I. Experimental project in Ivory Coast in a school

      a. Place: Ivory Coast / Toumodi / School of Assounvoué
      b. Partners involved:

• International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC),
• National Society of the Ivorian Red Cross (CRCI),
• Ivorian Department of Sanitation and Drainage (DAD),

     c. Duration of the pilot project   3 months, from September 2013 to December 2013   With further subsequent evaluations carried out in May 2015, and March 2017
      c. Results attested by

• The National General Secretary of the CRCI: Dr. Nanan Kouadio, in May 2015,
• The National WASH Manager of the CRCI: Jean-Claude Guede, in March 2017.

II. Initial situation before project start

• Number of users: 350 students a day,
• Volume of the pit: 12 m3
• 1 to 2 de-sludging operations per year,
• Strong presence of bad smells and flies, inside and around the latrine

III. Results from the assessment since October 2013 up to March 2017

• No accumulation of faecal sludge,
• Total absence of odour,
• No fly presence inside or outside the latrine,
• A presence of water of about 5cm in the pit.

IV. Conclusion
Since the end of the pilot project in December 26, 2013 (date of last seeding):

• The pit has always remained stable, i.e. 0 cm of faecal sludge,
• Total absence of smell and flies,
• Very small volume of water in the pit,
• No more de-sludging operation since October 2013 with a total coast saving of €600