Conducting training programmes has been a usual work to organizations working in the water and sanitation sector. However, whether these trainings are conducted as per the actual need is still an issue! A decade long experience of introducing and using EcoSan toilets shows a considerable gap between the knowledge dissemination and application mechanism. Hence, training need assessment is very essential in order to provide trainings to appropriate candidate and use appropriate methods and tools while conducting trainings to achieve effective implementation of EcoSan promotion programmes.

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On 15 July, Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) and GUTHI organized a visit for journalists to the EcoSan village of Darechowk to see the EcoSan Resource Centre, meet the people using urine in their fields and witness the Open Defecation Free declaration programme in the village.

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On the occasion of World Water Day 2010, an EcoSan Resource Centre was inaugurated at Darechowk, Chitwan. ENPHO, together with THE SEWA Nepal established the resource centre with support from SEI. Nawal Kishor Mishra, Director of Central Human Resource Development Unit (CHRDU), inaugurated the resource centre and thanked ENPHO for understanding the spirit of the people of Darechowk.

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On 17 May 2010, Dr. Roshan Raj Shrestha, Chief Technical Advisor at UN-HABITAT inaugurated Nepal’s first Urine Bank located located at Jeevan Maharjan’s house in Siddhipur. Jeevan has been growing vegetables using urine as a source of nutrients for several years. Now he has a good source of urine for his garden.

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In order to assess the impact of urine fertilizer on potato production and also to evaluate its long-term effect on soil, a research work was initiated in Gundu.

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Nepal Node for Sustainable Sanitation/ENPHO joined hands with a private entrepreneur to develop a new fiber glass pan for wet ecosan. The pan was launched and distributed to the Darechowk community on the occasion of inauguration of resource centre. More than 100 pans were distributed in the community in the first month and the private entrepreneur has sold more than 600 pans within two months.

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The Central Human Resource Development Unit conducted two five-day training on ecological sanitation to community leaders. The training included lectures, hands-on exercises and field visits related to ecosan approach, urine diverting toilets, organic waste composting and biogas.

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The Dahrechowk Ecosan Resource Centre has initiated the “Take a Pee, Make a Rupee” campaign to recognize the economic value of urine and spread awareness on ecosan and the value of urine. The resource centre has started paying people Rs. 1 for urinating in its ecosan toilets. In contrast, most public toilets in Nepal charge Rs. 2 for urination.

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A four-day Ecosan Toilet Promotion Training was conducted by ENPHO at the newly established EcoSan Resource Centre at Darechowk Chitwan from March 23-26 for 15 participants. The training covered various theoretical and practical aspects on ecological sanitation, including types of Eco-San toilet, application of urine and faeces as fertilizer, community participation, solid waste management, and field visit.

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From 21 to 25 May, 2010, ENPHO together with the Regional Water Supply and Sanitation Office of Surkhet organized a five-day observation visit for 18 farmers from Surkhet. The farmers have recently established urine diverting toilets and the field visit gave them an opportunity to learn first-hand how farmers are utilizing the urine and feaces in their fields.

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