Current projects

The promotion of dry toilet use in the Karelian region 2009
A project funded by the Finnish Ministry of Environment promotes the use of dry toilets by exhibiting Finnish dry toilet equipment manufactures and implementing the use of two public dry toilets. The project sites are located in the Derevjannoe municipal childrens´centre and at the Vepsa ethnographic museum in Sheltozero village. Lassila & Tikanoja and Raita Envionment provided the dry toilet equipment. Read more

Development of sanitation in Karelian villages, 2008-2010
The Karelian villages' sanitation development project is focused on the development of water supply and waste water treatment of small villages and important tourist resorts in the Lake Onego and Lake Ladoga catchment areas. The three phase project began in April 2008 with the support of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The project has received additional financial support for the second phase in 2009. Read more

Developing dry sanitation in Lusaka 2008-2010
A project in the Zambian capital's suburb of Madimba to improve sanitation, water supply, latrines and water sources by establishing and organising training courses in the subject areas of hygiene, toilet waste and the use of fertiliser in home gardens. The project's major contributor is the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Read more

The Msunduza dry sanitation project 2007-2011
The project addresses the slum area Msunduza which is located in Swasiland's capital Mbabane. The project's objective is to improve the area's sanitation hygiene by building latrines and organising education. The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs is the projects main contributor. Read more

Zambian dry sanitation development project (ZASP), 2006-2011
The ZASP project began in the spring of 2006, its main aim is to improve Kaloko's poor sanitation and increase people's awareness of well being through hygiene, building dry latrines and providing hygiene education. The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs is the projects main contributor. Read more