Some traditional pit latrines in private households in Fada N'Gourma are not covered with a roof, what makes it disagreeable to use them during the rainy season. The other thing one can observe is that nearly all latrines are constructed the way that the rain water gets into the pit. For this reason it is important to construct a small wall around the enlarged hole to upgrade these pit latrine into a EcoSan ARA toilet (see: www.flickr.com/photos/gtzecosan/5011416763/in/set-7215762...