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Friday, November 23, 2012

Why Haiti sees hope in a toilet bowl (in The Toronto Star)

"... in a country where only 17 per cent of people have access to adequate sanitation facilities, [Sasha] Kramer plans on bringing toilets directly into Haitian homes. Partnering with two organizations — Konbit Sante, a public health organization in Haiti, and Re.source, a start-up based at Stanford University — SOIL is spearheading a three-month pilot project that will provide composting toilets to 150 households in Shada, a slum on the country’s north coast with a population of approximately 4,000."

Full article: Why Haiti sees hope in a toilet bowl.