• “Our monitoring team found a huge link between the construction quality of the
superstructure and the overall cleanliness of implemented latrines. Well-built
superstructures usually housed remarkably clean latrines. Nice superstructures
also protect the space better from the elements and offer recipient families more
privacy and a greater sense of pride for the latrines. A few of the latrines from the
second phase of implementation did not receive enough attention with regard to
the superstructure, especially due to the lack of labor that came in the coffee
season after our chapter’s departure. Moving forward, our chapter would like to
explore requiring families to acquire all the materials for the superstructure before
constructing the latrine – that way, the superstructure can be well-constructed as
soon as the latrine is.” (2017, Guatemala)
• “We learned a lot from the focus groups and community members about what the
designs for the . . . latrine should be and what the community will find the most
helpful. Through focus groups and meeting with a group of school girls, we
learned that the biggest issue for girls menstruating during school is that they
don’t have a place to clean or store menstrual pads. We are incorporating a room
with drying racks and cubbies into our design for the latrine as well.. . . These
design constraints are, as a result, integral elements of our final implemented
designs.” (2018, Nepal)
5 Latrine Case Study: Kikoo, Cameroon with Yale
Ewb-Usa Chapter
To provide a better sense of what a latrine project is like to other practitioners,
governments, and rural communities, the following is a brief case study of a latrine
project completed in Kikoo, Cameroon, western Central Africa.
5.1 Case Study Introduction
In 2006, the community members of Kikoo, Cameroon, along with Joshua Knight,
then missionary engineer with the Kumbo Catholic Diocese, applied for a project
Fig. 2.7 Reporting metrics
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superstructure and the overall cleanliness of implemented latrines. Well-built
superstructures usually housed remarkably clean latrines. Nice superstructures
also protect the space better from the elements and offer recipient families more
privacy and a greater sense of pride for the latrines. A few of the latrines from the
second phase of implementation did not receive enough attention with regard to
the superstructure, especially due to the lack of labor that came in the coffee
season after our chapter’s departure. Moving forward, our chapter would like to
explore requiring families to acquire all the materials for the superstructure before
constructing the latrine – that way, the superstructure can be well-constructed as
soon as the latrine is.” (2017, Guatemala)
• “We learned a lot from the focus groups and community members about what the
designs for the . . . latrine should be and what the community will find the most
helpful. Through focus groups and meeting with a group of school girls, we
learned that the biggest issue for girls menstruating during school is that they
don’t have a place to clean or store menstrual pads. We are incorporating a room
with drying racks and cubbies into our design for the latrine as well.. . . These
design constraints are, as a result, integral elements of our final implemented
designs.” (2018, Nepal)
5 Latrine Case Study: Kikoo, Cameroon with Yale
Ewb-Usa Chapter
To provide a better sense of what a latrine project is like to other practitioners,
governments, and rural communities, the following is a brief case study of a latrine
project completed in Kikoo, Cameroon, western Central Africa.
5.1 Case Study Introduction
In 2006, the community members of Kikoo, Cameroon, along with Joshua Knight,
then missionary engineer with the Kumbo Catholic Diocese, applied for a project
Fig. 2.7 Reporting metrics
54
J. Knight et al.