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BOTA(Boresha Tanzania)

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Open Defecation.

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Problem Statement : Open Defecation Reporting

Solution/s:

Developing an SMS based reporting system through which a person can report on the presence of open defecation problem at a certain locality. How will it work?We have created an algorithm that will be able to understand the text message in such a way that the first word of the text will be used to identify location of the area where the action is spotted. The second part will consist of the report content i.e. the open defecation action.

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Target Beneficiares and how to reach them

Target Beneficiary Mode of reaching them

Community Public Awareness Campaign gulios,religious centres,

traditional dances groups, peer education, leaders focus group

discussionGovernment Providing them the system for

free that will be simple and user friendly for rural people

Private sector Conducting Seminars for environmental and sanitation

related matters

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•Why will people use this solution?

It is efficient (Less time consumption(Quick reporting), the only effort needed is to text and the service is free ). This will in turn help to save lives, increase economic stability (wont go to hosp, time for production)

Users of the system will be given incentives

Desire to eradicate the problem

Alternative being used at present on reporting open defecation involves; Members of the community reporting to their ‘Mjumbe’ (ten-cell unit leaders) who then follows a long procedure until the problem is addressed.

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How to reach a number of significant people affected?

Massive Public Awareness campaigns through community radios, TV and posters.