'''Country:''' Colombia
Keywords: UDDT, greywater treatment, education, school sanitation
=== Students and their families both contribute to and benefit from improved sanitation facilities ===
Carlos says: “Including the children in the planning process is very important for the acceptance and successful implementation. By interviewing students from a similar project in this region, we found out that the benches were not appropriate for children. The standard size of the toilet seat was too large and the division wall for urine bowl was too high with sharp edges. Both generated inconveniences for the children.” A new wooden bench was constructed and the seat was replaced with an appropriate one.
==== The key lessons of the story: ====
[[File:Colombia3.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Stored urine is applied to flowers to demonstrate the usefulness as fertiliser]]
The project leader María Inés Matiz concludes that the following factors contributed to the success of these projects in the region:
''“This initiative highlights the role of schools as demonstration centres in rural areas. The project showed the benefits of an alternative sanitation system, and this together with the interest of the community and various organisations have led to replication in rural households in the area. A key, long term impact of the project is the generation of acceptance and ownership of a new sanitation technology for rural communities.”''
==== '''Contribution to the SuSanA sustainability criteria:''' ====
'''Protect the Environment and Natural Resources: '''UDDTs contain waste, conserve rainwater, and provide fertilizer for plants at the school.
'''Socially Acceptable and Institutionally Appropriate:''' Feedback from other projects in the region was crucial for designing these systems.
==== Projekt Project details: ====
'''Project period:'''
'''Project location: ''' two schools in Apulo municipality, Cundimarca, Colombia
'''Executing institution and funder: ''' Health and Environment Institute of El Bosque University in Bogotá
'''Project partners: ''' SEI, WECF
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