6B Approach for toilet promotion

SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTIONER'S WORKSHOP, Rajendrapur, Bangladesh

6B Approach for toilet promotion

Rajendra Shrestha31st Jan 2011-2nd Feb 2012


Background : Toilet growth trend in Nepal

• People under poverty level: 65% (Source : SHM Plan 2011

• Toilet access : poor (12%) and rich (80%)

Toilet growth rate (%)

National sanitation target : 100% by 2017Sanitation coverage : 43% (2010)Average toilet growth rate : 1.9% per year

3.2%

1.8%1.6%

0.8%


• Misperception : Toilet is expensive

Background : Reason for poor growth

Toilet Cost $80 to 300

Cost up to pan level $60

• Expensive toilet means expensive superstructure


Case study : SWASHTHA Project

• Strengthening Water Air Sanitation and Hygiene Treasuring Health (SWASHTHA) Project.

• Project Area : Gulariya and Tikapur municipality

• Duration : 2009-2012

• Beneficiaries : Urban poor


6B Approach for toilet superstructure

Principles adopted :

• hygienically separate excreta

from human contact

• financially affordable toilet

• Provide no subsidy or low

subsidy.

• Enhance capacity to utilize

locally available materials

properly.

• Upgrade toilet as per financial

status


B – Bamboo

B – Bush

B – Bag

6B Approach : Types of superstructures

B – Brick

B – Block

B – Boulder

Upg

rade


Promotional phases

• Preparatory phase

• Awareness and Ignition

Phase

• Demand and Selection

phase

• Implementation phase

• Follow-up phase


Major Achievement• Around 1200 toilets constructed within 1.5 yrs in poor

cluster

• Reduced subsidy (US$217 to US$38) by municipalities

• Municipality institutionalised the approach - toilets for

poor

• Sanitation Card (Certificate of having toilet) has been

distributed to people

• Self initiatives to upgrade

toilet superstructures

Through informed choices


LearningNeed to

• first understand that feaces should be separated

hygienically from human contact

• provide different affordable options of superstructure

• Provide training on proper use of locally available

materials

• follow up regular and motivate for updgrading the

superstructure

• Project should be followed by sludge management

while promoting toilet in poor community


Challenges

• Subsidy is a barrier : Message to wait for toilet

• Natural incidents (flood and storm) posses hindrance to this

initiatives

• Frequent maintenance

Now we have toilet !

Suggestion

Please !

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6B Approach for toilet promotion