After incidents of learners falling into pit latrines and drowning in school, a research conducted by WRC demonstrated that these incidents are connected to the lack of proper management of the sanitation infrastructure, restricted technical options for rural schools which are mostly latrine toilets, and user behaviour challanges. In an attempt to eradicate unnecessary deaths and improve sanitation facilities in school, Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) initiative was launched which aims to replace latrine structures with new models that take into account the shortages of water-energy. The innovators need to be directed by the data that define the operational limitations for rural school sanitation. The aim of the this project is to provide scientific support for the design and operation of school sanitation facilities by quantifying the volumes and/or mass of the urine and faeces generated, and by qualitative analysis of the excreta streams produced through characterisation of the physico-chemical, thermal and biological properties of faeces and urine.