Ecosan Kenya Network

Check out the latest issue of the SSP magazine

>> Wednesday, July 21, 2010 – EcoSan Club, Resource-Oriented Sanitation concepts for peri-urban areas in Africa, ROSA project, sanitation kenya, SSP magazine, sustainable sanitation practice

The ROSA (Resource-Oriented Sanitation concepts for peri-urban areas in Africa) project proposed resources-oriented sanitation concepts as a route to sustainable sanitation and was funded within the EU 6th Framework Programme, Sub-priority "Global Change and Ecosystems".

The project had duration from October 2006 to March 2010 and was implemented in four pilot cities: Arba Minch in Ethiopia, Nakuru in Kenya, Arusha in Tanzania, and Kitgum in Uganda.

Issue 4 of Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP) is s special issue that presents the highlight s and main findings of the ROSA project. The 7 papers included in this special issue show specific aspects of the ROSA project as well as an outlook on future activities.

It is available for free under:
http://www.ecosan.at/ssp/issue-04-the-rosa-project/issue-04

News service "Sanitation updates" reports and posts video about school sanitation in Kenya by EPP

>> Wednesday, July 14, 2010 – EPP, kenya, sanitation, UDDT

To improve sanitation conditions at schools like Ramba High School in Kenya, GTZ’s EcoSan Promotion Project (EPP) has constructed Urine Diverting Dehydrating Toilets (UDDTs). Out of this project the documentary "Promoting Ecological Sanitation in Kenya" was produced by EPP. A describtion of the project as well as an excerpt of this school sanitation video are posted now on "sanitation updates", a platform from IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (Dutch) and by USAID´s to share news on sanitation (to see the post on "sanitation updates" please click here). The project seems to be of interest for the international surrounding!

The video below shows the excerpt from the documentary “Promoting Ecological Sanitation in Kenya” by the EU-SIDA-GTZ EcoSan Promotion Project:

ECOSAN supported National School Health Policy and Guidelines

>> Monday, July 5, 2010 – ecosan, GTZ, health, National School Health Policy and Guidelines, sanitation, school

On 5th of August 2009, a launch of the National School Health Policy and Guidelines was held in Nairobi. ECOSAN could support and advice the preparation of the guidelines with experiences made in the ecological sanitation project. The development of the Policy and Guidelines was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (MoPHS) and the Ministry of Education. Amongst others, GTZ supported the project in a technical and financial manner, in particular the incorporation of Human Rights and Gender principles, Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) aspects, personal hygiene and sanitation into the policy and guidelines. GTZ has been enganged in a comprehensive school health programme in 40 schools in Thika district in Kenya to improve personal hygiene and sanitation. This project focused on improvement of personal hygiene and sanitation in more than 40 schools. The policy and implementation guidelines have been influenced by experiences made in this project and by lessons learned from the water sector and the ECOSAN projects (also supported by GTZ). Thus it appears that ECOSAN contributes to health and hygiene of pupils and teachers.