EcoSanRes: FW: New Learning Note: Social Factors Impacting Use of Ecological Sanitation in Rural Indonesia
Cecilia Ruben
The next step related to the report from WSP – see below - seems to be the need for considerable amounts of capacity development.
Cecilia
Cecilia Ruben
Research Fellow
Communications and Networking Manager
EcoSanRes Programme
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Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
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SuSanA - Sustainable Sanitation Alliance
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From: Water and
Sanitation Program [mailto:w...@worldbank.org]
Sent: den 22 september 2010 15:40
To: Cecilia
Ruben
Subject: New Learning Note: Social
Factors Impacting Use of Ecological Sanitation in Rural Indonesia
Social Factors Impacting Use of Ecological Sanitation (EcoSan) in Rural Indonesia
WSP conducted a study to identify cultural, gender-related, religious, and social factors influencing Indonesian rural dwellers' attitudes towards urine and excreta-based fertilizers in general, and the EcoSan urine diversion system in particular. Conducted in the predominantly-Muslim country, the study took into account the fact that Islamic teachings regard human excreta and urine as najis (ritually unclean).
Social Factors Impacting Use of Ecological Sanitation in Rural Indonesia describes the study, which found among others that demand for organic fertilizer exists across regions and religions, with over 80 percent of both Muslims and Christians responding that the EcoSan system would be beneficial. It also showed that more than 80 percent of people are willing to consume products grown using EcoSan compost but only 50 percent of respondents are willing to process the urine and feces themselves to make compost.
For more information, please contact Isabel Blackett or Martin Albrecht at wsp...@worldbank.org.
