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.

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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.

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Ashaiman: test toilet at pilot site

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Apr 072011

 

March 2011

On 11th 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.

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Ashaiman: test toilet at pilot site2

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Mar 292011

On 11th 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.

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construction CSB 1: Teshie

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Mar 292011

At this site we aim to make use of the existing septic tank underneath the old toilet. The quality of the tank was not known so after demolition of the building, all the waste that had been piled up in the existing septic tank, was taken out. This had to be done during the night hours to minimize the inconvenience for the community.  After that we were able to do an inspection of the septic tank chamber, to check leaks and repair where needed. The tank is now fixed and ready to be re-used for separate collection of black water and grey water in the new CSB.

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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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