Project Jholunge
Since a devastating earthquake hit Nepal in 2015, we have been working with the people of Jholunge, Sindhupalchowk. The goal is to continue our efforts in training locals to construct and understand, sustainable and affordable forms of sanitation.
What your dollars have done
So far we have built toilets for three families. We have since closely monitored the usage of the toilets, application of the wastes on local crops and taken into account user feedback. Today, the people are still rebuilding their homes and we want to ensure, that moving forward, every household has access to proper toilet!
1) Trained 15 people to build and maintain urine diversion toilets
2) Worked with over 100 students at Suryoda Primary School
3) Built three urine diverting toilets
4) Built two greenhouses where the community use urine based fertilizers and composted fecal matter.
What you will help us accomplish
Research: Continue to develop our eco-sanitation concept, with worm composting, building a greenhouse and using organic waste.
Sanitation: We will train and assist 7 more families in building urine diverting toilets, increasing toilet coverage from 30%-100%
Education: Supporting Suryoda Primary School, by providing resources to continue with hygiene education, as well as training incoming teachers.
“It’s about giving people the tools and resources to do it themselves.”
Watch “The Road to Jholunge” by Mica Prazak
Meet the people of Jholunge
