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two examples you might find interesting
You mentioned one of your challenges being that the wetlands are close to the city. I work with a different program within Ashoka and was recently reviewing the case of an entrepreneur who had some creative solutions for mobilizing the community to clean up the river drainage area. That case was in Brazil (http://www.citizenbase.org/en/node/2784)
Regarding your challenge of financial sustainability, here is an example of an entrepreneur in Nigeria using user fees and personal ownership of toilets to create incentives for sustainability.
I love how your project spreads across so many issues: environmental preservation, to sanitation, to health, to agriculture and nutrition.
Thanks for input
Am checking the two examples out and will get back to you incase of anything.
Otherwise thank you very much for the input.
Hello Moses, I really
Hello Moses, I really enjoyed reading your entry. Please bear with me as I have several questions that I hope you can answer to help me better understand what you are doing. Could you please give more description of the training you provide at the community level with VEC? How long does the training take? How many people are involved? What is the relationship that you have with VEC?
You mention that the lack of a wetland policy is contributing to the unsustainable use of the land. Can you describe what an ideal wetland policy would look like? How much do you charge for the toilets? Can you give an example of the environmental awareness messages that you print on t-shirts?
Lastly, I'm not sure I totally understand the connection between the toilets, the water harvesting and the irrigation of the farms. How does the water and fertilizer get from the toilets to the farm?
I look forward to your responses.
Dana Frasz
Hi Dana, Thank you very much
Hi Dana,
Thank you very much for the questions and for the comments you made.
i will try and answer all your questions and incase they arent so clear then you can ask again.
1. Training of the Community.- At the inception of the project there were many issues that had to be addressed. one was the cultural belief that was not to the wider community but a section of them. Some people believe that when u use wood ash on human excreta then some calamities might befall you. These were some of the issues that had to be brought out on the trainning. Since the Eco-san toilet was a new idea, alot of sensitization had to be done. How the toilet was to be used and its care. Like for example, when one of the vaults is full, and well treated it had to be left for 6 months from the start of its use inorder to use the manure. The vault is closed and the other(2nd) one is used. Training was also done on Kitchen gardenning to try and encourage the people not to farm in the wetland and to try and maximize there produce within the small farms.
2.The training was donein two sessions, where the first session took 6 weeks while the second took 4 weeks. this was not done everyday since most of the work was on the field.
3. The number of people involved directly are 100 households. and we are serving and entire sublocation which benefits indirectly.
4. Our(Lake victoris sunset Birders) relationship with VEC- we helped in the formation of the VECs which never existed we are discuss issues dealing with the environment and try to solve them.
5. Ideal Wetland Policy- should have the conservation actions and should clearly state how these should be sustainably utilized. Currently the wetlands in Kenya are Trust lands and anyone can go and farm in them this lead to encroachment and pollution because no one is answerable.
Will get back to you
Hi Dana, Thank you very much
Hi Dana,
Thank you very much for the questions and for the comments you made.
i will try and answer all your questions and incase they arent so clear then you can ask again.
1. Training of the Community.- At the inception of the project there were many issues that had to be addressed. one was the cultural belief that was not to the wider community but a section of them. Some people believe that when u use wood ash on human excreta then some calamities might befall you. These were some of the issues that had to be brought out on the trainning. Since the Eco-san toilet was a new idea, alot of sensitization had to be done. How the toilet was to be used and its care. Like for example, when one of the vaults is full, and well treated it had to be left for 6 months from the start of its use inorder to use the manure. The vault is closed and the other(2nd) one is used. Training was also done on Kitchen gardenning to try and encourage the people not to farm in the wetland and to try and maximize there produce within the small farms.
2.The training was donein two sessions, where the first session took 6 weeks while the second took 4 weeks. this was not done everyday since most of the work was on the field.
3. The number of people involved directly are 400 households. and we are serving and entire sublocation which benefits indirectly.
4. Our(Lake victoris sunset Birders) relationship with VEC- we helped in the formation of the VECs which never existed we are discuss issues dealing with the environment and try to solve them.
5. Ideal Wetland Policy- should have the conservation actions and should clearly state how these should be sustainably utilized. Currently the wetlands in Kenya are Trust lands and anyone can go and farm in them this lead to encroachment and pollution because no one is answerable.
Will get back to you
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Hi Dana
Sorry, the links were low and the space was also full.I also mistakingly sent the reply twice.
Nway the other question was on how much we charge for using the toilet- The toilet is actually free of charge and we are infact encouraging more people to use it instead of going in the bush.The ground within this area has been unstable and the comunity complains about sinking of the toilets imediately there are heavy rains. The ecsan has therefore been economical in the long run and has also managed to help in solving the sanitation problem.
The Message in the T-shirts is WETLANDS ARE A RESOURCE HELP PROTECT THEM- this is translated from the local language. The long term aim of the Ecosan is to help in Sanitation and improve in wetland conservation.
The last Question was on the connection between toilets, water harvesting and irrigatin of farms. Fist the manure is got from the toilet, then this is used in the organic farm. since there are seasons of short rains there was the need for construction of water points for irrigating the farms. The community collected money and dug a bore hole for irrigating the organic farm. On water harvesting-there was also need for having simple water reservoirs within households to help in domestic issues considering that the river has been polluted over time. therefore in the current phase of the project, water harvesting kits are going to be added to help the community store water. I hope you can somehow see the connection between all these.
Incase of any other points please ask me and am already editting some of the inputs that you gave me, so as to be more clear.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Moses
hello
Hi Moses,
Great work you are doing and I see others are sending you suggestions...hopefully you can have some time to read through the information offered by the other "competitors" and find ideas that you can also apply in your efforts to help the people and environment where you live.
