Functionality and sustainability of community latrines under the health urban programme

Abstract
Under WaterAid Bangladesh's Advancing Sustainable Environmental Health (ASEH) programme new methods of providing sanitation in densely populated urban slums have had to be implemented. Community latrines are the principle development. At the mid point of ASEH, the consultants were contracted to show what could be learned about community latrines from a usage, technical and programmatic/institutional standpoint. All aspects were considered largely successful and key recommendations made on some design aspects, on better hygiene and behavioural integration, and on helping CBOs to develop.

Cite as: Ahsan, T., Islam, S. and Ryan, P. (2008). Functionality and sustainability of community latrines under the health urban programme. In: Beyond construction : use by all : a collection of case studies from sanitation and hygiene promotion practitioners in South Asia. London, UK, WaterAid and Delft, The Netherlands, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Available at: http://www.irc.nl/page/40450

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