Compost Toilets for Refugee Resilience: Regenerative Sanitation in Nakivale Camp
Nakivale Refugee Camp in Uganda is facing an escalating humanitarian crisis. More than 100,000 people continue to flee violence in eastern Congo—arriving to a camp where infrastructure is already stretched beyond its limits. Inadequate sanitation puts thousands at daily risk of waterborne diseases, environmental pollution, and the long-term deterioration of living conditions. This situation reflects a global crisis: unsafe sanitation causes the deaths of 800 children every day—mostly from preventable diarrheal diseases. By 2030, nearly 3 billion people may live without access to proper toilets. In camps like Nakivale, these numbers are not just statistics—they are daily realities. But solutions exist: regenerative, affordable, and immediately effective.