Research Studies

•  "Evaluation of the inclusion of gender issues in the productive sanitation project in Aguié" - NANA/BOUDA K. Catherine, Sociologist CREPA-Siège and ABDOUL KADER Timbo, Sociologist, CREPA-Niger. February 2010. [French only - PDF 1.54MB]

•  "Taste and appearance study of crops produced using urea and sanitized urine" - Mahamane SALE [French only - PDF: 1.64MB]

•  "Urine application guideline in the agricultural context of Niger" - Moussa BARAGE [French only - PDF: 734KB]

Capitalization notes (only in French). Three main capitalization notes were compiled to capture the learning during the project:

• Capitalization note 1 : Introducing productive sanitation in Aguié (PDF: 2.19MB)

• Capitalization note 2: Agronomic results (PDF: 2.00MB)

• Capitalization note 3: PS approach in the villages - Socio-Tech components (PDF: 1.64MB)

Policy document: One part of the project concerned the policy situation in Niger in relation to productive sanitation, both from an agricultural and a sanitation perspective. Therefore a study was commissioned to Patrick Bracken, independent consultant, to capture the current situation and identify obstacles and potentials for productive sanitation to become part of national politics in Niger:

• Suggestions for Change to Facilitate the Use of Productive Sanitation in the Niger Context – Learning from the Aguié Experience and a Starting Point for a Policy Dialogue (PDF: 257kb)

Productive sanitation guide for the mayor (Guide d’Assainissement Productif pour le Maire) (only in French):

With the decentralization process in Niger, the mayor is the main responsible for sanitation on his territory. In discussions with the local stakeholders in Aguié it was decided that a Productive Sanitation guide for the mayors would be a useful tool to develop during the project. The guide was developed by the independent consultant Mr Mamane Barage in collaboration with CREPA Niger, SEI and local experts in Niger.

The target groups are mayors and development agents working with municipalities. It gives basic notions on productive sanitation and some orientation on implementation methodology. The guide proposes a process of introducing productive sanitation in a municipality and also the legal framework that should accompany a new sanitation system – where the focus is not on technology, but on function. The main emphasis of the legal framework should be on the treatment and reuse of human excreta.  

• Guide des maires sur l’assainissement productif dans le contexte de la décentralisation au Niger (PDF: 1.06MB)

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