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Thanks for passing on the responses. They are pretty much reinforcing our approach which is focused on hygiene education and ‘building up’ where possible. We are working with Govt and UNICEF as well as other NGOs to promote appropriate solutions on the ground. Our approach is simple as outlined below (plse also post it to the web). UNICEF is also providing pre-cast plastic composting toilets, which enables quicker construction; but the volume of waste in a ‘camp’ environment is always tricky for composting…

Recommended sanitation solutions (alongside hygiene education) for flooded areas:

 Use a step by step approach as appropriate (e.g.: defecate downstream and away from water sources/ living areas, cover faeces if possible, use earth mounds/ shallow pits, ecosan) so as to isolate faecal contamination as much as possible as soon as possible.  Where pit latrines are not overflowing and are structurally sound, keep using them!  Where the above is not possible, small mounds of compacted earth can be built and shallow pit latrines constructed above the water table  Longer term, composting toilets (such as Ecosan) on the mounds is recommended

Can you let me know how to access the website as well. Many thanks.

Regards,

Tim

Thanks for passing on the responses. They are pretty much reinforcing our approach which is focused on hygiene education and ‘building up’ where possible. We are working with Govt and UNICEF as well as other NGOs to promote appropriate solutions on the ground. Our approach is simple as outlined below (plse also post it to the web). UNICEF is also providing pre-cast plastic composting toilets, which enables quicker construction; but the volume of waste in a ‘camp’ environment is always tricky for composting…

Recommended sanitation solutions (alongside hygiene education) for flooded areas:

 Use a step by step approach as appropriate (e.g.: defecate downstream and away from water sources/ living areas, cover faeces if possible, use earth mounds/ shallow pits, ecosan) so as to isolate faecal contamination as much as possible as soon as possible. possible.

 Where pit latrines are not overflowing and are structurally sound, keep using them! them!

 Where the above is not possible, small mounds of compacted earth can be built and shallow pit latrines constructed above the water table table

 Longer term, composting toilets (such as Ecosan) on the mounds is recommended

Can you let me know how to access the website as well. Many thanks.

Regards,

Tim