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Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology Vol - 2 Issue - 3

Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology Vol - 2 Issue - 2

Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology Vol - 2 Issue - 1

Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology Vol -1

Testing methods for new pit latrine designs in rural and peri-urban areas of Malawi where conventional testing is difficult to employ

Content Provider	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Author	Holm, R. H. Tembo, M. Cole, B. Chidya, R. C. G. Workneh, P. Kanyama, J.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	There is a trend towards participation of users in the design of appropriate sanitation facilities for low-income countries. However, testing the safety and durability of these technologies for rural and peri-urban communities is a challenge in low-income countries due to the lack of resources and access to conventional tests. This paper highlights testing methods used for pit latrine designs developed through participatory design approaches in Malawi. Two designs were tested with devised and/or conventional methods: (i) a corbelled pit latrine targeted for rural areas and (ii) an improved transitional pit latrine targeted for peri-urban areas. Devised testing methods proved to be useful and easy to implement by masons in the rural and peri-urban areas of Malawi. Novel pit latrine designs in Malawi require robust and innovative approaches to address the limited access to conventional tests. Both the conventional and devised testing methods demonstrated that the two designs have a satisfactory life-span and can support the users' load. The findings of this paper can be a model for the scale-up of integration of community ideas for participatory pit latrine design testing based in low-income countries where conventional testing is difficult to employ.
Starting Page	726
Ending Page	732
Page Count	7
File Format	HTM / HTML PDF
ISSN	20531400
Volume Number	2
Issue Number	4
Journal	Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
DOI	10.1039/c5ew00246j
Language	English
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Malawi Pit latrine Participatory design
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Engineering Water Science and Technology

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