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Development cooperation

Example: Capacity Development for Ecological Sanitation in Bhutan

Together with local partners and the WHO, seecon international carries out a project for the introduction of ecological sanitation (ecosan) in the small Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. This project aims to pilot alternative sustainable sanitation solutions, with the long-term goal of mainstreaming ecosan in Bhutan. Many places in Bhutan lack an adequate sanitary infrastructure and there is only little knowledge on sustainable systems. The starting point of the project was thus a seecon training course for Bhutanese Government Officials, where they got to know the ecosan concept and its implementation. With ecosan solutions, the people in Bhutan – which are mainly farmers – do not only get hygienic toilets, but can also reuse much needed ecosan-compost as a fertiliser on their fields, and can achieve much higher yields. In the meantime, more than 40 ecosan toilets in four different districts of Bhutan have been adapted to local conditions and are now in use. 

> WHO report (pdf, 7.05 MB) on the ecosan course conducted by seecon and local partners

Example: Brick production in Banda Aceh (Indonesia)

Large quantities of bricks were needed during the reconstruction phase after the devastating tsunami at the end of 2004 in Banda Aceh. Bricks are the preferred building material in this area. However, a huge amount of energy is needed for their production. This energy demand is commonly covered by burning wood, which is collected from cut-down trees in nearby forests. Seecon was commissioned to conduct a study to propose options to improve the quality of the bricks and to make the production more energy efficient at the same time. It was found that by using cost-effective methods with only modest investments, energy could be saved and the quality of the bricks could be improved. Large savings are possible by converting the usual “batch“ production into a continuous process. This procedure was already developed in the Far East and could be introduced successfully in some countries of South-East Asia with financial support from Europe. The study suggests a set of quality improvements in the production process, as well switching from the batch technology to a continuous production.