This weblog is about a student research and design project

Dear visitor, this weblog tells the story of a research project in 2009. It does not represent the actual current infrastructure solutionsfor the Peepoo bag in Kibera. For up to date information, please visit www.Peepoople.com

“Kibera, an anonymous life”

Dear reader,

Although this blog isn’t updated that often anymore, there has been some development. Although it has nothing to directly with the Peepoo bag, somehow it can be called a cause of that project.

Christopher Makau, the guy who helped us in the slum has written down his stories about living in the slum. These stories accompanied with pictures is assembled as the book called “Kibera, an anonymous life”. Chris, in cooperation with our team sponsored by Simavi, Aqua for all and Peepoople have worked for several months to make this happen.

If you liked our blog, and you found the posts interesting we can certainly recommend to buy this book. It will explain the live in the slum for the point of view of an inhabitant of Kibera.

This book can be bought at the webshop of “waterforum” a Dutch shop where they ask you to send your name and address to the following e-mail address: webvoordeel@novaforum.net
For a small price of € 9,80 (€7,- for the book and €2,80 for transport costs) you can have this book and help at the same time Chris to go back to study! (the full €7,- will benefit Chris!)

Good luck and thank you for reading and following our blog!

Spin-off toilet idea is prize winner!

During the stay in Kenia the project team came up with many ideas to tackle the sanitation problem in urban slum areas. One of the ideas was to create cardboard plug-in toilets to make use of currently unused pit latrines. During the World Water Day in Amsterdam the team received the jury and the audience award! (the article is only in Dutch unfortunately…)

http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/30/ECONOMIE/article/detail/285890/2010/03/25/Eerste-prijs-voor-kartonnen-toilet.dhtml

Description and result of the contest:

http://www.battleofconcepts.nl/battledetails.aspx?m=1&t=2&i=4&bid=108

the end is the start of something bigger

The results of this project are there, but the real challenge starts for Peepoople right now! The design team hopes that the proposals for the Product Service System and the products to manage the after-usage stage (“The Collector Starters Kit”) are used in the implementation. All the best from Delft!

The Collector Starters Kit: box, bag, outfit (with key) and reinforced wheelbarrow.

And a small reminder as a bonus: don’t forget to watch our sleeping experience in Kibera as well! (the embedding in WordPress now finally works

another media update

From the front page of the “Technologie Krant” an short news flash about our project from 6-11-2009. Check the media tab!

more media!

A follow-up article in Dutch newspaper! Check the “media” tab!

Media

Article in the TU newspaper

(unfortunately the article is not reflecting the facts and our feelings on the project…)