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Are Communal Tiger Worm Toilets a sustainable option for camps?

Dr Claire Furlong and Lucy Polson

April 11th, 2019 Humanitarian, WASH Impact Series, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

We tested Communal Tiger Worm Toilets in challenging conditions in Myanmar, and evaluated their sustainability. The ‘Tiger Team’ talk us through their findings. As increasing numbers of people are living …

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Tiger worms – a picture is worth a thousand words

Pier Donati

April 27th, 2018 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

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Sustainable emergency sanitation – no longer a pipe dream!

Lucy Polson

November 16th, 2017 General, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

How do you install safe and sustainable toilets in crowded refugee camps which are on boggy or rocky ground? We might have the answer. For World Toilet Day Lucy Polson …

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Tiger worms: the little sanitation engineers

Mee Mee Htun

August 24th, 2017 Humanitarian, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Could tiger worms be the answer to some of the challenges of providing toilets in refugee and displaced people camps? Oxfam is conducting a pilot project to find out, working …

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Podcast – Tiger worms: An innovative solution to sanitation

Angus McBride

March 22nd, 2017 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

The Oxfam Podcast: Humanitarian learning In the first of our new podcast series on humanitarian learning, we’re diving into the world of tiger worms. Oxfam’s Sophie Mack Smith talks to Angus …

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A tiger worm found in mud, Ethiopia.

Tigers in the toilet

Angus McBride

November 18th, 2016 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Could the Tiger Toilet be a long lasting sanitation solution for refugee camps? We think it could be. anitation is a huge priority for Oxfam as we seek cost effective, …

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