Project database
Total results: 526
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2011 - 2012
Sustainable Sanitation Design
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Slum sanitation with 100% safe reuse of nutrients (urea treatment and thermophillic composting of faecal sludge)
SuSan Design upgrades human excreta from pathogenic material to safe agricultural fertilizers and soil improvers in 45 days. Goal is to design and test such a low cost system for farmers.
2011 - 2018
Water Sector Trust Fund
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Up-scaling Basic Sanitation for the Urban Poor (UBSUP) in Kenya
To improve the living conditions of the urban poor by offering access to sustainable plot level sanitation and safely managed sludge treatment options for up to 400,000 residents of urban low income areas in Kenya.
2011 - 2017
ONAS (National Sanitation Office of Senegal)
Structuring the fecal sludge management market for the benefit of poor households in Dakar
To support the creation of a large scale, sustainable sanitation value chain in Dakar, Senegal including mechanized fecal sludge management.
2011 - 2012
University of Eastern Africa, Baraton
Senecio Iyratipartitus extract for use after anal ablution
To produce a gel-based disinfectant from plant extracts of Senecio lyratipartitus which can be applied to hands. This hand disinfectant can reduce contamination associated with the practice of anal washing among certain communities.
2011 - 2017
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Municipal-supported unsewered sanitation improvements for the urban-poor
To improve the living conditions of the non-sewered urban-poor in Africa through provision of affordable and sustainable sanitation tools and technologies
2011 - 2016
LEAD at Krea University
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Communal sanitation solutions for urban slums
To design a new programmatic infrastructure and physical structure that instills a sense of dignity while addressing issues affecting sanitation practices and encouraging community members to stop open-defecating.
2011 - 2014
SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation)
SPLASH research program on sustainable sanitation service chains in low-income urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa
Five research projects in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon, Mozambique investigate aspects of sanitation service provision in urban areas, from the household to final disposal.
2011 - 2013
University College London
Modelling the next generation of sanitation systems
To develop an easy-to-apply simulation tool set up to enable local city managers to assess the implications of adopting alternative sanitation strategies at scale.
2011 - 2012
LAAMScience Inc.
Reusable self-decontaminating sanitary napkin
To develop a hygienic, reusable menstrual napkin to decrease the incidence of reproductive tract infections acquired from current menstrual practices in developing countries.
2011 - 2014
University of Maryland
Menstrual management & sanitation systems - Global review of sanitation systems trends and interactions with menstrual management practices
Understanding experiences of women in managing their menstrual periods, including the products that they use, their perceptions of the sanitation facilities they use, and how their periods may impact their daily routines.
2011 - 2015
North Carolina State University
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Excrevator - Reliable and hygienic pit emptying system using modified power augers
To modify and test a portable, gasoline powered earth auger that can be used to more efficiently and hygienically empty septic tanks, cesspits and latrines.
2011 - 2013
Stanford University
Integrated mobile sanitation solutions in peri-urban setting
To develop a portable, low-cost household toilet and entrepreneurial service model to deliver a safe, dignified sanitation service in urban slums (the toilet is portable, with removable containers to collect and transport wastes safely from the community)
2011 - 2013
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Electrically reducing adhesion of sludge to a tank
To test the ability of electricity to change the consistency and adhesive properties of dense solids at the bottom of septic tanks.
2011 - 2016
Aerosan
Development of a low cost sanitation solution for specific emergency situations
The design is an urban sanitation solution which is low-cost, robust, aesthetic, deployable, and erectable in kit form for areas which have been previously very difficult to serve: high-density urban areas, refugee camps, and flooded areas.
2011 - 2013
University of Durham
Turning latrines into fly traps
To design traps that attract, capture and kill flies in latrines in an effort to reduce fly-transmitted diarrheal diseases.
2011 - 2013
Brighton Development LLC
Self-sterilizing easy clean latrine mat and casting form
To develop a latrine mat made from self-sterilizing plastic that can be filled with concrete and set in place to provide a permanent antimicrobial surface for traditional squat latrines
2011 - 2015
University of Rochester
Development of superhydrophobic surfaces for sanitation solutions
The superhydrophobic material will repel wastes and collect clean water with virtually no external energy needed.
2011 - 2012
Ghana Sustainable Aid Project
Prototype microflush-biofil toilet facilities
To develop and field test in Ghana a prototype toilet facility that incorporates a digester to decompose waste along with a microflush valve that uses minimal amounts of grey water from hand washing.
2011 - 2014
American Environmental Systems Inc.
Photoactive silicones for self-cleaning and antimicrobial sanitary units
Aim is to develop and disseminate unique, cost effective, self-cleaning, durable, and antimicrobial coatings applicable to non-piped and minimal-water sanitation projects for both the urban and rural poor.
2011 - 2013
University of Texas - Pan American
Novel spray paints for self-decontaminating latrine coatings
To develop spray paints that will exhibit synergic properties by integrating the individual nanocomponents, realizing full potential of latrine coatings in terms of self-decontaminating performance.
2011 - 2012
Retina Pharma Inc
Lotus throne: A self-cleaning solution to sanitation
Testing UV-resistant super-water-repellent silica as a coating for toilets, which could reduce the amount of water needed to clean the toilets after use and improve the surface sanitation of the toilets.
2011 - 2012
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Lego-like bricks made of bio-composites for pit latrines
Development of a fully biodegradable brick in the “Lego-like” shape for building pit latrines. Large-scale tests are being conducted in Brazil and Ethiopia.
2011 - 2012
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Latrine training mat
To design a children’s latrine training mat made from easy-to-clean plastic that fits over an existing latrine hole in an effort to promote good sanitation practices and foster a life-long habit of latrine use.
2011 - 2015
Fundación In Terris
Earth auger toilet: Innovation in waterless sanitation
To develop several prototypes of a mechanised, pedal-operated, low-cost, easy-to-use, odourless urine-diverting dry toilet (UDDT).
2011 - 2017
Asian Institute of Technology
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Sustainable decentralized wastewater management in developing countries: design, operation, and monitoring
Reinventing innovative decentralized systems and technologies for full or partial treatment, and disposal of human excreta and wastewater from dwellings and businesses in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
