normal work commitments, to work on this. Their names are
given on the following pages.
I also wish to thank my team at the SuSanA secretariat – which is hosted by GIZ in Germany – who
were part <strong>of</strong> this factsheet compilation process since July 2011 and who have helped to raise the
quality <strong>of</strong> the <strong>factsheets</strong> to a consistently high standard, in terms <strong>of</strong> content as well as layout: Enno
Schröder, Martina Winker, Philipp Feiereisen, Christian Rieck, Doreen Mbalo and Bismark Yeboah.
Special thanks are due to Leonie Kappauf and Rahul Ingle from my team who worked on numerous
<strong>factsheets</strong> and the layout, as well as to Trevor Surridge who pro<strong>of</strong>-read the entire compilation
and gave detailed critical feedback on each factsheet. We are also grateful to Sunder Subramanian,
a SuSanA member from India, for writing the fi rst version <strong>of</strong> the executive summary.
If you spot any errors or omissions in this factsheet book please e-mail us at susana@giz.de. The
individual <strong>factsheets</strong> and this book are available on the SuSanA website. www.susana.org/library
Dr. Elisabeth von Münch
On behalf <strong>of</strong> the SuSanA secretariat
Located at GIZ, Eschborn, Germany
Eschborn, April 2012