Bio-latrine dissemination project (KEN-GEF-93-008)

Project Details & Results

Dissemination of demonstration biolatrines in three secondary schools and promotion of human waste slurry for tree planting activities and methane gas for cooking and laboratories.

Notable Community Participation
This project involved a school community made up of teachers, students and parents.

Capacity - Building Component
The NGo and the community acquired knowledge about using bio latrines for making cooking gas.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
This project helped save resources that would have been used in fuel wood for cooking.

Gender Focus
Men and women learnt this new technology.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
N/A

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
The project promoted awarenes of global environment as it saved fuel wood from forests. Forests act as carbon sinks and regulate global climate.

Project Results
project was operational. however, second part of project stalled becasue of cCultural practices.