'''Country:''' Zambia
Keywords: school sanitation, decentralized wastewater treatment system, DEWATS, biogas, ABR, PGF
=== A growing school requires an adaptable sanitation system ===
'''Basic data:'''
At Pestalozzi Zambia Children’s Trust' school in the frame of the new sanitation concept a decentralized wastewater treatment system and a biogas system were installed. There are<br/>currently 200 boarding students plus 90 day students, but the school has further plans for expanding.
[[File:Zambia3.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Peter and Christopher enjoying freshly cooked tea.]]
==== '''The key lessons of the story ====:'''
The educational philosophy of the school is “head, heart, and hands,” and Jeannette Laramee notes that, “The system offers a perfect learning opportunity to demonstrate the value and reuse of resources” which can then be communicated across Zambia when the boarding students return to their homes.
'''===Contribution to the SuSanA sustainability criteria:'''===
'''Protect the environment and natural resources:''' This sanitation system not only protects groundwater from untreated waste but also generates a source of energy for the school to use.
'''Socially acceptable and institutionally appropriate:''' The sanitation system is able to grow and be adapted to a dynamic, growing school.
==== Project details ====
'''Project location: ''' Pestalozzi Zambia Children's Trust's school in Lusaka, Zambia
Executers '''Executors and funders: ''' German Toilet Organization (GTO), Pestalozzi Zambia Children's Trust<br/>
'''Partners: ''' BORDA, WASAZA<br/>
'''''GTO '''(German Toilet Organization) is a non-profit NGO, founded in Berlin in October 2005. The GTO is a network of people, who combine their expertise of various professions, working towards common goals.''
'''''Pestalozzi World Children's Trust''''' enable education for disadvantaged children in Asia and Africa - teaching practical skills, technical knowledge and ethics.
'''''WASAZA''''' (Water and Sanitation Association of Zambia) was registered on 10 September 1999 under section 7 (1) of the Societies Act. The Association’s main objectives are to provide a forum for the water sector where people from different professional backgrounds in government, private sector and non-governmental organizations can come together and discuss issues affecting the sector and promote best practice generally. WASAZA is open to all professionals in the traditional water sector and in related fields such as environment, agriculture and health. We work with different partners in all fields of engagement from government, public and private areas.
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=== Contact ===
[[File:Gto.png|thumb|right|150px]] '''Robert Gensch'''<br>
German Toilet Organization<br>
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[http://www.germantoilet.org germantoilet.org]<br>
[[File:Borda.png|thumb|right|150px]]'''Jeannette Laramee'''<br>
Pestalozzi Zambia Children‘s Trust<br>
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[http://www.pestalozziworld.com pestalozziworld.com]
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