For six years I have served as a Director of the Board of PHLUSH
It is a great honor to have been the founding president of the non-profit and serve in that role for three years. I continue to serve on that board and am proud to be part of this respected organization. We have steadily contributed to the sanitation conversation for over a decade.
Our Mission
Through education and advocacy, PHLUSH helps local governments and citizen groups to provide equitable public restroom availability and to prepare fro a pipe-breaking seismic event with appropriate ecological toilet systems.
Our Vision
Toilet availability is a human right and well-designed sanitation systems restore health to our cities, our waters and our soils.
Title Page for PHLUSH Public Toilet Toolkit
Public Toilet Advocacy Toolkit
When I first learned about PHLUSH it was a big wake-up call to the issues we have here in the United States. Prior to this I was mostly focused on WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) issues in developing countries. PHLUSH showed me how we have a lot of work to do in our own cities and rural areas. My first big volunteer project was to help with the Public Toilet Advocacy Toolkit. Check it out here!
Blog Post Contribution https://www.phlush.org/2017/10/13/a-call-for-more-comprehensive-disaster-sanitation-preparedness/
I am happy to help you learn how you can set up a small scale ecological toileting system. Below is a video that outlines a system I maintained for two years.
In November of 2017 I served as an volunteer for the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program. My mission was to assess the sanitation systems at The Source Ecovillage in John’s Town, Jamaica. My responsibilities included consulting and hosting of a workshop. We also held a Jamaica Toilet Summit. This event brought together various stakeholders to discuss the challenges and solutions for sanitation issues across the island.
The program for the JAMAICA toilet summit
A group of attendees for the Jamaica toilet Summit
It was an honor to be hosted by Solhemar Ecovillage in Iceland in the summer of 2018. While there I was able to mentor their interns and provide insight into their eco sanitation system. One of the most rewarding things about this visit was how grateful they were to have someone give them feedback and suggestion on how to fully maximize their innovative wastewater system in their premier education facility.
