WECF at the International Dry Toilet Conference

WECF ecological sanitation projects presented at the 2. International Dry Toilet Conference in Tampere, Finland

03.10.2006 |Margriet Samwel

The Global Dry Toilet Club of Finland (www.toilet.org) was founded in 2002 to promote the use of dry toilets as means for sustainable development, securing clean water and a healthy environment for future generations.
In co-operation with the Tampere Polytechnic University of Applied Science (TAMK) the Dry Toilet Club organized the 2nd International Dry Toilet Conference.
140 participants from 34 countries: researchers, government officials, students and non-governmental organisations, companies from tens of different countries shared experience and knowledge, new ideas and raised further questions about dry toilets. In several sessions issues were presented and discussed such as architecture & construction, attitudes & advocacy, separation & re-use, dry toilet technology & monitoring, integrated approaches, sustainability & the Millennium Development Goals.

WECF in co-operation with her partners implemented or is implementing dry (urine-diverting) toilets in several projects in rural areas, and gained a lot of experience in countries such as Romania and the Ukraine. Margriet Samwel from WECF participated with an verbal and poster presentation “From Pit Latrine to Dry Urine Diverting Toilet – protecting Groundwater and improving Sanitary Facilities in a Romanian Village”.

WECFs member MAMA-86 from the Ukraine, Juliya Berezha, presented a poster on the first results of the ecological sanitation pilot project in a school in the Ukrainian village Gozhuli, with the title: “Ecosan Technologies for Rural Schools in the Ukraine – The experience of the NGO MAMA-86 in Eco-sanitation Project Implementation.

Conference poster - from Pit Latrine to Dry Urine Diverting Toilets
Conference paper - Protecting Groundwater and Improving Sanitary Facilities in a Romanian Village