SLaM held a symposium in May 2013 and donated 10% of the profit from the event to Healthabitat. Peter Photeros from Healthabitat sent us this letter of thanks and some details about projects they are working on.
SLAM – thanks from Healthabitat
The money so generously raised and presented to Healthabitat was used to help fund a 4 day Sanitation Workshop in northern Bangladesh in mid July 2013.
The area is one of the poorest in Bangladesh and the toilets and wash areas are urgently needed. The Workshop was attended by 32 people, who worked hard to achieve the following aims.
The aims of the Sanitation Workshop were to –
– Introduce the health issues related to toileting, washing and removing waste safely to the local communities and work teams
– Involve the local Bangladeshi NGO – SAFE’s construction team, local villagers and a range of Bangladeshi professionals in the workshop.
– Develop local designs for toilets, wash areas and safe waste water disposal, relevant for the wet season conditions of Bangladesh
– Use the local skills and knowledge of SAFE, to select suitable materials and construction techniques
– Build on the significant local experience of SAFE in design and construction
– Mock up and test construction methods and alternatives during the workshop
– Select 2 trial sites and discuss the proposals with the families
– Complete designs for the 2 sites
– Complete a detailed costing and schedule for the construction work on the 2 selected sites.
Construction will begin on the two trial units in October this year with evaluation being completed by the end of the 2014 wet season.
We will keep SLAM informed of the project’s progress.
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