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A small UK based charity is supporting a Health Centre in Tanzania with two wards of 20 men and 20 women beds but the health clinic lacks any sanitation. They are also working with a local NGO that is working on improving agricultural activity in the area. They supplied a tractor and trailer so could possible use compost from compost toilets.

The proposal is to have two pit latrines, one for each ward. Can we review and suggest suitable options? They have been quoted at around £1800 for the installation of the toilets.

The Questions relating to this issue are:-

• Are they going for the best option, they basic pit latrine, what alternatives might be considered in their particular circumstances?

• Does the cost sound reasonable?

• What are the implications in terms of sustainability of the sanitation, won’t a pit latrines need to be replaced / dug out at some point in the near future and who will manage the ongoing maintenance?

They lack mobile coverage in the village in which they are working so they are looking to install a small satellite dish powered by solar panels with a modem. It will cost around £1000 to install and around £1000 per year for the service charge. They are currently talking to SimbaNET which looks like they operate in Kenya and Tanzania. The questions he has on this installation are:-

• Do we know if SimbaNET are a good and reliable company that would be ok to work with?

• Does the cost of £1000 installation and £1000 per year service charge seem reasonable?

• Have they missed anything that they should be considering here?

It looks like something for the Kenya office in most respects but especially in relation to SimberNET.

A small UK based charity is supporting a Health Centre in Tanzania with two wards of 20 men and 20 women beds but the health clinic lacks any sanitation. They are also working with a local NGO that is working on improving agricultural activity in the area. They supplied a tractor and trailer so could possible use compost from compost toilets.

The proposal is to have two pit latrines, one for each ward. Can we review and suggest suitable options? They have been quoted at around £1800 for the installation of the toilets.

The Questions relating to this issue are:-

• Are they going for the best option, they basic pit latrine, what alternatives might be considered in their particular circumstances?

• Does the cost sound reasonable?

• What are the implications in terms of sustainability of the sanitation, won’t a pit latrines need to be replaced / dug out at some point in the near future and who will manage the ongoing maintenance?

They lack mobile coverage in the village in which they are working so they are looking to install a small satellite dish powered by solar panels with a modem. It will cost around £1000 to install and around £1000 per year for the service charge. They are currently talking to SimbaNET which looks like they operate in Kenya and Tanzania. The questions he has on this installation are:-

• Do we know if SimbaNET are a good and reliable company that would be ok to work with?

• Does the cost of £1000 installation and £1000 per year service charge seem reasonable?

• Have they missed anything that they should be considering here?

It looks like something for the Kenya office in most respects but especially in relation to SimberNET.

A small UK based charity is supporting a Health Centre in Tanzania with two wards of 20 men and 20 women beds but the health clinic lacks any sanitation. They are also working with a local NGO that is working on improving agricultural activity in the area. They supplied a tractor and trailer so could possible use compost from compost toilets.

The proposal is to have two pit latrines, one for each ward. Can we review and suggest suitable options? They have been quoted at around £1800 for the installation of the toilets.

The Questions relating to this issue are:-

• Are they going for the best option, they the basic pit latrine, what alternatives might be considered in their particular circumstances?

• Does the cost sound reasonable?

• What are the implications in terms of sustainability of the sanitation, won’t a pit latrines need to be replaced / dug out at some point in the near future and who will manage the ongoing maintenance?

They lack mobile coverage in the village in which they are working so they are looking to install a small satellite dish powered by solar panels with a modem. It will cost around £1000 to install and around £1000 per year for the service charge. They are currently talking to SimbaNET which looks like they operate in Kenya and Tanzania. The questions he has on this installation are:-

• Do we know if SimbaNET are a good and reliable company that would be ok to work with?

• Does the cost of £1000 installation and £1000 per year service charge seem reasonable?

• Have they missed anything that they should be considering here?

It looks like something for the Kenya office in most respects but especially in relation to SimberNET.

A small UK based charity is supporting a Health Centre in Tanzania with two wards of 20 men and 20 women beds but the health clinic lacks any sanitation. They are also working with a local NGO that is working on improving agricultural activity in the area. They supplied a tractor and trailer so could possible use compost from compost toilets.

The proposal is to have two pit latrines, one for each ward. Can we review and suggest suitable options? They have been quoted at around £1800 for the installation of the toilets.

The Questions relating to this issue are:-

• Are they going for the best option, the basic pit latrine, what alternatives might be considered in their particular circumstances?

• Does the cost sound reasonable?

• What are the implications in terms of sustainability of the sanitation, won’t a pit latrines need to be replaced / dug out at some point in the near future and who will manage the ongoing maintenance?

They lack mobile coverage in the village in which they are working so they are looking to install a small satellite dish powered by solar panels with a modem. It will cost around £1000 to install and around £1000 per year for the service charge. They are currently talking to SimbaNET which looks like they operate in Kenya and Tanzania. The questions he has on this installation are:-

• Do we know if SimbaNET are a good and reliable company that would be ok to work with?

• Does the cost of £1000 installation and £1000 per year service charge seem reasonable?

• Have they missed anything that they should be considering here?

It looks like something for the Kenya office in most respects but especially in relation to SimberNET.