Ihalala Community, Uganda

Project manager :  Am Mukisa Fazil,  from Busia UG, at Ihalalauganda

Ihalala project size :  Two acres  benefitting 100 women in the local community

Staff :  They have 6 executive staff, 10 volunteers, and 1 agricultural service extension officer

This project will justify      one set of  HH-2  plus one HH-3 DRY toilet

Project Mission

To enable the Ihalala project in  Uganda to have the first-class HH-2 waste management system along with the HH-3 DRY Sanitation System. The first consideration is to stop the risk of polluting the groundwater from sanitation runoff. The HH-3 DRY toilet system completely prevents this and enables the HH-2 waste management system to operate smoothly in its fertiliser making capacity which requires fresh pure water with which to do so.  The wastes from village households and community kitchens will all be collected and processed through the HH-2 system which generates the right fungi and bacteria to quickly process these wastes. The end product HH-4 is then applied to the land without anymore digging of the soil. This will make any weeding mucheasier as the weeds become weakened by the mulch and the weeds can easily just be pulled out without digging.  Pest and disease-free growing will be established as the soil structure settles down and remains undug into the future.

Sir Albert Howard achieved exactly this 100 years ago and the Good Gardeners are bringing back the science to spearhead its spread across Africa. HH-2: Feeding the World   (taken from an article on the Mother and Child Foundation website) Two of the most commonly recurring issues in the developing world are nutrition and sanitation – eating well and keeping water supplies clean.

Total Budget for this project  7,375  GBP