Tuesday, June 9, 2009

UGAM

Advancement of the Dry Toilets in Tolebi and Sairam Regions

In 2008 the UGAM Public Association with ELA support has begun the implementation of the project, Advancement of the Dry Toilets in Tolebi and Sairam Regions.

We have constructed 3 demonstration Ecosan toilets. One dry toilet has been constructed at our office in the city of Lenger. The second dry toilet has been constructed in the Sairam-Ugam National Park. The third dry toilet has been constructed under the personal initiative in the guest house in the city of Lenger.

We have given 8 planned trainings. 4 trainings in summer, and 4 trainings in autumn. The trainings were conducted in an enlightening and interesting way.The participants were interested and asked many questions. During the trainings we told the population how to build a dry toilet. We told how to apply Ecosan in agriculture.

About fifteen families have very much become interested and have expressed desire to build a dry toilet at home.
In our city of Lenger there is a school for children with hearing disabilities. The management of this school was present at our trainings. Then they have independently constructed a dry toilet for teachers. In 2009 with ELA support we will build a school toilet for pupils of this school.

We have chosen Aitmurzaev Talgat and Zhaukharov Marat as our trainers for the Train the Trainers on Hygiene & Ecosan program. They are members of our Public Association and live in the villages of Georgievka and Kazakhstan. We have given them all printing and electronic materials about Ecosan. They received a good knowledge and will now distribute it.

The local authorities have been informed about Ecosan technologies. The local authorities support the project and are ready to co-operate.

The management of Sayram-Ugam National Park, sanitary-and-epidemiologic service management have been acquainted with the project. The representatives of these organizations took part in trainings.

In total, about 120 persons have got acquainted with technologies of dt construction during our trainings and presentations.
UGAM Director participated in ELA trainings in Kyrgyzstan. We have learnt a lot of new and we successfully put this knowledge into practice.

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