A call for help from the Kayenje School
Building ecosan toilets at Kayenje Primary School in Uganda
16.12.2014 | WICF Project
| Countries: | Uganda |
| Donors: | Private donors |
| Partners: | Kayenje Primary School Uganda |
| Issues: | Sanitation |
| Duration: | 07/2014 - 07/2015 |
The school was founded in 1903 and we can say the present used toilets do not deserve the name of “toilet”. Since 1903 little was done to upgrade the toilets and to guarantee some basic privacy or comfort for the users. During class time 760 children, aged 6-14 years, and their 16 teachers have no alternatives for the 3 pit latrines that are currently used and which cannot be locked and are in a real bad state.
By introducing the Ecosan toilets at the Kayenje school we are not only able to create a safe, sanitary, and sustainable environment in the school itself, but it will also mean that the waste materials can be used in the gardens as fertilizer and that the urine can be used as pest control. These small changes will be able to greatly improve the current situation in Kayenje and are therefore of great importance.
The progress of the project can be followed on Pifworld.
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