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Innovative toilets in flooded areas in Cameroon

The project consisted of the construction of 85 innovative latrines and the rehabilitation of 5 latrines (with the help of officials from the CODEBI Development Committee created as part of the this project) for families in flood-prone areas in the Bilongue and Oyack districts, Cameroon.

RESPONSIBLE NGO
Association Camerounaise des Techniciens Superieurs de Genie Rural

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TYPE OF SOLUTION

PLACE OF EXECUTION

Douala, Camerún, África
BENEFICIED FAMILIES
85
CONTINENT
Africa
BENEFICIARIES
425
RESPONSIBLE NGO

Association Camerounaise des
Techniciens Superieurs de Genie Rural
PROGRESS
100% finished
YEAR OF EXECUTION
2022
EXECUTION TIME
7 months

Costs

  • SELAVIP's contribution
    $51.000 USD
  • Other contributions
    $66.662 USD
  • TOTAL COST PROJECT
    $117.662 USD
  • UNIT COST PER FAMILY
    $1.384 USD

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The project consisted of the construction of 85 innovative latrines and the rehabilitation of 5 latrines (with the help of officials from the CODEBI Development Committee created as part of the this project) for families in flood-prone areas in the Bilongue and Oyack districts, Cameroon.

The strategy used was based on the pillars of community development, involving families through awareness campaigns and creating alliances with administrative and traditional authorities.

It is a latrine whose structure is made up of two cabins (WC + shower) built on a raised watertight pit. Access to the toilets is via stairs and ramps for people with reduced mobility. This toilet allows the management of gray and black water separately.

To guarantee total sanitation and avoid groundwater contamination, a pit with an infiltration tank is considered to collect and facilitate the infiltration of gray water only into the ground. As for the black water, it will be collected in the pit. There, a rapid liquid-solid separation will be produced by simple filtration of a layer of coconut fiber that vertically divides the hole in two.

Cameroon

  • Capital

    Yaounde

  • Continent

    Africa

  • Population

    27.224.262 inhabitants. (2021)

  • Languages

    French and English

  • Currency

    Central African CFA Franc

  • Government system

    Presidential republic

  • Borders

    Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria

  • Area

    466.054 km2

  • Percentage of people living in urban areas

    58% (2021)

  • Yearly inflation

    2,3% (2021)

  • Unemployment rate

    3.9% (2019)

  • GDP Per Capita

    $3,358 USD (2019)

  • Approx. Monthly Minimum Salary

    $50 USD (2014)

  • HDI (Human Development Index)

    0,576 (2021)

  • % of Population living under The Poverty Line

    37.5% (2014)

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