Brief event’s summary
This past December 2023, an engaging activity was held with UCL students focused on designing mobile latrines for safe and sustainable sanitation access in Jordanian Poverty Pockets (PPs). The event was structured with an initial lecture followed by a hands-on design and research activity.
Students were challenged to consider both physical and psychological aspects when designing a mobile latrine solution for these vulnerable populations.
Agenda
Dec ’23
Host
Opening Remarks
Prof. Luiza Campos
University College London
Dec ’23
Invited speaker
Enhancing Capabilities of Engineering safety practices by using emerging technology in sanitation infrastructure
Prof. Rania Aburamadan
Applied Sciences Private University, Jordan
Dec ’23
Invited speaker
Development of appropriate technologies for safe water in developing countries
Prof. Tomoaki Itayama
Nagasaki University, Japan
Dec ’23
Students activity
Mobile latrine research and schematic design
Objectives
Literature review on mobile latrines: conduct a literature review of similar cases (of other places in the world) and what has been done and designed to tackle the issue of providing sanitation access to displaced poverty pockets.
Proposed Prototype Design/ Mobile Latrine Type for Poverty Pockets in Jordan: based on the provided baseline assessment and your acquired knowledge of the context of this project’s targeted area, provide recommendations on the modality of the mobile latrine’s design taking into consideration the sanitation value chain. The proposed modality shall consider state of the art materials and techniques available for use in sanitary facilities to ease maintenance issues.
Outcomes
Each student developed a literature review analysis regarding the current sanitation situation in different cases studies, for example: Indira Camp Part-II in Barapulla, India, Vietnam and Nepal.
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