Skyloos!

Here is a picture of one of WaterAid's latest innovative ways of bringing sanitation to people with added benifits thrown in... the Skyloo composting latrine!

It's such a simple idea and I guess that's why it's so effective. The cubicle is on top of two brick pits, which you use one at a time. You do your stuff into the pit, then chuck a load of ash on top, helping to neutralise pathogens. The heat from the sun as well as decomposing poo then helps it all break down into lovely fertile compost which the village can then use to grow bananas and other delicious stuff.

Ideal! Such beautiful simplicity!

Well, to help WaterAid construct more beautiful things, you should sponsor us at www.justgiving.com/claireandmatt

Also, to find out more about the amazing Skyloo, go here: www.wateraid.org.uk/uganda/news/5461.asp