Improving Water and Sanitation in Rural Namibian Communities: A Baseline Assessment on Odendaal Farms and Development of - Community-Integrated Implementation

Kesseli, Samuel James; McCorry, Mary Clare; Boutin, Valerie Anne; Butler, Caitlin Elyse

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Improving Water and Sanitation in Rural Namibian Communities: A Baseline Assessment on Odendaal Farms and Development of - Community-Integrated Implementation

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Groundwater contamination poses a risk to Namibian farming communities. Our goal was to analyze and improve water quality and sanitation on Odendaal farms in southern Namibia. Through interviews with farmers, meetings with local experts, and water tests, we established a baseline with social and environmental components. In collaboration with communities, we organized an approach to improve water and sanitation, and piloted a dry sanitation system. We created recommendations for the Desert Research Foundation to allow for continued improvement.

This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

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