This do-it-yourself guide co-published by the Global Water Initiative provides step-by-step instruction on building simple pit latrines. It was designed for use at the individual household level to assist families in West Africa who have already decided to build their own latrines.

The goal of the guide is to ensure that users will be satisfied with their new latrines so they will permanently abandon the practice of open air defecation.  To learn more about this resource and others like it, click here.