1. 6B Approach for toilet promotion
Rajendra Shrestha
31st Jan 2011-2nd Feb 2012
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTIONER'S WORKSHOP, Rajendrapur, Bangladesh

2. Background : Toilet growth trend in Nepal
3.2% National sanitation target : 100% by 2017
Sanitation coverage : 43% (2010)
Average toilet growth rate : 1.9% per year
Toilet
growth
1.8%
1.6%
rate (%)
0.8%
• People under poverty level: 65% (Source : SHM Plan 2011
• Toilet access : poor (12%) and rich (80%)
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTIONER'S WORKSHOP, Rajendrapur, Bangladesh

3. Background : Reason for poor growth
• Misperception : Toilet is expensive
Toilet Cost $80 to 300
Cost up to pan level $60
• Expensive toilet means expensive superstructure
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTIONER'S WORKSHOP, Rajendrapur, Bangladesh

4. Case study : SWASHTHA Project
• Strengthening Water Air
Sanitation and Hygiene
Treasuring Health
(SWASHTHA) Project.
• Project Area : Gulariya and
Tikapur municipality
• Duration : 2009-2012
• Beneficiaries : Urban poor
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTIONER'S WORKSHOP, Rajendrapur, Bangladesh

5. 6B Approach for toilet superstructure
Principles adopted :
• hygienically separate excreta from
human contact
• financially affordable toilet
• Provide no subsidy or low subsidy.
• Enhance capacity to utilize locally
available materials properly.
• Upgrade toilet as per financial status
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTIONER'S WORKSHOP, Rajendrapur, Bangladesh

6. 6B Approach : Types of superstructures
B – Brick
B – Block
B – Boulder
B – Bamboo
Upgrade
B – Bush
B – Bag
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTIONER'S WORKSHOP, Rajendrapur, Bangladesh

7. Promotional phases
• Preparatory phase
• Awareness and Ignition Phase
• Demand and Selection phase
• Implementation phase
• Follow-up phase
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTIONER'S WORKSHOP, Rajendrapur, Bangladesh

8. Major Achievement
• Around 1200 toilets constructed within 1.5 yrs in poor cluster
• Reduced subsidy (US$217 to US$38) by municipalities
• Municipality institutionalised the approach - toilets for poor
• Sanitation Card (Certificate of having toilet) has been
distributed to people
• Self initiatives to upgrade
toilet superstructures
Through informed choices
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTIONER'S WORKSHOP, Rajendrapur, Bangladesh

9. Learning
Need to
• first understand that feaces should be separated hygienically
from human contact
• provide different affordable options of superstructure
• Provide training on proper use of locally available materials
• follow up regular and motivate for updgrading the
superstructure
• Project should be followed by sludge management while
promoting toilet in poor community
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTIONER'S WORKSHOP, Rajendrapur, Bangladesh

10. Challenges
• Subsidy is a barrier : Message to wait for toilet
• Natural incidents (flood and storm) posses hindrance to this
initiatives
• Frequent maintenance
SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTIONER'S WORKSHOP, Rajendrapur, Bangladesh

11. Now we
have toilet !
Suggestion Please !