This program is a community-effort to engage families to make improvements to their health and wellbeing by improving the sanitation situation in their community. Families that participate in the project will partake in the construction of their bathroom

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This project improves sanitation through the construction of ecological latrine. This model does not require plumbing or water for usage. The latrine is built above ground on top of a double vault system, with one chamber in use at any given time. A toilet seat with two holes separates urine from fecal matter. Only fecal matter enters the disposal chamber where it is contained. When this chamber fills, the toilet seat is moved to the second chamber and fecal matter in the first chamber begins the composting process. When the second chamber is filled, compost from the first chamber is removed, and the process starts over. After each use of the latrine, dry material is added to prevent odor, repel bugs and support decomposition. The above-ground model eliminates risk of fecal matter leaking into ground water. The education program of this project aims to ensure that local people adopt the habit of utilizing and maintaining their ecological latrine, and that people gain a deep understanding between the connection of hygiene, sanitation and health. Etta Projects oversees the education component of the project. They hold community meetings, train community Sanitation Promoters, and educate families on proper hygiene when using these facilities. The participating villages elect two Community Sanitation Promoters that act as group leaders. Sanitation Promoters encourage families to properly maintain their ecological bathrooms, reinforce effective hygiene practices, serve as model participants by practicing lessons learned in their own home, monitor and evaluation project results and ensure proper communication between Etta Projects and the communities. Also included in the educational program are workshops that target children.