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Safety of the use of EcoSan latrine products by communities: Case of Burera District. Ntakarutimana Amans Lecturer/Environmental Heath RBC/Kigali Health Institute-Rwanda. Challenges. Perception Risks-non use of feces and urine (drop-and-store mind) Benefits- early application Ignorance
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Safety of the use of EcoSan latrine products by communities:Case of BureraDistrict Ntakarutimana Amans Lecturer/Environmental Heath RBC/Kigali Health Institute-Rwanda
Challenges • Perception • Risks-non use of feces and urine (drop-and-store mind) • Benefits- early application • Ignorance • Characteristics and value of feces and urine • Resources • Population • Stakeholders • Mobilisation
Use of EcoSan latrine products in Burera District. • Short film ( 7 minutes) on the: • Use of feces and urine • Benefits • Appreciation • Health safety findings (3minutes) • Quality of feces, urine, soil, water bodies and plant materials • Collection, treatment and application measures • Conclusion (2 minutes) • Benefits • Needs of support • Decentralisation • Resources-funding strategy • Rules and regulations • Stakeholders
Health safety findings • Self protection (28.8%) • Hand washing (43.8%) • Biological quality of • feces ready for use (23%) • Urine (0%) • Contamination of • soil (4.7%) • water (0%) • plant materials (0.9%) The total number of households = 73 The sample size = 25 The sample size = 105
Conclusion • Environmental pollution • Soil • water Less pollution • plants • Health benefits • Products less harmful (pH, To, t) • Less contamination (controlled) • STH, nutrition • Agriculture productivity • Claver (from 700,000 to 2,000,000Rwf). • Jacky(3 times of her harvest). • Cost savings to farmers (use of urine, top up with sanitized feces ).
Support End of the presentation Thank you for your attention. Equity Decentralisation Funding strategy