2017 - 2018 Grey Water treatment by ozone Grey Water treatment in houses, small companies, residential buildings, and reuse it for domestic purposes.
When the well is dry, we will know the worth of water. Water is the driving force of all nature no one can deny that. Global warming is doing a great job consuming earth’s water over and above the rapid growing in population, for those reasons extreme poverty is growing larger each day, so all eyes focuses on new ways to supply earth’s water. Jordan now […]
2012 - 2015 Wave generation in subsurface aeration system and self-powered mixer, power reclamation system: New era in wastewater treatment To increase the Standard Oxygen Transfer Efficiency (SOTE) in aeration tank without increasing the power required to pump air into aeration tanks
First era in wastewater aeration process was before energy crises in 1970’s. The energy cost was not an issue back then, aeration process was depending mainly on coarse bubble aeration, large air compressors and low complexity and maintenance system. Second Era in wastewater treatment was after the 1970’s, were fine bubble was introduced as a method improving aeration efficiency. Fine bubble aeration system is still […]
2018 - 2019 Eco-natural model for wastewater treatment: innovative ecological design treatment approach for the reuse of wastewater in the Western Desert of Egypt An innovative project for improving the quality of life in the western desert of Egypt
1- Conduct a survey on Bahariya Oasis features, including population, topography, water resources, soil components, local materials, solar radiation, etc. 2- Analyze the collected data using multivariate analysis tools. 3- Design the innovative treatment units based on the Egyptian laws and regulation for reuse. 4- Use local materials and human resources for the construction of the proposed treatment system. 5- Operate the treatment system for zero-liquid discharge and zero […]
2015 An online social marketplace for sustainable development To connect vetted community-based workers with households, companies and organizations covering their everyday need
Anamehani.com is a social labor marketplace aims to connect vetted community-based workers with households, companies and organizations covering their everyday need. The business also aims to provide freelance laborers (professional and otherwise) with employment opportunities in many different fields such as plumbing, welding, painting, decor, electrical engineering, gardening and many others; and provide them a space to cultivate professional networks and experience. Aanamehani.com comes to play […]
2011 - 2014 Food Security Thematic Programme in favour of the oPt (occupied Palestinian Territories) Anzah village and Biet Dajan produce more food through sustainable and safe use of reclaimed wastewater
1. Construction of 2 centralized (communal) wastewater treatment plants, 2. Construction of 62 onsite grey water treatment plants, 3. Construction of 20.6 km of sewer line networks, this include, 4. Supply & install irrigation networks & fittings, this include, 5. Awareness and Capacity building.
2015 - 2016 Construction of interim wastewater network in Za'atari Camp, Jordan To ensure that all household wastewater sources are connected to the Waste Water network and compatible with the future Main Waste Water Network
The Interim Wastewater Network (WWN) project consists of: - the conception and designing of the principles for the WWN, - the designing of the WWN as clusters, - the procurement and installation of the PRC tanks (pre-casted concrete tanks), - installing lateral pipelines from the household to the PRC tank), - installing solid-free pipelines from the PRC tanks to the existed steel tanks, - casting and installing inspection chambers (ICs), - […]
2012 - 2014 Projet Communautaire pour l'Accès à l'Eau (In French: Community project for access to water) Testing of three types of ventilated dry toilet systems
Sandec managed the testing of three types of ventilated dry toilet systems which all have two chambers or vaults for the collection and degradation/dehydration of faecal matter and a soak pit for the infiltration of the liquid fraction of excreta as well as household greywater.
2017 - 2017 WASH in Emergencies To support Swiss Humanitarian Aid on WASH in emergencies
Eawag/Sandec gives support to Swiss Humanitarian Aid on WASH in emergencies.
2017 - 2017 Rural sanitation for Tunisia - Programme Eau Kasserine To ssist SDC in developing rural sanitation solutions for their Kasserine Water Programme
Assist SDC in developing rural sanitation solutions for their Kasserine Water Programme, focusing on onsite wastewater treatment and reuse.
