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27 Jul THE CHALLENGE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN LAGOS

Posted at 10:54h in Opinion, Public Health, Sanitation and Clean Water, Sustainable Development Goals, Toilets, WASH by Cornelius Okeke 0 Comments

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A Global Concern A recent United Nations Report has posited that while developing countries are improving in areas of portable water, most especially in Sub Sahara Africa are still burdened by sanitation and waste management problems. There is no gain saying that greater percentage of the population, mainly women...

27 Jul ENDING OPEN DEFECATION IN 10 YEARS WITHOUT BUILDING FLUSH TOILETS IN NIGERIA

Posted at 10:27h in Opinion, Sustainable Development Goals, Toilets, WASH by Tolulope Adeyemo 0 Comments

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Yes you read the title right. Nigeria has 47million people practicing open defecation, one of the highest in the world. One of the targets for Sustainable development Goal 6.2 by 2030 is to end open defecation. In ending open defecation we need access to toilets and this...

13 Jul NIGERIA ON THE SDG 6 MAP- THE JOURNEY THUS FAr: (continued)

Posted at 10:12h in Opinion, Public Health, Sanitation and Clean Water, Sustainable Development Goals, WASH by Cornelius Okeke 0 Comments

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TARGET 6.5: IMPLEMENT INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UN definition: ‘’By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through trans-boundary cooperation as appropriate’’. SDG INDICATOR 6.5.1: INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT Definition: Indicator 6.5.1 is the degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0–100). This metric assesses the status of national...

03 Jul PUBLIC TOILETS: A LEVERAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT

Posted at 19:16h in Opinion, Toilets, WASH by Tolulope Adeyemo 0 Comments

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Humans will continue to use toilets so long as they eat, drink, have their digestive and bowel system functioning. But what happens when nature calls at odd and creative times? You try to find the closest place to do your business, which ideally should be...

01 Jul NIGERIA ON THE SDG 6 MAP- THE JOURNEY THUS FAR (continued)

Posted at 11:02h in Opinion, Public Health, Sanitation and Clean Water, Sustainable Development Goals, Toilets, WASH by Cornelius Okeke 0 Comments

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Target 6.2: End Open Defecation and Provide Access to Sanitation And Hygiene UN definition: ’’By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations. Safe sanitation and hygiene’’. Definition:...

22 Jun IT’S TIME TO FIGHT: RIGHT TO SAFE TOILETS

Posted at 09:43h in WASH by Tolulope Adeyemo 0 Comments

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On one of my morning rides to Obalende (an area in Lagos state), a lady got stained in the bus and she was like “I will just go to the restroom (toilet) and change”. Then I had a conversation in my mind: (1) I knew there...

27 May 8 THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT TOILET AND SANITATION

Posted at 09:51h in Opinion, Public Health, Sanitation and Clean Water, Sustainable Development Goals, WASH by Cornelius Okeke 0 Comments

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A toilet is not just a toilet. It’s a life-saver, dignity-protector and opportunity-maker. Whoever you are, wherever you are, sanitation is your human right. And yet, billions of people are being left behind, predominantly in Sub Sahara Africa. Evidently, Lagos with an over-sized population of 23 million people, struggling for space and...

26 May Recycled Waste Water And Its End Product: You just might be shocked at number 2

Posted at 23:40h in Recycle, Sanitation and Clean Water by Tolulope Adeyemo 0 Comments

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“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” -Fred Rogers, Television Personality What is Waste Water? This is any water that has been contaminated by human use. It could come from toilet flushing,bathing, washing e.t.c. Brace yourself...

20 May NIGERIA ON THE SDG 6 MAP- THE JOURNEY THUS FAR

Posted at 12:07h in Public Health, Sanitation and Clean Water, Sustainable Development Goals by Cornelius Okeke 0 Comments

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Voices around the world are demanding leadership on poverty, inequality and climate change. To turn these demands into actions, world leaders gathered on 25 September, 2015, at the United Nations in New York to adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The 2030 Agenda comprises 17 new Sustainable Development Goals...

18 May SDG 6 MAP: WHERE ARE WE IN WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE?

Posted at 12:12h in Opinion, WASH by Tolulope Adeyemo 0 Comments

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We are ten years away from the Sustainable Development Goal completion year which is 2030. And like every other goal set in organisations it is only wise to have a review and see where we are currently. Nigeria’s population is estimated to be 206,139,589 people mid...