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Teshie public toilet operational

Dec 132011

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).

Management contract Jekora Ventures Ltd.

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Oct 142011

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.

Teshie toilet block finished

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Oct 142011

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.

Ashaiman: construction of CSB at Aforiwa market started

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Jun 282011

June 2011

After the start of the construction of a 20 seater in Teshie, we also started the construction of a 14 seater in Ashaiman. This CSB is located at the Aforiwa market in the north east corner of Ashaiman. The new CSB will replace the current EnvironLoo toilets. In the near future the market will be further developped with the construction of a shopping centre. The waste from this toilet will also be collected and transported to our treatment site for the purpose of biogas and fertilizer production. Church of Christ, one of our partners will be participating on the operation of the block.

Proceedings Construction CSB 1: Teshie

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Apr 192011

June 2011

The construction of the CSB in Teshie is proceeding. Last month the highest point has been reached and this month (June) all the roofings are finished. This 20-seater has been completely plastered from inside, so the next main job is the tiling. Coming weeks a cleaning action will be help in cooperation of the Teshie Assembly, to clean the surroundings of the CSB. The Assembly will provide for street lights for the darker times of the day and will join Safi Sana in a cleaning campaign, jointly with community groups in the area. The CSB is planned to be operational from the end of August. After a short ‘dry-run’ an official opening will be arranged at the end of September. More details on this opening will follow.

Ashaiman: test toilet at pilot site

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Apr 072011

March 2011

On 11^th March we officially opened the pilot site in Ashaiman on which we are going to test the entire safi sana model: from toilet to waste treatment. On that day we also opened the small public toilet (2 seater) that is part of the test cycle that we are conducting. This toilet has been constructed for the purpose of testing alternative toilet technologies but also as a test case for the toilet operation and maintenance. The toilet will be used on a commercial basis to cover all the running cost. The toilets can be used by the local workers and the community. The facility will be operated by representatives of the Farmer Cooperative that is present in the area, the local community and Safi Sana. We expect about 60 visitors per day.

opening ceremony Teshie

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Mar 292011

Last February we started the construction of the first Communal Service Block (CSB) in Teshie. At the site there were two aqua privy toilets (20 seater) in a bad state, one still operational and the other not. One of the two blocks will be demolished and transferred into a safi sana public toilet. The construction is executed by a local contractor with the help of workers from the community. We held an official ceremony with local representatives of the Assembly and the Community. Immediately after the ceremony the demolishing of the building started. We aim to have the toilet operational in July 2011. You can follow the developments of this toilet block at this blog.

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