Human waste management in first phase response, protecting groundwater and human health: case study from Haiyan 2013

摘要

This briefing paper presents a case study of a Peepoo implementation in first phase humanitarianresponse. The case is taken from the Philippines, post typhoon Haiyan in 2013 and aims to demonstrate asafe way of handling of human waste without risking the contamination of water. This briefing paper willoutline how the organisations, ACF, arche noVa, Oxfam and Red Cross implemented the Peepoo solutionand lesson learnt so far. Some of the key lessons learnt in the projects were that; it is preferred to havethe Peepoos stocked locally in order to have them available for phase one in humanitarian response;training implementing staff on Peepoo prior to the intervention increases the probability of success; andexit strategies must be set up in order to secure good sanitation practices after the implementingorganisations stop distributing Peepoos.