Training Curricula and Materials Development
In its effort to develop the capacity of project stakeholders and beneficiaries, the organization has rich experience in the development of training materials in the form of manuals and handouts, leaflets and other brochures. It always builds on its archive of training materials by adding state of the art technologies that meet local, national and international standards. Some of these materials include manuals for training of Latrine artisans, Sanimart Operators/attendants, Water Board & WATSAN members, Environmental Health Assistants (EHAs) and District Water and Sanitation Teams (DWSTs). The rest are School Health Committee members, School based Health Coordinators, Water Point vendors and caretakers among a number of them.
Design of Innovative Technologies
NHance has always striven to be abreast with state of the art technologies in the environmental sanitation sector. The company has in its archive a wide range of technologies for the management of both liquid and solid waste. It has developed management ladders for both liquid and solid waste in all the streams of both liquid and solid waste management. Specifically there are varieties of innovative designs of toilet technologies that can be used in any environmental and socio-economic setting as in rural, small towns and cities in Ghana and other parts of the sub region. For the promotion and acquisition of household toilets the organization is also well equipped in the design of Sanitation Markets (SaniMarts). In the area of solid waste there are also designs of intermediate (Transfer) stations with concrete platforms to receive various forms of skip containers. In all these designs NHance has always maintained a high quality of standard and also factors in affordability issues by incorporating in the designs local materials as much as possible but at the same time without compromising on the safety of the facilities. The company is also a strong proponent of sustainable waste management and especially greener production and consumption patterns. It therefore considers nothing as waste but a resource by adopting the “3 Rs” (Reduction, Reuse and Recycling) of waste management.
Capacity Building for District based and other professionals in Water Supply and Environmental sanitation.
In the area of capacity building NHance has professionals with several years experience in training community based groups in especially operation and maintenance of either their constructed or installed Water supply or their sanitation facilities. Among the several groups of people and committees that are normally trained are Latrine artisans, Sanimart Operators/attendants, Water Board & WATSAN members, Environmental Health Assistants (EHAs) and District Water and Sanitation Teams (DWSTs). The rest are School Health Committee members, School based Health Coordinators, latrine artisans among a number of them. The organization is well versed in various training tools and always try to use the most appropriate ones depending on the profile of the trainees and other participants.
Construction Supervision
In the area of sanitation NHance staff has been supervising the construction and rehabilitation of both household and institutional toilets. The types include Water Closets with Septic Tanks, Aqua Privies, Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines and the Kumasi Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines. The institutional toilets are normally constructed by contractors whiles the household latrines are normally constructed by community based latrine artisans. The organization also supervises the construction of SaniMarts (A sanitation market showing varieties of different household toilets) and Transfer Stations for solid waste collection.