Village Sanitation Initiative
Safe Sanitation in Mehedenti Romania
Status
Cancelled
Focus area
Location
Garla Mare
Mehenditi, Romania
The inhabitants of Vrata and Garla Mare will be assisted in building much needed sanitation systems, to boost local employment and reduce the pollution of drinking water sources
Target benchmarks
- 180 functioning sanitation systems
- 800 persons with access to improved sanitation for 20 years
The reuse of organic waste and compost will lead to an increased food production. The project will improve health, and will employ 6 people.
The project serves as an example for other villages.
Raising awareness about the pollution and starting water protection measures is affordable.
Better management of the human excreta will improve the groundwater quality on the long term.
Target benchmarks
- 180 functioning sanitation systems
- 800 persons with access to improved sanitation for 20 years
The families are involved in making design and selection of materials and will contribute with labor and finances. In particular women, who traditionally take care of the hygiene and garden, will be trained how to clean the toilet and reuse safe toilet products.
The UD toilets contribute to protect groundwater against infiltration of human excreta, elimination of the pathogen transfer from pit latrines to food by flies. Hygiene and feeling of well-being will be increased.
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Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson
2009-10-20 14:23
Thanks Doris for telling us what your thinking was about this project. It is good seeing you telling us about the challenges which have led you to cancel this project.
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Project updates
project cancelled
2009-10-14 14:05 by Doris Möller, WECF, via web
We will take this project of akvo, because the ongoing project in Garla Mare is not yet finished. It takes longer and is difficult to build up sustainable sanitation there then thought before. We will work with our partners at the ongoing projects first before starting a new one. This is surely the more sustainable way.
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