BERNA MARY IGNATIUS

• Collaborate with the DoHUA government and various departments on FSSM. Team up with Core Committee departments to scale FSSM and pool financing and other resources for FSSM technology.
  • FSSM policy bylaws and SOP preparation
  • Collaborate with SBM and the technical support unit to help the government with FSSM planning.
  • Advise and interact with 101 ULBs in the state for FSSM efforts.
  • Support government in faecal sludge management technology and co-treatment.
  • Assist the Technical Support Unit and Government Department in state capacity building.
  • Support pilot ULBs and NGOs with IEC and capacity building.
  • Assisting the government with baseline surveys and FSSM assessments
  • Reporting to UNICEF

• Support the Swachh Mission and Impact Agency of Kerala by sharing draft FSSM policy and discussing it with Impact Kerala and other officials.
  Draft FSSM/Swachh Mission operating guidelines shared
  Following up on Wayanad and Thrissur FSTPs
  Transferring the FSTPs to the Municipality and Corporation Thrissur FSTP documents: Operations, safety, user, technology, handover notes, etc.
  Create Kerala FSSM management, toilet technology, and septic tank training modules.
  Find district and state waste management constraints.
  Conduct Kerala-specific quality and technology workshops.
  Support KWA in launching the DASH board to monitor water quality in the state, holding meetings, and following up with technical agencies.
  Help Swachh Mission train on National JJM norms.
  Train KWA government officials on JJM criteria and promote water quality lab accreditation.
  Help the NGO and the brochure on SOP for sanitary worker safety during Covid 19
  Review the COVID-19 sanitary worker best practices document.

• Support and Monitor the FSTP construction and functioning at Thrissur and Wayanad
• Liaison with Thrissur DC and Municipal corporation for allotting the land for the implementation of the FSTP project
• Support the Primov agency and Government in construction and Installation of FSTP at Thrissur
• Monitor the quality and technicality of the construction of the FSTP
• Support the Corporation in the Processes to be carried out for the implementation and permissions for the FSTP
• Coordinate with the Corporation engineers, PCB health, and other departments for the process
• Preparation of MOU, Handholding support and Handing over process of the completed FSTP in Thrissur
• Identifying and managing construction issues
• Managing the FSTP during political interferences
• Monitor the implementation of the FSTP in Wayanad and its functioning
• Coordinate with Secretary Wayanad for better usage of the FSTP facility
• Advise and monitor the waste water treated, testing and checking the safety standards of the treated water and safety of the management of the FSTP
• Coordinate with Pollution control Board for the sanctions and corporation
• Coordination with Health department for their services to the FSTP
• Preparation of the various modules, MOU, Operation module, Procedure Module, safety Module, handover note, etc
• Monitoring on the survey conducted, the Honey suckers involvement, and working out the business models for managing the FSTP
• Coordination with DC for better usage of the FSTP
• Planning with Secretary for managing FSTP after handing over
• Coordinate with the corporation for study visit to the Wayanad FSTP
• Conduct of workshops, training and Meetings regarding the usage of FSTP
• Monitoring and reporting on the Agency implementing the Project
• Study of Kerala FSTP s and their usage
• Documenting the FSTP at Trivandrum
• I worked with the government in Thrissur and Kerala state for the flood response, recovery and rehabilitation in WASH
• Being part of IAG Inter Agencies group in Thrissur for the flood response and WASH activities in the District
• Supply and monitor use of WASH supplies like Water testing kits and emergency water filters
• Conduct training on WASH for the District government officials on water quality, toilet retrofitting, toilet models
• Identifying gaps with the service delivery and use of WASH supplies
• Lobby advocacy with government for bringing about change in WASH practices
• Analyze and prepare district status reports on water quality, waste management liquid waste management.
• Support the DC by conducting WASH trainings and using available funds in the district
• Monitor implementation of rainwater Water Harvesting structures in Shelter homes and flood-affected areas suffering drinking water problems
• Assess and support the model development of the Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP of the district.

• Led FSSM research funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to build a mobile treatment unit and pit life extender for feces.
  
  Collaborated with Duke University and WASH Institute staff on study.
  Regular feces, sediment, and water testing was coordinated with the lab's action research team.
  
  Purchased treatment materials and monitored their effectiveness to build four sludge treatment vehicles.
  
  Assisted the field team in removing and treating feces with the mobile treatment truck.
  
