Mekim Raet Chois Fo

Toelet Haus Blong Mi

A GUIDE TO IMPROVED SANITATION OPTIONS

IN COMMUNITIES OF SOLOMON ISLANDS

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A COMPLETE HOME HAS

A SLEEPING HOUSE,

A KITCHEN AND

A TOILET!

HEM KOMPLIT TOELET HAUS

Pit that does not pollute ground water

Lid to stop smell and flies

Small house

for privacy

Floor that is easy to clean and does not let through flies and smells

Place to wash hands

Container with ashes of fire for flushing

or or or

WASIM HAN

+

Lime Leaf Ashes Sand

Away from

rivers and wells

WEA NAO FO MI BILDIM TOELET HAUS?

30m

10m

Easy to reach from house

On high ground

There are different ways to raise a toilet. For example, you can pile stones

and cover it with compacted soil. Build stairs.

Hole 1 m x 3 m

= 6 years of use

Hole size and time of use:

SIZE, CREEK, FLOOD OLOWE

Raise your toilet in

areas where flood happens

The hole should be 1.5 m above the water table

Raise your toilet in creek areas!

Hole 1.5 m x 1.5 m

= 6 years of use

2 drums = 1 year of

use for a family of 5

ISI WEI FO WAKEM TOELET PIT

Sticks or Bamboo + bush rope

very low cost

materials are easy to get

can be made at home

may rot fast

Sago trunk

low cost

can be made at home

good for raising a pit

heavy

small size of hole fills up fast

may rot

In STRONG GROUND you just need to

dig.

In SOFT GROUND, you can make the

hole strong in different ways:

ISI WEI FO WAKEM TOELET PIT

Stones

materials are easy to get

long lasting material

good for raising pits

slab not easy to install

need skills to build

Tyres

good for raising a pit

long lasting materials

easy to install

need to find tyres

small size of hole fills up fast

Copper Sheet

easy to install

Danger!: may rust and hole can

collapse

need to find copper

ASHES FLAS TOELET HAUS

An ashes flush toilet has no smell and flies

when using ashes of fire and a good lid

It needs a platform and can even have a

timber seat !

Bush wood with plastic sheet platform

easy to build, materials easy to get,

easy to repair

not easy to clean

Compacted soil on bush wood platform

easy to build, materials easy to get,

easy to repair

not easy to clean

Cement platform

lasts long, reusable, easy to clean

need to buy cement, need skills to build

In ashes flush systems, rubbing can be done with newspaper, leaves, coco-

nut husk or toilet paper. Avoid stones, because your pit will be filled faster.

Timber platform

easy to build, materials easy to get,

easy to repair

not easy to clean

ASHES FLAS TOELET HAUS

Simple Toilet

low cost

no need for water

easy to get materials

has no smell or flies and when using

ash, lid and good floor

need to have a bucket of ashes inside

$ $

Ventilated

low cost

no need for water

has no smell or flies when using

ash, lid and good floor

need to find pipe

need to stop flies coming in pipe

need lots of sun and good air flow

around toilet

POA-FLAS AND COMPOSTING TOELET

Pour-flush

Has no smell or flies if kept

clean

Needs water to flush

Medium cost (for water seal and

some concrete)

Composting

Has no smell or flies when using ash,

lid and good floor

No need for water

Seals waste from surroundings, so

good for fragile environments

Permanent toilet, no need to re-dig/

rebuild after pit is full

Very expensive

Good construction skills required

Requires good management (add

ashes/sawdust/dry leaves, empty

chamber after composting process is

complete)

MEKEM TOELET GUD FO EVRIWAN LO FAMILY

Women and Girls + Pikanini

Lock inside door

Bucket with water for washing

Bucket with lid for diapers and

sanitary pads

Burn rubbish, or bury where

animals cannot reach

Elderly

Seat to sit on

Rails at front and side

Rabis Wata

Ashes

Eyes not good

Clear path

Coloured stones along path

Rail or string to guide the

way to the toilet

Light inside toilet

Wheelchair

Ramp— not stairs

Raised edges on ramp

Door opens out

Raised seat

Rails at sides

Do not make ramp steep

MEKEM TOELET GUD FO EVRIWAN LO FAMILY

FOR NO KAKAI SITI, IU MI BUILDIM TOELET

Siti can get to your mouth through:

1. FINGERS which are dirty and touch your food or your mouth….;

2. FLIES that sit on the siti and then your food….;

3. FIELDS where your food grows….;

4. WATER you use to prepare food or drink….

=> Washing hands with soap cleans the dirty fingers!

=> A complete toilet blocks siti from flies, fields and water!

This guide was developed through a collaboration between the French Red Cross, Solomon Islands Red Cross and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (RWASH Unit). Special thanks for the contributions to this guide from community leaders of Bubumala, Takaboru, Bubulu, Zion, Kuila, Bonala, Reko, Duidui and Totomba, as well as Philippa Crooks, Iulah Pitamama, Hexley Ona, Wycliff Maebule, Ben Lesibana, Godwin Kamtakule, Piter Visser and Marcel Gapu. Many thanks to all stakeholders visited. It was made possible by the generous support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Australian Government. The contents are the sole responsibility of the French Red Cross and RWASH, and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government or the Australian Government. Concept by Alexandra Hoehne, Simon Doreille and Isabel Ross. Paintings by Brian Feni.

Everybody goes to shit. Men, children and

women.

So make sure everybody is involved in

designing and building the toilet.