Wed, 03 May 2017 10:42:56 +0000 By AARON CHIYANZO THE Water and Sanitation Association of Zambia (WASAZA) has received a US$ 288, 000 grant from the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) to implement a sanitation project in Lusaka’s Mandevu compound. According to MCA communication and outreach manager John Kunda, the project would provide flush bio-latrines and hand washing for 8 community schools in the area. Dr. Kunda stated in a presentation that the project aimed to reach 4, 500 direct and 16, 096 indirect beneficiaries in Mandevu. He explained that the bio-latrines would have drop holes located above the inlet of a biogas digester, therefore, minimizing blockage risks and pit emptying challenges. Dr. Kunda said that the project would provide primary treatment for sanitary waste and produce biogas which would be sold to nearby street vendors. “The project will provide flush bio-latrines and hand washing for 8 community schools in the area. Bio-latrines are toilets […]
