Sanitation program

Establishment of sanitary latrines in the rural area (Rajshahi District,Arani Upazilla)

Sanitation Program is in function to improve the sanitation facilities of the people of the country who are living without proper sanitation facilities. It can be mentioned here that about 40 percent population of Bangladesh are still living without sanitary latrines or may be some of them have sanitary latrines but those are not hygienic to use. A large no. of people practises Open Defecation (OD) irrespective of having or not having toilet facilities. The predominant reasons for the OD are lack of awareness, established age-old practice, nonexistence of community latrines and insufficient number of latrines. This sanitary feature looms as a potential threat to the public health of the country.

In the given reality, SJSJ initiated Sanitation Program to address the aforesaid problems by offering soft loan, training and expertise to the people including users, traders, entrepreneur, masons etc. so that accessibility of sanitary latrines can be expanded to the reach of the marginal people. Under the program, the target people are encouraged and facilitated to produce and install Offset Latrines as this type of latrine is considered as safe, easy to maintain, cheap and befitting to all weathers.

The Sanitation Program of SJSJ has been emphasizing on customize Offset Latrine depending upon the financial ability, environment, and availability of raw materials so that the underprivileged people can access them effortlessly. The program is focusing on the beneath aims:

  • Awareness program was conducted to build public recognition of sanitary hygiene through media, messaging and face to face communication tactics.
  • Innovate befitting latrine technologies and solutions for the poor households and train up the sanitary entrepreneurs, traders and field workers to improve their skill.
  • Offer soft loan to the poor and low income people for purchasing sustainable hygienic sanitary latrines.
  • Transform sanitation business into a social business