Women

Well being Work

Waste

Sanitation

SW4

An action research On alternative strategies of

environmental sanitation and waste management

For improved health and socio economic development in peri urban coastal communities in South Asia

What is 4WS?

Funded by – EURegional Program

Bangladesh(Kulhna) India(Kerala)

Sri Lanka(Karukupane)

Duration - 3 years

Work with sub-national NGOs & universities

Karukupane

Sri Lanka - Karukupane

Background of the Intervention Community (Karukkupone)

Rapidly growing small fishing village

• Population – 1606 in 389 house holds

• Religion- 97% Roman Catholics

• Education – Primary (2 schools, Sinhalese and Tamil)

• Women involvement- work in the fish production process, weave mats, involve in poultry and pig farming

• Total area is less than five square kilometers

• The rainfall is <120mm. Temperature is more than 26ºC.

During the southwest monsoon the sea roughens and many fishermen stop fishing and migrate(with their families) to the Northeastern coast on a seasonal basis, to fish on calmer seas there.

•Education – Primary (2 schools,

Sinhalese and Tamil)

Demand creation

• Enhance awareness

• Mobilization

• Motivation

• Active Participation

• Strengthening

Establishing a mechanism

•Resource management

waste management

water management

energy saving

COSI Intervention

Enhance awareness, Mobilization, Motivation

posters

Neighborhood group meetings

Social mapping

Active participation

Wealth Ranking

Activities with

School Children

Strengthening

Leadership training program for Youth Club

Training for women masons

Innovative approaches for economic strengthening

Masonry among village women

Live fence compost bin – school yard

Failed because of pigs

Introduction of separation of garbage

Waste management

Separated Plastics and Glass

PLASTIC AND POLYTHENE, WE DO NOT DISPOSE WASTE HARMFULLY TO THE ENVIRONMENT

The separation bag designed for

Non degradable material

For degradable matter

Challange- NO SPACE!!!

water

29% used water from pits dug on sand

Rest from the water vendor

‘PALIYA’ where they dig sand for water

This low land where rain water gets accumulated is considered as the source for recharging the ‘PALIYA’

Seven Rain water harvesters

10 households practice SODIS

Solutions……

Construction of a rain water harvester

To Smokeless stove

From Traditional stove

Adoption of good practices

Good Hygienic Practices

Appropriate sanitary practices

Before……….

After…………

SANITATION

Before………….. After……….

• The number of people who used alternative places for defecation has lowered by about 40%.

• People are now aware of the importance of safe defecation and they are ready to go for lower options of the sanitation ladder.

Over hung toilet over the lagoon

An abandoned toilet

Water sealed latrine

Solutions……….

Cost too high, not affordable

• Solution……..

• Introduction of low cost Ecosan toilet– Pit lined with used tyres– Superstructure with wooden planks and GI

sheets– Cost LKR 2500 / 24 USD

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2

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Steps of construction of a dry pit latrine lined with used tyres

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6 7

Characteristics of the Ecosan toilet…………

• Low cost, Low tech

• Re usage of materials– Tyres, barrels– Broken tile pieces for the concrete

• Water, urine diverted in to a plastic barrel

(tree is planted nearby)

• Thank you……