World Emptying Challenge

Challenge

What is the World Emptying Challenge?

FSMA is proud to host and support the World Emptying Challenge in our conferences. Past FSM Conferences have acted as a “gathering place” for the Emptiers and their associations to interact and share knowledge and their stories.


For FSM6, the World Emptying Challenge has gone virtual! 

Emptying professionals from around the world are showcasing their daily work on (and in) the ground in short, “homemade” films – (made by emptiers themselves). Teams of emptiers have submitted their videos that show the various steps of their emptying process:

● PPE
● Emptying of the pit/septic tank
● Cleaning up
● Disposal/Reuse
● Teamwork

These videos are shared online, with the hope for greater sector engagement with emptiers. We believe that greater visibility is the path to bridging the gap between emptier professionals and the rest of the sector.

Voting

Voting will come in the form of ‘likes’ from viewers. Here you will find the videos created by our emptier community from around the world. Simply hit the LIKE button on the videos you like best. The winners will receive cash prizes!!! 

Please spread the word, share the links and show the world!!!

🥇1st Prize: 250 Euro
🥈2nd prize: 150 Euro
🥉3rd Prize: 100Euro

VOTING HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED

The winners will be announced on Friday 4th June, at the Closing Ceremony, dropped at 06:00 AM CET

We also have a playlist which features videos that did not make it into the prize category. These videos did not meet the requirements exactly BUT we loved them so much that we decided to share. Watch, share and learn!

You can watch these videos here. 

Q&A

Alongside the video challenge, we also invite pit-emptiers to discuss their work
experience, and also invite them to speak on any issues they face that need addressing. This will be in a short Q&A format.

Do you have any questions for our World Emptying Challengers? Please write your questions here, and we will discuss them at FSM6 Conference

Purpose of the challenge

  • Help elevate the profile and visibility of the pit latrine emptying profession
  • Actively demonstrate the importance and value of the demanding work essential for maintaining healthy living environments
  • Raise awareness of safe, effective and efficient FSM practices and techniques
  • Instill a sense of recognition, motivation and empowerment in competitors
  • Underline the need for more qualified male and female professionals in the field
  • Recognition of the vital role of emptiers in city-wide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) 
  • Recognition of the benefits of small capital investments to build better businesses. 

Vision

  • Elevated employability of sanitation workers 
  • More and diverse sanitation job opportunities
  • Sanitation systems strengthened through a bottom-up approach that integrates skills and know-how of pit latrine emptiers
  • Funding directed towards small capital investments to enable emptiers to build better businesses.

Leader Board

RankTitleViewsLikes
WEC TEAM 2- BAMAKO, MALI   1,819114
WEC TEAM 3- UGANDA   1,500134
WEC TEAM 4- CAMEROON   2,056245
WEC TEAM 5- SOUTH AFRICA   93558
WEC TEAM 6- MADAGASCAR   1,723150
WEC TEAM 7- MALAYSIA   3,313609
WEC TEAM 10- KENYA   1,603154
WEC TEAM 11- ZAMBIA   1,11968
WEC TEAM 12- UGANDA   81047
WEC TEAM 13- ZAMBIA   87657
TEAM 14- INDONESIA   3,177695
WEC TEAM 15- TANZANIA   56621
WEC TEAM 16- INDONESIA   3,002728
WEC TEAM 17- MALAWI   62728
WEC TEAM 18- ZAMBIA   2,034161
WEC TEAM 19- INDIA   63644
WEC TEAM 20- INDIA   64434
WEC TEAM 21- INDONESIA   2,405435
WEC TEAM 22- INDONESIA   8,1025,025
WEC TEAM 23- INDONESIA   14,7406,343
WEC TEAM 24- INDONESIA   1,955341
WEC TEAM 8- INDIA   15,0136,245
WEC TEAM 25- ZAMBIA   2,257219