'''Country:''' KyrgyzstanTajikistan
=== '''Sustainable School Tajikistan: Ecological Sanitation (UDDT) in Ivanovka, Kyrgyzstan''' for Rural Areas ===
'''''Basic data:'''''
The UDD school toilets New UDDT were built in the school No. 2, station Ivanovka, Chui region of Kyrgyzstan. The school has 550 pupils realised and 50 teachersequipped with handwashing facilities. The toilets consist of 10 cabins: 6 cabins for girls NGO ASDP Nau involved the community and 4 cabins and 3 urinals for boys. The toilet [[File:Pupils washing hands the children in Navruz school.JPG|thumb|right|308x199px|Pupils washing hands in Navruz]]design was developed by CEF UNISON together with all steps of the NGO "Alga"project. UNISON managed Thanks to the construction workseducation measures and active students, while Alga organized trainings and information dissemination for the teachers, cleaning staff and pupilsacceptance was raised.
'''Background''The project and the experiences:'''''
In the school No 2. A student in Ivanovka, as in many other rural schools Tajikistan reported about the typical situation in Kyrgyzstanhis school: “Our toilet, conventional toilets are simple a pit latrines. They smell badly latrine, is more than 30 years old and are very unpleasant for the users. A big drawback of such toilets is the risk for human health , as a consequence result, half of poor sanitation and environmental pollution. A newthe roof is missing, alternative, sustainable toilet solution was proposed to some parts of the school: the Urine Diverting Dry (UDD) toiletwall are broken. Ivanovka is suitable for such an innovative solution, as When it rains it is located close to Bishkek. The vicinity not possible to use the capital makes the new school toilet an easily accessible demonstration site for officials and other stakeholders. Here everyone can convince him- or herself that the used UDDT technology is an excellent alternative to both conventional pit latrines and costly flush toilets requiring costly sewerage and sewage treatment plants. For , because rain enters into the construction of these public toilets, a number inside of permits are required: from the Sanitary toilet and Epidemiological Stationwooden floor, the State Regulatory Architectural Agency which was already old and the Local Department of Architecturerotten, became slippery. In this way, My classmate during her visit to the first step was made school toilet fell down to introduce the UDD technology into the current environmental toilet. Fortunately she wasn’t alone and architectural legislation of Kyrgyzstanher classmate helped her to get out.”
'''Toilet Design and Environmental Technology:'''Due to the lack of toilet paper, students sometimes used stones or dried cow dung lying around the school building for anal cleansing which creates high risk for WASH related diseases such as helminth infections. During menstruation, the girls are especially in trouble as they do not have any privacy in these latrines.
The toilets are placed adjacent to the school building in such a way teachers reported that a comfortable access from inside[[File:Ablution facilities they did not drink in the education center.JPG|thumb|right|306x203px|Ablution facilities in the education center]] the school building is possible. There were installed six hand-washing sinks and a soil filter for greywater treatment. After separation, the faces are covered by adsorbing organic material, and stored in a special container placed below the cabins. Urine is stored in two 5 m3 underground tanks behind morning to avoid going to the cabins. The toilet rooms have both active and passive ventilationpit latrine during classes.
'''The school director asked the local NGO Agency for Support Development Process Nau (ASDP Nau) to renovate the toilet. The installation of Local Initiatives:'''urine-diverting dry toilets (UDDT) in separated blocks for boys and girls were suggested by ASDP Nau as this technology has been proven to be suitable and sustainable.
The NGO "Alga" conducted new UDDT were realised and equipped with handwashing facilities which led to a series of trainings high satisfaction among both boys and seminars for pupils girls. However, the improvements and teachers at privacy provided is more important to the girls of the school that cover different environmental issues. Guzal, from environmental protection to sanitation and hygienea female student, from food security to community development initiativessays: “Now we are happy that we have a good toilet. An Ecological Club was formed among the activists of It is equipped with all the schoolnecessary items. Children themselves conducted seminars There is water for washing hands and workshops on sanitation and hygiene a hygienic space, which is very necessary for their peersus, girls. With the support The girls of our school didn’t come to school during the Algamenstruation period, because they held did not have a drawing safe place to go, but now our new toilet has a door, a roof and photography contest devoted girls are not afraid anymore to environmental issues. During spring the members of the Ecological Club planted lilacs in attend the school yard and in summer they organized actions under during the slogan ''"For our clean village!"''menstruation.”
'''Local financial support:'''The school was able to find a local farmer willing to purchase the urine collected at the school. The income generated helps the school cover part of the cost of supplies including toilet paper and soap.
