safisana
December 2011
The public toilet in Teshie is now open! The operation is franchised to Jekora Ventures, a waste company in Accra. It is expected to service about 1,000 people per day and has both sitting (WC) and squat toilets. The public toilet also has a vending point for drinking water. With this public toilet we are able to test the management for high quality and stable services in order to provide value for money to the local customer. In addition we will test the quality of the fecal sludge for treatment and production of fertilizer and energy. The kiosk is attended by Vida (on the picture).
October 2011
Jekora Ventures Ltd and Safi Sana Ghana Ltd signed the management contract for the operation of the public toilet in Teshie. Jekora Ventures Ltd is an established and successful waste collection company in the centre of Accra and currently also operates another public toilet in the northern part of Teshie. In the first year both companies will closely monitor and evaluate the operation and waste management to optimize service quality and the commercial viability of the service.
October 2011
The construction of the Teshie toilet block (20-seater) has been finished. Safi Sana Ghana Ltd signed a management contract with the local Jekora Ventures Ltd. In the first year Jekora and Safi Sana will test the Safi Sana management model and waste control. The local community will play an important role in assessing the success of this pilot. In the surrounding area of the block, including the beach side, there is a grey water and solid waste pollution. Jekora Ventures, Safi Sana Ghana ltd and the local authorities (LeKMA) have joined forces to clean the area and develop a program to give the beach its original purpose, a recreative site for the local community.
October 2011
At the 6th October Safi Sana Ghana ltd celebrated the project progress with its stakeholders and the press. The following video was on national TV.
September 2011
The construction of our research lab in cooperation with the Bio Nuclear Agriculture Reseach Institute, has reached its final stage. In two weeks we expect to open our second treatment site. At our first site we currently collect various liquid and organic wastes for anaerobic treatment and production of biogas. The sludge is post-treated at our co-composting site in collaboration with BNARI for the production of organic fertilizer.
The collection of waste from the local area and making the right mix for treatment, is a critical success factor in our model. We need both good quality and quantity for our different waste resources. In cooperation with IFDC we are conducting a survey that is focusing at various aspects that are related to the viability of the collection in our target area. In our pilot we are testing various mixes of different types of waste (e.g. toilet waste, fruit and vegetable waste and slaughter waste) on the quality and impact they have on our output, both biogas and the organic fertilizer.
Parallel to our pilot, in which we test the technical viability, we are also conducting an in depth market research that is needed to make decisions on the marketing strategy for our biogas. In that research we investigate various options for the re-use of our biogas and the necessary post-treatment processes that are needed. In the second quarter of 2011 we will have a good picture on the situation now and what can be expected in the near future.
In cooperation with our partner BNARI we are preparing the site for post-treatment of the effluent in order to make a organic fertilizer that is needed in the market. The direction of that product development process will also be based on the outcome of the market survey done by IFDC.
In cooperation with our partner IFDC, we have started the survey on the market potential for a organic fertilizer in the local market. The research will discuss technological, socio/cultural and economic matters that are related to the development and marketing of this product. In June 2011 we expect to have a good picture on the current market status and preferred product/market combination.