2010 - 2015 ESRISS: Egyptian-Swiss Research on Innovations in Sustainable Sanitation To develop decision-making tools and strategies for the scaling up of small-scale sanitation systems
ESRISS is a Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) funded research project at Sandec that dealt with the sanitation planning gap in Nile Delta villages which cannot be connected to large centralised treatment plants. The five-year research project (Mai 2010 - April 2015), in partnership with the Egyptian Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW), aimed at developing decision-making tools and strategies for the […]
2012 - 2017 Handy Wash Tap Handwashing Device for the Promotion of Hand Hygiene
The first prototype was field tested with refugee populations in Liberia and Kenya to assess its suitability at both household and communal levels. Following this study, the device was modified and field trialled a second time in South Sudan. The South Sudan study looked specifically at the device’s durability at the communal level where it was most likely to be exposed to a significant number […]
2017 - 2020 WASH in Schools (at secondary schools in Bangladesh) Development and demonstration of a comprehensive WASH in schools model at secondary schools in Bangladesh, and promotion of an inclusive WASH learning environment for girl students at secondary schools in 2 upazilas.
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools is integral to the educational experience, the development of intellectual abilities and the sound health of a student. This is particularly crucial for adolescent girls in secondary school, who have to deal with menstruation in school settings ill-equipped to provide girls with the knowledge, facilities and privacy needed during this time. WASH in Schools project is designed to […]
2015 - 2018 Tokke Kutaye Woreda and Babich Town WASH project (Ethiopia) Improving access to WASH facilities in communities, schools and health facilities. Capacity building of the government woreda and town WASH teams for sustainability and scaling up of services.
Toke Kutaye and Babich WASH project is a three year (2015/16-17/18) initiative. WaterAid is implementing the project in Toke Kutaye Woreda (district), Chelia Woreda and Babich Town, all within West Shew Zone of Oromia Regional State. WaterAid aims to improve community livelihoods by increasing access to safe water, improved sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and promoting community based water resource management (CBWRM) practices to ensure that WASH […]
2016 - 2019 Using EcoSan toilets for enhanced health in Bugesera District (Rwanda) Piloting EcoSan toilets in 2 communal villages
This project pilots EcoSan toilets in 2 communal villages. These are ‘model villages’ from which the technology will be promoted for replication. The compost is used as fertiliser in order to improve agricultural production. Activities include: • Training local technicians in the building and maintenance of Ecosan toilets. • Conducting the community process of identifying initial beneficiaries. • Training local technicians in hygiene promotion. • Identifying 113 […]
2017 - 2017 Improving public toilets to serve human dignity and better public health (cities of Dhaka and Chittagong) Promoting a new era of public-private partnership and establishing a sustainable management model
Community toilets in the cities of Dhaka and Chittagong (Bangladesh) are showing serious signs of negligence and are not well managed. This innovative project is promoting a new era of public-private partnership and establishing a sustainable management model. 1. Construction of 1 toilet blockwith an inclusive design and handwashing facilities. 2. Renovation of 3 toilet blocks incorporate an inclusive design and handwashing facilities. […]
2017 - 2018 User interface of the blue diversion toilet To support development of an improved source separating dry toilet user interface for sitting and squatting toilets for family use in developing countries
Our goal is to develop urine-diverting dry toilets for sitting and squatting that can be flushed. Hereby the challenge is to differentiate between urine source separation and water separation. We focus on universal design, meaning that needs of women, children and people with limited mobility are included in the design process.
2017 Inodoros Ecologicos -Dealer for Spain and Portugal New Website to retail composting toilet and greywater filters in Spain and Portugal
The new website in the Spanish language is http://www.inodorosecologicos.com/ . The website was launched in May 2017 and through this site we can provide the same service as we do in the UK and Ireland with Toilet Revolution.
2016 - 2018 Pee Power (Urine-tricity) Project To support the field testing of Microbial Fuel Cell toilets
To support the field testing of Microbial Fuel Cell toilets in order to demonstrate their potential for wider deployment and application in humanitarian contexts
2017 - 2020 Faecal Sludge Management - Small Towns Project (Bangladesh) A municipality-led approach to mitigate the FSM challenges of small towns in two municipalities in Bangladesh. Research and technology development on the treatment and re-use of human and solid waste as an organic co-composting products.
Bangladesh has achieved remarkable success in reducing the open defecation rate from 34 percent in 1990 to one percent in 2015. The increase in sanitation coverage using septic tanks and pit latrines over last two decades means sludge volume from waste water discharge has increased. The reliance on on-site sanitation without any proper treatment options for faecal sludge leads to open dumping of human and […]
2016 - 2018 Development of a flow through Fentons reactor for the elimination of Helminth Ova To develop technology which can decontaminate domestic wastewater on-site by killing parasite eggs
To develop technology for use in the developing world which can decontaminate domestic wastewater on-site by killing parasite eggs
