Main activities carried out to ensure a complete loop that leads to the increased uptake of sanitation systems includes:
• Demand generation through the sanitation marketing approach
• Sanitation marketing training of community health volunteers, independent youth and other developmental professionals of all cadres (and institutionalisation through Amref University)
• Training for artisans (masons) in permanent yet cost effective sanitation system construction (training of trainers)
• Public-Private Partnerships leverage grant funding through local microfinance institutions for sanitation loans and working with savings and credit cooperatives
• Local entrepreneur training for sanitation business development
• Liaison with local governments
• Pilot on the safe reuse of human waste as a soil conditioner
Capacity developmentMarket developmentRural areasPublic awareness, advocacy and civil society engagement Operation, maintenance and sustainable servicesSpecific to one or several countriesToilets or urinals (user interface)Enabling environment and institutional strengtheningDutch governmentOther funding source or unspecifiedPeri-urbanRuralInternational NGO
Kenya
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