On 10/09/19 19:32, Bob Kerr via HOT wrote:
Thank you for posting to the tagging list, I have now joined that list too
To clarify Open Defecation Areas ODA are usually piles of rubbish in
unused spaces, they can be very large like a rubbish pit or small like
an abandoned doorway. They regularly get cleared but start up again.
Women are particularly vulnerable and sometimes use plastic bags to go
in then throw the bags in an ODA. ODAs are an indication that a proper
dry toilet is needed.
So, like a rubbish transfer station?
Wikipedia suggests "defecating outside (in the open environment) rather
than into a toilet. People may choose fields, bushes, forests, ditches,
streets, canals or other open space for defecation"
What I picture for the words "Open Defecation Area" is a farmers field
being used by the farmers family to defecate in. That I am aware of.
I am not aware of ODAs in urban situations. If the two are different
then possibly they should have two different tags?
The farmers field has no transfer, where as the urban one does?
DTA- Defecation Transfer Area??? These probably would not be moved as
frequently - similar to a rubbish bin?
If they move frequently or are difficult to map due to a tenancy to hide
them perhaps the area could be tagged as
'sanitation=defecation_transfer_area', compared to say
'sanitation=sewer', 'sanitation=septic_tank' or 'sanitation=night_soil' etc.
A map would allow local communities to understand the problem in their
area. The inspiration from the 1854 broad street pump
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1854_Broad_Street_cholera_outbreak
Is one of mappings greatest successes.
WatSan probably stands for Water/Sanitation
I think that is redundant information then. The word 'defecation'
implies sanitation.
I also stated 850 million practice Open Defication in 10 different
locations, but that was my guesstimate.
I hope we can do this I think it will have a strong impact.
Read details of ODA from unicef
https://www.unicef.org/wash/files/UNICEF_Game_plan_to_end_open_defecation_2018.pdf
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