Goal: To end open defecation, promote good hygiene practices and carry out Water and Sanitation Safety Planning (WSP) in communities and schools.

Summary/Activities: Kiribati is small island state, located in the Pacific Ocean. The country is extremely vulnerable to climate change due to the small size of its islands and low-lying topography. The impacts of severe weather (such as Typhoons), combined with rising sea levels and flooding, means that water and sanitation facilities are regularly destroyed and contaminated. The KIRIWATSAN 1 Project aims to end open defecation and provide guidance to island communities on sustainable latrine construction in 70 communities on 16 outlying islands. The project provides guidance on where to build toilets to protect ground water tables, ensure safe distances between latrines and wells and construct resilient toilets.

More info: http://washpacific.weebly.com/kiriwatsan-phase-i.html https://rsr.akvo.org/en/project/3814/ http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ppe/Events/uniconf_2012/documents/Waradi.vika_Final.Paper.pdf