Aiyl okmotu (local authority) ASDP Nau involved the community and the children in all steps of the project: informing, consulting, planning, implementation, monitoring, decision making process, management, etc. The design of Ivanovka donated a load the facility was developed in cooperation with an architect of sand the region, and the plan was approved by the relevant institutions. It is important to agree on responsibilities and gravel for construction duties of the school toilets. The regular cleaning and a Memorandum of the UDD toilets Understanding clarifying these issues is paid usually signed by the head of the local budget ensuring Jamoat (municipality), ASDP Nau, and representatives from the school, and the school receives the sustainability grant and is responsible for construction and maintenance of the actionsanitation facility.
'''Key lesson Still, it took time for students to get used to the new toilet because the use of a new type of toilet needs some time for acceptance, and education was an important part of that process. “It is a very sensitive issue. In one case we experienced that the students were too shy to go to the new school toilet as they were afraid to make it dirty so that they were still using the project:'''old pit latrine. Thanks to the education measures and active students, we could raise the acceptance,” says Surayo from ASDP Nau. Therefore she recommends the removal of former pit latrines in addition to awareness raising activities.
For a long-run sustainability it was important to implement a technology, that was affordable for a school and take into account '''''The key lessons of the local water supply. For the success, the cooperation with the local authority is needed.story:'''''
=== Contribution to the SuSanA's sustainability criteria ===Especially school girls benefit from ecosan toilets and washing facilities in rural Tajikistan.
'''Environment and natural resources:''' Greywater treatment was also solved within the project.http://akvopedia.org/s_SuSanA/images/b/bc/Pupils_in_front_of_the_education_center.JPG===Sustainability Criteria===
'''Technology Health and operationHygiene:Especially the school girls benefit from the new toilet and the wash facilities and their hygienic conditions and privacy.''' The UDDT is a sustainable and an appropriate technology in areas without reliable water supply.
'''Financial Environment and economic issuesnatural resources:toilet products of the UDDT are being safely re-used and do not pollute the environment.''' Affordable solution for the school.
'''Socio-cultural Technology and institutional aspectsoperation:''' Trainings for Stakeholder involvement helps gain commitment to the students about several sustainability aspects and practical activities in groupnew sanitation system.
=== Project details ===''Financial and economic issues: in one school the urine can be sold to a farmer.''
Financial support''Socio-cultural and institutional aspects: it is important to involve all stakeholders. The Dutch Ministry new toilets are of Foreign Affairs and special benefit for the German Embassy in Bishkekschool girls.''
Program: Empowerment and Local Action===Project details===
Project management and design'''Type of project: CEF UNISON, NGO ALGA''' Eco Toilet with wash facilities for the school in Gafurov
'''Project partnersperiod: UNISON''' October 01, ALGA2012 until March 31, WECF2013
'''''NGO ALGA''' was founded as a voluntary public organization. Its missionStart of operation: to improve rural women's status and standard of living via stimulation of women's awareness of their realities, develop their capacity for personal development, strengthen their participation in development activities, and advocate for their rights.''<br/>2012
'''Project scale:''WECF '''(Women in Europe for a Common Future) is a non-governmental organization established in 1994 following the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro55 schools, to give women a stronger voice in the field of sustainable development 776 school children and environment.''teachers, conducting 4 trainings for 133 participants
Start '''Address of activitiesproject location: 2009''' Tajikistan, Sughd district
=== Contact==='''Implementing institution:''' ASDP Nau, supported by WECF
[[File'''Supporting agency:Partners.JPG|thumb|right|200px]]''' Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs, NatraCare
'''CEF UNISON:''ASDP Nau''''' is a local NGO working on sustainable development and increase of socio – economic status in communities of Tajikistan. UDDTs were installed at seven schools in the Sughd region of Tajikistan by ASDP Nau with support of WECF. Funding came from the Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs and the company NatraCare.
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Kyrgyzstan, Chui oblast, Issyk-Ata rayon===Contact===Claudia Wendland
'''NGO ALGA:'''WECF
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Kyrgyzstan, Chui oblast, Issyk-Ata rayont[http://www.sanitation.wecf.eu sanitation.wecf.eu]
Zherkazar, Aydarbekova 35Surayo Saidova
'''WECF Germany/Netherlands/France:'''Agency for Support Development Process Nau (ASDP Nau)
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Dr. Claudia Wendland[http: {{No spam|claudia//www.wendland|wecfagencynau.eu}} ''Please contact WECF for information about other sanitation projects in the EECCA region''tj agencynau.tj]
