Status UDDTs at selected schools in Western Province

by Moses Wakala (Nov.2010)

Urine diversion Dehydrating Toilets were also piloted in several schools as an entry point for the new technology. During the consultancy period, the following schools were visited and evaluated.

Status
It is now clear that the toilets piloted in primary school were not sufficient to give true picture of the technology impacts in the community. This is because of the high pressure on the facility (only few facilities were built) leading to misuse and or negligence. Many toilets that were well constructed were used very well some days after the first trainings done during the EPP program. Many visited toilets are now unattended and neglected. Many were found with blocked urine pipes and fear of handling other peoples waste as maintenance practice. (see other post on Western Region UDDTs - successful and replicated). 

Kakichuma Primary School in Bungoma County
is one of the success stories of ecosan promotion
technology in the region. The school with the best
management concept of the toilet. Two such toilets were constructed
by the project in March 2009 and it has been in use for one year now.

SITE	DATE	ACTIVITY	REMARK
Mumias Muslim Primary	7.7	Project monitoring and evaluation	Abandoned toilet with blocked urinals
	12.7	Training on operation and maintenance of UDDT with Environmental club and teachers responsible	After training, better usage is initiated.
			Challenges of anal cleansing addressed.
Khaimba Primary	7.7	Monitoring of facility.	The school had begun well with good use and operation, but later due to change in school management and teacher in charge, the project has been abandoned with blockages and poor maintenance.
	12.7	Evaluation.
	20.9	Ugunja Workshop preparation.
	18.10	Re-training of users on operation and maintenance.
Kakichuma RC Primary	23.7	Post Training on operation and Management	Toilet in good use.
			Minimal use of urine on trees in school compound
Sibumba Primary	23.7	Monitoring	Minimal toilet use.
			Toilet ownership to be addressed.
Namawanga Primary	24.7	Training on reuse and recycling.	Concept still not well taken due to school administration change.
Ngalasia Primary	6.9	Training on urine reuse in farm	Toilets in use