Guenther, I. et al. (2012) Ventilated improved latrine construction in the slum areas of Kampala, Uganda U-ACT: The urban affordable clean toilets project, Technical Factsheet

The urban affordable clean Toilets (U-ACT) project, headed by the Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), aims at overcoming the constraints to private sanitation investment in poor urban areas. Field research was conducted in 40 randomly selected low-income areas of Uganda's capital Kampala where people rely on on-site sanitation. The sanitation situation in these urban slum zones […]

Guenther, I. et al. (2012) When is shared sanitation improved sanitation? The correlation between number of users and toilet hygiene

The international debate on the question of whether shared and/or public sanitation facilities should be considered improved is still open. The concern is that a shared sanitation facility cannot be maintained in hygienic conditions when used by too many people. The analysis of 1’500 randomly selected toilets in the urban slums of Kampala showed that only 22 percent of households have access to private sanitation […]

Mulenga, J., Blume, S. (2013) Fieldnote - Sanitation for all Four innovative sanitation projects in Zambia - Faecal sludge management aspects and general lessons

Still, D. (2013) Sanitation job creation Learning from Alfred Nzo DM's Zonal Distribution Approach

Hoffmann, V. (2013) Menstrual management & sanitation systems Various documents on results from research grant

Hughes, R. (2013) Energy recovery & waste treatment with floating biodigesters Various documents on results from research grant

Spears, D. (2012) Effects of Rural Sanitation on Infant Mortality and Human Capital: Evidence from India's Total Sanitation Campaign

Dorion, S., Hunter, P. R., van den Bergh, R., Roure, C., Delchevalerie, P., Reid, T., Maes, P. (2012) Does Village Water Supply Affect Children's Length of Stay in a Therapeutic Feeding Program in Niger? Lessons from a Médecins Sans Frontières Program

Schaub-Jones, D. (2012) Sanitation as a business Trends Shaping the Market for Urban Sanitation, a discussion paper

Mitchell, C., Fam, D., Abeysuriya, K. (2013) Transitioning to sustainable sanitation A transdisciplinary project of urine diversion

McGuire, D. (2013) Overcoming a strategic roadblock to idealized sanitation Various documents on results from research grant

Wang, J. (2013) Biogas generator powered by self-sustaining mixing mechanism Various documents on results from research grant

Maradufu, A. (2013) Using Senecio Lyratipartitus extract after anal ablution Various documents on results from research grant

Robbins, D. (2013) Using cocopeat for treating septic tank effluent Various documents on results from research grant

Linden, K. (2013) Sol-char toilet: Using concentrated solar energy to stabilize fecal waste and produce a valuable soil amendment Various documents on results from research grant

Lennon, S. (2011) Fear and anger: Perceptions of risks related to sexual violence against women linked to water and sanitation in Delhi, India Briefing Note

Deshusses, M. (2013) Effective sewage sanitation with low CO2 footprint Various documents on results from research grant

Hand, T. (2013) Floating treatment pods for lake communities in Asia Various documents on results from research grant

Lindsay, S. (2013) Turning latrines into fly traps Various documents on results from research grant

Russel, K. (2013) Mobile sanitation services for dense urban slums Various documents on results from research grant.

This library entry contains background documents for a grant that Kory Russel is leading and which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Further information and a discussion is available on the SuSanA discussion Forum, see link below. Short description of the project: We aim to develop a low-cost sanitation service for the one billion (and growing) people living in urban slums. We seek to perfect […]