Best wishes,
Brian
Thanks
Thanks Brian. I have been reading all the comments and am currently editing the work and adding some of the things that i might over looked or might not have been clear. It is a great encouragement just to have people reading through your competiotion and commenting.
Thanks again.
Moses
Hello Moses, How labor
Hello Moses,
How labor intensive is the implementation of this innovation? Can you describe the production process and the distribution process and what happens in between? Is there an information pamphlet that goes along with the technology? Thank you.
Dana Frasz
Changemakers
Hi
Hi Dana
There is no much labour required. On the production process i believe you mean the production of manure. I had briefly stated that the toilet is used until its full and the human excreta left for six months, this is the "composting period". Remember that pure wood ash is used in killing the germs, within the six months EM( Effective Microorganism) can be used again to kill germs, EM costs around 2 dollars per bottle and only a small amount is used depending on the quantity, during the composting period no water is supposed to come into contact with the manure and therefore it should be carefully prtected from rain water. Labour is also required in the transportation of the manure to the organic farms.
There are alot of pamplets that we have including "Humanure Compost Toilet System Instruction Manual" by Joseph Jenkins this is also available in the web. We also have proceedings from international meetings and other case studies from other countries.
Thank you
Re: Integrated Approach Definately the Way to Go
I'm formerly scholarmate mate to Moses, back at Moi University. I appreciate the community development initiatives being made by LVSB in tackling environment challenges using friendlier approaches. I agree to the fact that Wetland Policy is crucial especially to help the in your Initiative. Otherwise I didnt understand how the Iniatives indicators have been put inplace so as to avert any looming threats considering the climatic change threats, population rise and demand controls.
Otherwise the initiative is a briliant idea and deemed to promote and upgrade rural urban areas while ensuring healthy environment.
Thanks for this Platform and Kudos to your Initaitive.
Moses Mitau
Hi Mose
Thanks for the kind words andi know that they will help alot in our activities plans. On the indicators that have been put in place, i want to say that alot of consideratins were put into place and this involved working with the water and fisheries department to ensure that all there policies on targeted areas are follwed. considering the fact that there is no wetalnd policy and intergrated aproach like you say has to be employed. Apart from ensuring tht sanitation is to high starndards we are trying to incooporate other ministries.
Thank you very much Mose.
Chao
Some Comparable earlier technical experience to draw on, etc.
The sanitation/toilet system you describe is very much akin to the once quite famous "Clivus Multrum" Anaerobic system, developed & widely used by Scandinavians. Ideal for wetlands/high water table lands, where the more common Aerobic types of collection ponds (i.e., "Septic Tanks") simply either weren't practical to install, or didn't work properly due to environmental factors. Those systems, however, simply used small fans to create safe dehydration of the human waste, liquid and solid. There was no need - hence cost factor - for the wood ash or chemicals; it relied totally on nature's anaerobic process - in which, simply put, the "good" bacteria are in an environment which allows them to destroy the bad.
And, like your units, the residue from the holding tank, at the end of a year (probably sooner in constantly warmer climes) could easily/safely be used as a rich manure/mulch-compost, without bacterial danger. I mention this, in case your group wasn't aware of it; and to possibly explore for ideas/applications which could make your system even simpler/easier to maintain.
Re; the micro household water reservoirs: The lids, fittings, pipes & related hardware involved in such containers can themselves easily become the source for water-borne pathogens. I can provide you with a fairly easy, cost effective "fix" for this aspect of your program, employing materials that can be made by local Potters, and needing to be changed out (which can mean simply recoating & replacing them) only after 1 year's use, in a very easy/non-technical manner. The process will both TOTALLY purify your potable water against ALL pathogen forms, as well as do so with NO after-taste or negative health side-effects. Post a response, if you would like to make contact to further discuss either of these ideas; I have considerable material in my Library on the Clivus Multrum, if you can't locate it On Line or otherwise.
Hi Seamus, Thank you very
Hi Seamus,
Thank you very much for the comments and the advice. I would really want to know more about the clivus Multrum, i know the idea is the same but there might be differences in the implementatoin strategy because of the diffences in weather conditions(we are in the equatorial region hence much warmer). But am going to sorce more on the possibilty of not using wood-ash or the EM.
Am totaly facsinated by the water harvesting technique that you are suggesting and of course i would like to know how it works or rather if its possible to have the technology here. i believe it will go a long way in helping the community tackle the water problem too. Am going to try and read about the clivus multrum on line.
Thank you and hoping to hear from you soon.
Moses
proper waste disposal
>....The entire Nyamasaria Community are the direct beneficiaries of the project.
>The environment also “benefits” in terms of ensuring its cleanliness through
>proper waste disposal.
how is the residue (with wood ash) disposed ?
regards
Jacky Foo
Program Officer (Environment and Sustainable Development)
www.globetree.org
Changemakers.net:
Sanitation: http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/6013
Youths at risk: http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/3940
Effective Microorganisms?
Great Work!!! You mentioned in a previous post that effective microorganisms can also be used to treat the waste in the toilets. How should EM be applied to the solid waste compartment, how much is needed, and can it be applied as a liquid or only as a solid. Is there any reading material available for EM usage with these toilets? If ash isn't available for applying in the solid waste compartment do you have any other recommendations?
EM
Hi Julie, Sorry about taking too long to reply. EM is only used after the 5 or 6 month when the manure is ready to be put in the farm. Yes there is a clear guideline on how much to put at a go and the one that we use is in liquid form.
There is no way that there wouldnt be wood ash because in my community and the country as a whole more than 70% of the population use firewood for cooking there meals and so there is more than enough woodash.
Thank you
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