Toilet is part of history of human hygiene yet, toilets have always been associated with germs and the fact that we have to clean them, the fact that unlike other body functions defecation is considered very low, appalling images of public toilets don’t help either in building the perception of a toilet as a dirty place. The Ikotoilet concept provides a different perception; that of a toilet mall and simply looks at toilets for what they are — neat solutions to social problems.
The term Ikotoilet is derived from ecological sanitation. Iko is also a Swahili word depicting existing. Ikotoilet is a facility where the users pay a small fee to meet the operational and maintenance costs of the facilities. Ikotoilets integrates other add-ons depending on viability and context in order to ensure sustainability. Iko toilet is an initiative of Ecotact Limited, an environmental development company initiated in 2007 and founded by David Kuria a Kenyan Ashoka Fellow who is also winner of The Schwab Foundation’s Africa Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2009: the first person to get such an award in sub-Saharan Africa and a 2008 winner of Global Water Challenge. The Ikotoilet has received the Ashoka recognition 2007, Global Water Challenge finalist award 2008 by the World Toilet Organisation and an inclusion into the Hall Of Fame of Sanitation.
Hi all, Ecotact has brought about a refreshing change to the Nairobi Scenery. Now it is easy and accessible for everyone to access clean toilets at affordable rates, and that too while helping conserve the environment. The Iko Toilet is a timely invention. Thank you Ecotact!
David Kuria a Kenyan Ashoka Fellow and a winner of The Schwab Foundation’s Africa Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2009: The first person to get such an award in sub-Saharan Africa. Ikotoilet is such a brilliant idea
A few years ago, going to a public toilet in Nairobi was a nightmare.Thanks to Iko Toilet,now i can easily access a clean toilet in the city.Keep up the good work.
Joy, tell me about it….now i can just pop in to powder my nose while listening to that music on my way to a date after work.
I don’t fear visiting toilet anymore because of my luggage.Iko toilet has safe place for its visitors to keep their Luggage.
Ecotact
Nice guys done, the other day had rush, they safe and can even use my laptop why i help ma self, great ideas and great minds, the change is from within not from without let us us young youths wake up and take lead this country,
thanx Ecotact,
The whole idea is a huge step for not only providing a vital basic service, but also puts NBO on the track of being one of the best managed cities in Africa…
Ikotoilet has become a relief to all in Nairobi. This was captured in video
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Ikotoilet is great!
cant quite remember how we all operated without the iko toilets.now it is part and parcel of our lives as it has made it easier to operate freely within town…thanx lots
Tell me about it Mwangi
It is a resque mission when it comes to sanitation,and its way forward is even brighter and safer with Iko toilets.
long live iko-toilets!!!
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