Multidimensional Benefits of Improved Sanitation: Evaluating 'PEE POWER®' in Kisoro, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorJiseon, You
dc.contributor.authorChad, Staddon
dc.contributor.authorAlan, Cook
dc.contributor.authorJames, Walker
dc.contributor.authorJess, Boulton
dc.contributor.authorWayne, Powell
dc.contributor.authorIoannis, Ieropoulos
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-16T13:49:42Z
dc.date.available2022-12-16T13:49:42Z
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.description.abstractWith 2.3 billion people around the world lacking adequate sanitation services, attention has turned to alternative service provision models. This study suggests an approach for meeting the sanitation challenge, especially as expressed in Sustainable Development Goal 6.2, using a toilet technology system, such as Pee Power® that generates electricity using diverted urine as a fuel. A field trial was carried out in a girls’ school in Kisoro, Uganda, where the generated electricity was used to light the existing toilet block. The trial was evaluated in terms of social acceptability and user experience using a multidimensional assessment protocol. The results of our assessment show that users felt safer when visiting the toilets at night. Lights provided from the technology also helped with the perceived cleanliness of the toilets. The technology was well accepted, with 97% of the respondents saying that they liked the idea of the Pee Power® technology and 94% preferring it over other facilities on site. This shows how the technology helps meet SDG target 6.2, with its particular focus on vulnerable populations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationYou, Jiseon, Chad Staddon, Alan Cook, et al. 'Multidimensional Benefits of Improved Sanitation: Evaluating 'PEE POWER®' in Kisoro, Uganda', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17/no. 7, (2020), pp. 2175.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.issnE 1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6351
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPI AGen_US
dc.subjectPee Power®; ecological sanitation; renewable energy; social acceptance; user perception; female safety; gender equality; female empowerment; sustainable development goalen_US
dc.titleMultidimensional Benefits of Improved Sanitation: Evaluating 'PEE POWER®' in Kisoro, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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