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TitleRapid assessment of CRS [Catholic Relief Services] experience with arborloos in East Africa
Publication TypeMiscellaneous
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsHebert, P
Pagination94 p.; maps; tab; ref.; photo's; fig.
Date Published2010-01-01
PublisherCatholic Relief Services (CRS) East Africa Regional Office
Place PublishedBaltimore, MD, USA
Keywordscomposting latrines, east africa, gender, rural areas
Abstract

This rapid assessment reviewed sanitation activities by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in East Africa, in particular the promotion of the arborloo – an innovative latrine designed to help achieve sustainable and scalable sanitation improvements in rural Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda. The assessment explored the factors affecting arborloo acceptance and sustainability, the scope and approaches for scaling up the latrine in these countries and in Tanzania, as well as opportunities to foster links between community and school sanitation. A team of one international and two national consultants, one from Kenya and one from Ethiopia, carried out the rapid assessment from 22 november to 5 december 2009. Six CRS project sites were visited in Ethiopia, one in South Sudan, and two each in Uganda and Kenya. The consultants gathered data through key informant interviews with CRS and partner staff, local government officials, community leaders and students, focus group discussions with community members in project areas, and 45 household interviews. CRS country programs also provided project data and estimates of requirements and areas for potential scale up.

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