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We'll trade you cell phone minutes for your sanitization transition!

Through the use of an exchange system citizens are given the option to increase their minutes/use time of their cell phones by signing up for a sanitization project. The sanitation project offers counseling, materials able to create a sanitized environment for their latrine, and follow-up consultation with regards to disposal. As stated in the facts, the local citizens are very fond of their electronic products. Also according to ghanaweb.com not only are the locals but the government is also using cell phones to inform their citizens, to include SMS messaging farmers of current market knowledge. By using the cell phone market as a driver of the program many more citizens will be interested.


The first part of the program counseling offers a simple and easy instruction on what germs and bacteria are and how they affect the daily lives. Using a short-style format the instructors of these counseling sessions would allow for interaction from the attendees, hopefully increasing interest in sanitization.


The second part of the program allows the citizens the chance to own a toilet for themselves. The design of these toilets would be like that of the porcelain equivalent but would use plastic like the buckets that most are using currently. Along the transition process sanitization consultants would assist in any issues the citizens were having installing, using, and maintaining.


The third and far from last step is the follow-up. By following up with each house and allowing for more increased input the group administering the program would be able to manipulate the program to better fit the needs of the citizens.


The program above allows for citizens to gain not only by health reasons but also through the use of their cell phones. The program would hopefully have a good “viral” affect on the other citizens that see their neighbors attaining better health, allowing for an increase in usage of the program along with education of sanitization for all.

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