This detailed brief looks at the availability of communal water and sanitation services across 6 informal settlements in Mangaung and asks residents what their interim sanitation needs are.
This detailed brief looks at the availability of communal water and sanitation services across 6 informal settlements in Mangaung and asks residents what their interim sanitation needs are.
Asivikelane mapped broken communal flush toilets, taps and standpipes across 10 informal settlements to determine the extent of damaged infrastructure. We share this information with the metro to help improve access to water and sanitation and make recommendations for fault reporting mechanisms.
Ventilated Improved Pit Toilets are a critical intervention to ensure that residents in informal settlements have access to dignified and safe sanitation. Asivikelane recommends which policies are needed to provide for the lifespan of these toilets, how to repair and maintain them and when and how they should be decommissioned.
Asivikelane Western Cape #13 Sanitation availability has improved in Knysna and Stellenbosch. But communal toilets are not accessible to everyone, and residents urge municipalities to improve sanitation access, hygiene and safety.
Asivikelane #35 Data exposes the hot spots where basic services need attention, and celebrates the good news where services have improved.
Asivikelane Western Cape #6 calls on Knysna and Stellenbosch municipalities to step up basic services, especially the provision and cleaning of communal toilets.
In this final Asivikelane WC report for 2021, informal settlement residents have yet again urged local government to listen and respond to their urgent pleas for safer and more hygienic sanitation. Communities are saying that they have practical, short-term solutions that are simple for government to implement; yet able to drastically improve dignified sanitation for all.
For this edition of Asivikelane #23, we ask informal settlement residents themselves what sanitation they need.
Asivikelane WC release #7 In this month’s Asivikelane Western Cape report, informal settlement residents are sending a clear message – their communities are not safe, the shared toilets are dirty and poorly located and the lack of public lighting puts them at risk of being assaulted.
The first 100 days after elections are crucial. Asivikelane #22 looks at what new municipalities should focus on to improve basic services in informal settlements.
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7925, Cape Town
+27 21 447 0019
info@asivikelane.org
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