Composting as community development

The project in Kilifi County, Kenya, aims to construct a permanent, climate-resilient building at the RegisTree composting facility to replace the current makeshift structure. Additionally, it seeks to build multi-stall composting toilets at key public sites to reduce open defecation. The specific objectives include securing a weatherproof composting facility with a composting toilet pilot design, providing community education to reach over 1,000 people in the first year, and conducting outreach and training for hundreds more. The project also plans to construct a multi-stall composting toilet at a public site to improve public health and reduce open defecation. Based on learnings, the project will expand the composting site or toilet, expecting to serve over 250 direct users. Furthermore, it aims to produce and sell compost and larvae locally, engaging more than 21 women/workers and 500 farmers over three years.

Founded in 2009, the American NGO Building Humanity’s aims to provide varying forms of assistance to communities in need by providing safe places for living and learning, to help break the cycle of poverty around the world.