This is a project to build two 10-stall latrines in a fishing village on the coast of Ghana. The approximately 1,000 residents of the community depend solely on fishing and coconut farming for their livelihood. They live, work and play in an extremely unsanitary environment, with a resulting high incidence of intestinal disease. Currently the […]
Location Quebrada Banano, Bocas del Toro Province, Republic of Panama Community Description Quebrada Banano is a rural indigenous village of about 225 situated in the rolling hills between the Changuinola-Almirante highway and the old banana company railroad. Nearly all the residents are subsistence farmers, selling cacao for cash and growing plantains, peach palm and tubers […]
Location Tufutafoe, Savaii Island, Western Samoa Community Description Tufutafoe is a remote rural village of 300 residents. Water consumption from current pour-flush toilets is currently excessive, and groundwater is polluted from unsealed septic pits. Project Description This project involves the construction of a dry composting toilet at the community center of the village, and an […]
Location Municipality of San Pedro Nonualco, Department of La Paz, El Salvador, Central America Community Description This project will be done in the main town of the municipality, San Pedro Nonualco. The town is nestled in the skirt of a dormant volcano. The main subsistence of the inhabitants is in coffee, basic grain, and orange/fruit […]