At a Glance

Organization

Local Solutions

Active In

Mongolia

Cause

Public Health

SDGs

• SDG 6
• SDG 10
• SDG 17

Support Starts

2023

Support Ongoing
THE MISSION
"Towards a Mongolia where everyone has access to safe and secure toilets"
THE ISSUES

Hazardous Toilets: A Risk to Health and Economy

600,000
households use open-pit latrine toilets in Mongolia
200-270
deaths by toilet-borne diseases each year (diahrrea and hepatitis)
5-8
children fall into pit-latrines each year
88%
of land in Ulaanbatar are polluted due to open-pit toilets
WHAT THEY DO

Changing Attitudes, Changing Toilets

Breaking the taboo and induce change

The word Jorlon in Mongolian, meaning “toilet,” strongly carries negative social and cultural connotations. Due to the strong associations with its negative outcomes, it is rarely used in daily conversations, and even in official documents and advertisements. In order to break the taboo Oyuna launched the “Let’s Change Our Toilets” campaign in 2017. The campaign consisted of: publishing a book showcasing toilet technologies suitable for Mongolia, toilet businesses, and examples of civil involvement in sanitation policies; as well as a nationwide workshop to emphasize the necessity of embracing discussions and actions concerning toilets to transform people’s awareness and behavior.

Providing an affordable and sustainable solution

As a result of the nationwide tour, 99.9% of participants voted to use dry toilets. Through extensive research on design, affordability, and effectiveness to change household toilets, urine diverting Biolan Simplett toilet was determined to be the most optimal solution. It is waterless, energy efficient*, odorless, and considerably cheaper than alternative options in the market.

*A dry toilet is energy efficient as it does not require a pipe to connect to the grid, and any parallel heating pipe to keep the urine and blackwater from freezing during winter.

OUR SUPPORT

To Be Determined

To Be Determined

Earth Company began its support for Oyuna and the Local Solutions team by holding a meeting to review the organization’s business overview, future plans, and operational challenges. We are currently engaging in detailed discussions to develop a targeted support plan for the next two and a half years.

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Our Journey with Oyuna

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