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In an effort to make the Mahitsy Commune a cleaner and healthier place, the USAID-funded hygiene improvement project (HIP) has introduced several new concepts to help the commune improve its level of hygiene and sanitation. Such concepts include WASH-(water, sanitation, and hygiene) friendly schools, WASH-friendly community health centers, and the "three P approach"(public private partnership). The project also arranged various training and orientation work-shops for the local community health workers on the three main WASH messages: safe storage and treatment of drinking water, safe feces disposal, and hand washing with soap. The centerpiece and most prominent aspect of this effort is the newly renovated public toilet facility situated in the heart of Mahitsy, between the busy market and the regional bus station. For years, Mahitsy residents and the many visitors to the market have had no public toilet facilities. The commune built its first public toilet with funds from ano...

Résumé : Ces toilettes en carton réutilisable connaissent un franc succès. Pour 20 euros, son utilsateur est garanti de pouvoir aller aux toilettes n'importe où, ou presque. "Shit box" : le succès des toilettes de poche - Infos - Vidéos