A--D -- Green (Rose) Toilet in Mukuru Slums, Nairobi

Green (Rose) Toilet in Mukuru Slums, Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya

Written by:

Dick Olango

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Dry toilet empowering lives in the community

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Category:

health & sanitation

Phase:

in use

Design:

Dick Olango, Dennis Munene

Updated:

11 October 2014

introduction

Toilet as a Vanity Space

va-nu-tee = feelings of excessive pride (always neglected toilet space can be associated with some pride )

Green Toilet in Mukuru, Changing a community from the toilet

From waste to resource: LIXIL CORPORATION, a leading housing building and appliances manufacturer in Japan commissioned green toilet project.

Side view

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Entrence

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In use by cjildren

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Urinal

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Entrence 2

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Garden

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Toilet

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Chamber

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Community worker

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materials and building techniques

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You tube video of the toilet
Toilet Launch

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