100% of donations benefit Ehtiopian children and their families
Project Ethiopia has 501(c)(3) status
Judy & Dennis pay for all administrative and travel costs.
We buy local & hire local to benefit local economy
Good News:
The sub-species of flies that are eye-specific and spread trachoma from the pus and crust in one eye to the next eye CANNOT breed in latrines, only in open feces.
***The toilet and the latrine are among the most underused tools to combat poverty and disease in the developing world, says a United Nations report. NY Times
11/9/06***
WHY PROMOTING HYGIENE MATTERS
YES, Diarrhea kills 230,000 children under 5 in Ethiopia each year.* And DIARRHEA does more than bring disease and early death - it brings loss of nutrition, malnutrition, and stunting of children’s physical and intellectual growth.
The simple act of washing hands with soap and water can reduce diarhhoeal disease by one-third**.
Stamps were made for children’s exercise books to teach hygiene. The information goes home to be available to families.
YOUR HEALTH IS IN YOUR HANDS**
*WHO. Report of the Joint Government of Ethiopia /WHO/SIDA/UNICEF comprehensive review of the national
control of diarrhoeal disease program in Ethiopia CDD. 1987:1-19.
** Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council website.
What We've Accomplished in Sanitation:
1 $12,000 - composting school latrine for 1,200 students ($10/student)
50 $78 - family latrine with 2 pits for composting
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Sanitary Facilities
2010
The new girls' latrines at the Bacha school.
Bacha faculty latrines.
Our new model of latrine. The stall sketch shows our switch from having 2 pits to having 2 bins to fill (moving the bin instead of the toilet house) and are being built at the West Berayta school.
At present, only 8% of rural Ethiopians use any latrine.
As with all projects that Project Ethiopia provides, village elders meet to discuss the plan together. This way the villagers themselves decide what is best and they have more of an interest in outcome of the projects.
Judy's sketch of what the latrine would look like - note the pits that sit either empty or have been used and are now composting material to use as fertilzer.
A trench was dug then lined with concrete and is now ready for a floor to be put in.
The stalls arrive with the help of a mule cart and some villagers.
Over time, the production became more stream-lined, as shown below with the pit covers being made from molds.
Image a shows covered pits waiting for the stalls, latrine area at a school with
eight stalls for girls and four for boys. The last image shows the urine diverting toilet pan in place. The lids for the drop holes have pegs so they rotate with the foot. Compost is added after each use.
 Inside view of latrines
A family latrine:
 Each latrine has a washing station outside of the latrine for washing hands and the pail of soil to add to the
pit to aid composting.
To see the benefits of a compost latrine - click here
Latrines add 20 years to life expectancy!*
*George, Rose. The Big Necessity. 2008, p3
- 50 families now have latrines
- 150 family latrines ready to go to families
Needed: Help us bring these benefits to more villages...One village at a time!
Below shows the difference using urine as fertilizer can make to crops. By using urine additive to the crops, the average farmer saves about $115 per year from not having to buy urea fertilizers. To rural Ethiopians who make about $2 per day, savings like this are enormous.
Here are new sketches that Judy and Dennis will be using to build new latrines for the West Berayta school.
And another view of sketch to be built during their 2010 visit to Ethiopia.
The latrines were made possible through your generous support - together, we've helped to make a difference to these children.
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