For Immediate Release
February 26, 2018
LIXIL Corporation

LIXIL to Provide UN-Habitat with Sanitation Facilities forKalobeyei Refugee Settlement
LIXIL’s Green Toilet System to help improve sanitation and self-reliance for refugees and host communities
Tokyo, Japan – LIXIL Corporation (LIXIL), a global leader in the housing and buildings industry,
announced today it has been awarded a contract by UN-Habitat to provide its Green Toilet System – awaterless and sustainable sanitation solution - for the Kalobeyei refugee settlement in Turkana County,Kenya. Designed for areas without access to water and sewage systems, the Green Toilet System will
improve access to clean and safe toilets in the settlement and help refugees become more economically
self-reliant by converting waste into fertilizer for crops.

A panorama of the Kalobeyei settlement in Northern Kenya (Source: Takeshi Kuno)

There are currently 38,000 displaced people living in the Kalobeyei settlement. Every year, the influx ofrefugees into Turkana County continues with many coming from neighboring South Sudan. While mostrefugee camps in Kenya are designed to only temporarily deal with emergencies, displacement in theregion has now carried on for over two decades. The Kalobeyei refugee settlement aims to provide alonger-term solution by promoting the economic self-reliance and social integration of refugees,
reducing the burden of hosting refugees and enabling local communities to also participate more
equitably in the hosting process.
Supported by the Government of Japan, UN-Habitat partnered with UNHCR and the Turkana County
Government in Kenya in 2016 to promote the development of community-based, sustainable
livelihoods and climate-resilient infrastructure in the settlement. The partnership is now piloting
sustainable urbanization strategies, including for sanitation.
“Our approach at Kalobeyei is based on a participatory process that involves the local government andlocal communities, helping us create more sustainable solutions. We are now also working with privatesector companies, such as LIXIL, to implement innovative technologies adapted to local conditions andfor the benefit of both refugees and host communities. Through this broader approach, we believe that
we can provide inhabitants with not just a place to live, but also help them achieve more sustainable
livelihoods.” said Yuka Terada, Programme Management Officer of UN Habitat.
The Green Toilet System offers a recycling-based system to treat waste. The toilet separates solid andliquid waste, enabling maintenance workers to collect the waste from tanks and transport it to atreatment facility. Once turned into fertilizer and soil conditioner, it can be used for farming. The Green
Toilet System also requires no water to transport human waste, circumventing the need for a traditional
sewage system while protecting groundwater from contamination. LIXIL has worked on the researchand development of the Green Toilet System since 2008, and conducted pilot tests in Kenya incooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The Green Toilet System separates liquid and solid waste to prepare it for safe treatment and conversion into
fertilizer for crops. Solid waste is treated using an aerobic composting technology, while liquid waste is treatedusing a method developed by an environmental organization in Japan, BMW Technology Association Inc.

LIXIL plans to install Green Toilet System washrooms and a human waste treatment facility in theKalobeyei settlement by the end of March 2018. It will implement a training program to ensure thesefacilities will be properly maintained and can be managed by the local community.
Junichi Goto, Head of the Social Sanitation Initiatives Department at LIXIL, commented: “Ensuring accessto safe sanitation is a pressing issue, and based on the successful research and development of ourGreen Toilet System, we are committed to working with UN-Habitat on implementing a sustainable
solution for the Kalobeyei refugee settlement. We will continue to leverage our expertise and resources
to further innovate sustainable, scalable measures to make a meaningful difference.”
Worldwide, 2.3 billion people do not have adequate access to sanitation. LIXIL aims to provide safe
sanitation for 100 million additional people by the end of 2020, contributing to the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goal for 2030: ensure availability and sustainable management of water andsanitation for all.
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materials and housing equipment to the operation of home centers and a network of homebuilding franchises, andcomprehensive real estate service. LIXIL Group Corporation posted ¥1.79 trillion in consolidated sales in FYE March 2017.

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