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SAFI Latrine

In September 2014, the SAFI (Kiswahili for 'clean') was created to replace the oftentimes dangerous pit latrines. It is offered in a wet model as well as a dry model. It was made for rural families, who contributed feedback, and including characteristics such as durable, affordable, safe, easy to clean, not smelly, with a pan that does not spill, and it allows women nearby to bathe in private. it can be purchased and installed for as little as USD 70.

SNV has produced the affordable SAFI (Kiswahili for ‘clean’) latrine for both urban and rural families with the help of a design from VETA, Vocational Educational and Training Authority, in Mwanza, Tanzania.

SAFI meets needs

SNV surveyed rural households, suppliers, and policy makers in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania across 10 rural districts to determine the following eight criteria desired in a latrine.

1. Durability – permanent structure that can survive the rainy season
2. Afforable
3. Safety – 90% of latrines of latrines are pit latrines which are prone to collapse
4. Easy to clean
5. Not be smelly
6. Have a pan that didn’t spill
7. Provide women with a place to bathe in privacy
8. Attractive

SAFI latrine has two designs:
• one for wet regions and
• one for more arid regions.

The SAFI meets durability and safety desires by covering the pit with a wire-mesh-and-concrete slab and provides a private place for bathing. A ventilation system and pan cover that is removable with one foot prevents insects from entering the toilet and minimizes smell.

Implementation

The SAFI is being used in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Costs

Cost is reported as low as USD 70 purchased and installed.

Acknowledgements

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Waterloo Toilet

Use it dry as a long drop without water seal seat and bowl or with the water-seal bowl that can be flushed by hand-held container of only 1 litre of water.

Made of roto-moulded plastic in bush green colour it weighs only 6 kg and has a base of 1 square metre. Strong , easy-to-clean and light…and a happy place to sit and meditate in the bush!

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