Exploring the use and adoption of urine diverting dehydration toilets in Umgababa community in eThekwini Municipality: the experiences of community members and leaders.
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2021
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Sanitation is the safe treatment and disposal of human faeces. Ensuring availability and
sustainable management of sanitation for all is part of sustainable development goalsagenda
2030. Even though the adoption and use of UDDTs is low in eThekwini Municipality, most
of these studies are quantitative in nature and have not been conducted in UMgababa
community. Therefore, this study aimed at employing qualitative methods with the aim of
exploring the problems associated with the adoption and use of UDDTs in UMgababa
community from the perspective of community members and leaders. There were 15
participants in the study. All participants were chosen purposively. They were accessed using
snowball sampling a technique that uses referrals. Semistructured
interviews and
observations were utilized to get data from all participants. All interviews were guided by
interview guide with open ended questions. The findings show that there was blame game
regarding the installation of UDDTs by Ward councilor and area coordinators. Community
members did not have an idea who was responsible for installing of the UDDTs Instead they
linked such developments to the ANC which is a leading political party in South Africa. They
also mention that they were not consulted about the UDDTs instead the development came as
an announcement from the municipality. Training received regarding the use of UDDTs
lasted for five minutes.
Community members resent the UDDTs adoption and use of UDDTs by community
members. These results show that the government uses the top-down approach in designing
interventions for the communities. These findings are important for policy makers to conduct
an impact assessment and calls for prompt action to be taken to help address the lack of
adequate adoption and use of UDDTs by the community members and ultimately improve the
wellbeing of the people.
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Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.