Anti-Epidemic Participatory Toolkit
Location: Ouagadougu, Burkina Faso
Developer: Wendinda Aubin Kaborè
Links: kaborewendinda@gmail.com presentation video (in french)
Details: A student from Burkina Faso developed an easy and cost-effective system that allows to make a Veronica bucket from ordinary plastic tanks. It’s a simple plastic tap with a screw joint which can be easily fixed on the bottom of a tank.
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Location: Sierra Leone
Developer: Girlz Empowered Sierra Leone & Le Plastics
Links: wiyonbokit@gmail.com
Details: Wi Yon Bokit is an initiative of Girlz Empowered Sierra Leone & Le Plastics to recycle and sell affordable hand washing buckets and help promote the practice of safe hand hygiene in this period of COVID-19 Pandemic. Is also possible to sponsor free distribution in vulnerable communities.
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Location: Ghana, produced and used in all countries
Developer: Dr. Veronica Bekoe, produced by several plastic factories
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Details: The Veronica bucket is a simple and popular tool for washing hands. Its popularity is due to its extreme simplicity: it is a simple bucket with a tap on the bottom, which is why there are many plastics industries that produce it in series. It is easily available in many countries even if it is not very cheap, however it can be replicated with recycled materials.
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Location: Onitsha, East state, Nigeria
Developer: local community
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Details: In Onitsha area some street traders reconverted their business in handwashing along the main roads or near the markets. Prices may vary: 20 naira for water and ordinary soap and 50 naira for water and hand sanitizer.
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Location: Rwanda
Developer: Government
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Details: As preventive action Rwanda government distributed several portable handwashing sinks in bus stations and in the main markets.
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