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Ecological Latrine Project. 2011-2012. Sanitation in Rural Bolivia. More people in the world have a cell phone than a toilet A s much of 80% of illnesses in Bolivia are linked to poor water and sanitation conditions. Components of the Ecological Bathroom Project. Carlos. Caterine.
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Ecological Latrine Project 2011-2012
Sanitation in Rural Bolivia • More people in the world have a cell phone than a toilet • As much of 80% of illnesses in Bolivia are linked to poor water and sanitation conditions
Components of the Ecological Bathroom Project Carlos Caterine
Construction of Latrines Carlos Bismark Joselo
Construction of Ecological Latrine Labor & Gender
Ecological Latrine Model • Standard Toilet Seat • Etta Projects’ Model
Problems with toilet insert… • Inadequate material causes rusting and oxidation • New Model- plastic covered with thin layer of fiber glass and is currently being tested
Sanitation Promotion • Sanitation Promoters • 7 Trained Sanitation Promoters • Family Workshops • Community Workshops • Children’s Workshops • Celebration & Recognitions Caterine
House Visits • Monitor latrine use & maintenance • Promote improved hygiene & sanitation
Results of Ecological Latrine Project • Trained Health Promoters In Villages
Results of Ecological Latrine Project • "I am not scared of going to the bathroom anymore" Child, 5 years old • "I used to be afraid I was going to fall in the hole and often preferred just to go outside and not in the latrine" Elderly women • "Never in my life have I used a bathroom so beautiful before" Grandmother, 72 years old • "We used to go to the bathroom outside with the animals. Now we have a bathroom." Mother
Results of Ecological Latrine Project • "I was always embarrassed that I did not have a bathroom. Now I have a beautiful bathroom. I can not believe it" Norma, mother • "We used to do our necessities outside and our pigs always got into it" Wilson, Father • "My kids say they are not ashamed to go to the bathroom." Deisy, mother