  Improved mobile treatment unit efficacy
  
  In March 2017, the team and consultants built a revised version of the machine and four prototype trucks to improve the WASH institute's mobile treatment unit.
  
  Mobile treatment units were used in Kerala's 2018 floods in Allepey and elsewhere. It helped treat sludge during the floods, and the Kerala government applauded it. UNICEF supported it. WASH's newly patented unit was demanded by government and public. Kerala government personnel received fecal sludge management and sanitation training.
  
  I studied and monitored the pit life extender (PLE), a revolutionary technology for residential fecal sludge treatment directly from the septic tank.

• Managing academic matters for 700 students and 30 instructors for two years as principal
• At CVR Foundation, overseeing the sponsorship program for disadvantaged children, the education program, the interviewing and selection of teachers, and the training of teachers. Developing the school's curriculum
• Administration of classes and examinations in accordance with government regulations Conduct of the school's science congress, moral instruction, and coordination of all extracurricular activities. Managing attendance, supervising instructors, and their responsibilities
• Instruction for 10th grade Implementing learning assistance for feeble students Supervision of the school-provided midday meal. The acquisition of books and uniforms.

• For NGOs like Annai Trust.
• Evaluated current processes to develop improvement plans.

• incorporate multiple types of teaching strategies into the classroom.
• Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
• Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
• incorporate exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
• Participated in parent-teacher conferences to discuss the developments of students and increase support.

Initiate all WASH institute work as a training institute in WASH for the country.
• Serve as a key resource center, adhere to all government protocols, and utilize training funds. Planning the delivery of training in various northern and southern Indian provinces.
• Design topics, syllabi, and materials for trainings to be conducted in multiple states and languages, with translations.
• Manage organization's activities from inception, including training on WASH throughout India for government, non-governmental organizations, and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs).
• Develop training materials and report to donors and the government as a key resource centre (KRC)
• National workshops and seminars on climate change, water, and sanitation
• Taking charge of the organization's accounts, financial management, and audit.
• Monthly reporting to Donor Plan International on the organization's activities and preparation of annual reports for five years
• Conducting an international workshop on sanitation in Delhi and being in charge of its publications.
• Prepare a case study for UNICEF on WASH activities in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
• Preparing the syllabus and coordinating with the MK University in preparation for the beginning of the Sanitary Inspector Course Obtaining university approvals through various processes Creating a syllabus and gaining approval for it
• Conducting the sanitary inspector course and coordinating all aspects, including building selection, staff recruitment, course and examination administration, and faculty and student monitoring.

• Managing the states 13 WASH projects: 3 urban and 9 rural
• Planning, budgeting, monitoring, training, and partner NGOS in rural and Urban projects
• Working with the government in sector reforms and advocacy
• Make a film on the WASH condition in Orissa state
• My special contribution to initiating work for disabled sanitation
• Managerial work, correspondence, and administrative tasks

• Initiated developed, and executed initiatives for the Hygiene Promotion Program of WaterAid
• Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans to keep learners attention. (village trainings)
• • Design of India's Hygiene Program for all WaterAid states.
  • Manuals on Hygiene were translated into Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, and Hindi
  • Designed the Hygiene Promotion Program for WaterAid India in 1997, when the organization was working with 100 NGOs primarily in the five southern states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, as well as Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand.
  • Course content development for sanitation education in schools and the community.
  • Advocacy with the Indian government regarding the need for subsidies and the construction of latrines, IEC, and CCDU facilities in the districts.
  • Collaborated with seventy non-governmental organization (NGO) partners for the implementation, monitoring, reporting, and training of the hygiene program in five southern Indian states.
  • Project monitoring and advice
  • Staff training, development of training manuals, and video production.
  • Participate in urban sanitation initiatives in slums with Gramalaya and SCOPE
  • Participate in ECOSAN research with SCOPE
  • Undertake gender research in water and sanitation and submit findings to the United Nations.
  • Work on urban sanitation initiatives in Bangalore.
  • Work with Sludge treatment with Scope
  • Work on waste management in Musri slums with SCOPE.

Supervise work under 10 blocks of the district for progress in adult education, conduct monitoring, computerize information, and feed back to the district collector. Conduct training and other activities given by DC.

Coordinator for the street children project.

• Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.

• Reviewed and edited documents for accuracy, grammar, and clarity.

• I instructed 30 students with physical and cognitive disabilities.

Masters in Rehabilitation Science