Continuing the work in Finland

Today I and our supervisor Timo met with Mariko and Perttu for the first time since they got back to Finland from Mozambique. We talked about the outcomes of their travel and with the objective to discuss the focus for the continuing work. It was very interesting to hear about all the work that they had been able to do and how many people they've come in contact with. I was impressed by their work and glad to hear that they had found some helpful people there! 

The locals find that there is a problem with the waste management that also causes trouble for the sanitary system. For example there is a dike that is supposed to transport excess water to a nearby river but that gets clogged by waste.

A possible focus could be dry toilets (huussi) even though many locals expressed the difficulty with lack of space where you could use the compost that is created in such a set-up. A possible place to make a dry toilet pilot plant could be at a school. In an educational environment a dry toilet could help develop up the understanding for nature and ecosystems, in addition to fulfilling the need for a toilet.

Hopefully we will find a useful focus area that can suggest a solution to or ease some of these sanitary problems. Let us continue the work!