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2012-04-10 This could end cholera - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent

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The Peepoo is an anytime on­the­go toiletcreated to give the world's poorest people a single­use, self­sanitizing and biodegradable mobile toilet. Cholera, a devastatingdisease, is transmitted via poor sanitation practices; theimplementation of the Peepoo could alleviate this global healthburden.

The Peepoo is essentially a slim biodegradable plastic bag (14 x 38cm) with separate, green gauze lining (26 x 24 cm), similar inshape to a single wine bottle bag. It weighs less than 10 gramsand odor­free up to 24­hours after use.

"Peepoople's mission is to provide hygienic and dignifiedsanitation for all," Karin Ruiz, CEO of Peepoople, told Relaxnews.In the process Peepoo is also empowering communities with anecessary resource, fertilizer. Two to four weeks after use, theremnants of the Peepoo deposit become a fertilizer filled with soilnutrients and nitrogen, improving agri­production andlivelihoods.

Using the Peepoo bag is simple and the makers, Peepoople havecreated a short visual tutorial on their site with these basic steps:

Step 1:   Open the bag and bring out and develop the protectinggauze.

Step 2:   Simply hold it in your hand or place in a cut PET­bottle ora small bucket

Step 3:   Sit, squat, stand and go

Step 4:   Secure the Peepoo bag with a knot and it is safe to discardor to bury in soil.

* The Peepoo bag is designed for total hand protection, but it isrecommended to wash hands after use.

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The London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conducted astudy to understand why people in poor communities invest intoilets and Peepoople posted their 19 ranked findings, below arethe top ten: 

1. Avoid the discomfort of the bush

2. Gain prestige from visitors

3. Avoid dangers at night

4. Avoid snakes

5. Reduce flies in compound

6. Avoid smelling/seeing faeces in bush

7. Protect my faeces from enemies

8. Have more privacy to defecate

9. Keep my house/property clean

10. Feel safer

Ruiz continued, "The Peepoo toilet will be launched to the marketin the fall 2010. Individuals can purchase them in markets wherewe launch the Peepoo solution. The first markets will be Kenyaand Bangladesh. Eventually it will also be possible to purchaseonline or through e.g., outdoor retail outlets in the west."

Ruiz explained, "the price is not decided yet and will varydepending on market and volumes. The Peepoo will be sold to poorpeople in urban slums for about 3 Eurocents net, but this willrequire price support initially" and "will typically be distributed bywomen microentrepreneurs, by landlords or through retailers suchas small kiosks or water sales points. In emergencies, refugeecamps, schools, hospitals, etc. Peepoos will typically be handedout for free" via "aid organizations and governments."

Eric O. Odada, member of United Nations Secretary­General'sAdvisory Board (UNSGAB) on Water and Sanitation, said thisabout the Peepoo, "the ideal system, the ideal product for thebiggest problem facing the world."

Peepoople are giving "2.6 billion people their own toilet and abrand new future."

Peepoo tutorial and more information:http://www.peepoople.com/showpage.php?page=3_9

 

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