Neglected Voices, Neglected Diseases: Igniting Youth Driven Innovation in Sanitation Solutions for Maasai Pastoralists

Worldwide, 1.1 billion people practice open defecation, resulting in diarrheal diseases – a leading cause of death among children under five.  This is a major problem among rural Tanzania’s Maasai people.  This project will engage and train local youth and community members in scientific data collection to guide development of locally conceived, implemented and evaluated sanitation solutions to open defecation.