DCAM Benin - Ecological management of faecal sludge and valorization of by-products in Benin To provide a hygienic and durable solution to the practices of indiscrimate disposal of faecal sludge in Parakou
WASTE advisers on urban environment and development
WASTE
Access to sanitation continues to be a major problem in Parakou, Benin, where a significant proportion of the population continues to lack access to basic sanitation facilities (mainly pit latrines). In addition, Parakou lacks comprehensive sanitation services, as in most cases the faecal sludge collected usually ends up being dumped. This project is essentially aimed at testing a model of financing the operation of an Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant through the valorisation of the by-products coming from the treatment of faecal sludge through the production of fish.
Activities of WASTE:
• Advise on design and construction faecal sludge treatment plant in Parakou
• Advice on production and marketing of co-compost
• Monitor fry (small fish) production and sales
• Advise on the business plan for the scaling up of the project
Mission
Goals & objected impact: (1) Provide a hygienic and durable solution to the practices of indiscrimate disposal of faecal sludge in Parakou, through pilot-scale development experience that will allow not only to mobilise all data for the sizing of a treatment on a large scale, but also to define the optimal conditions of treatment of faecal sludge from pit latrines. (2) Test and pilot a funding model for the ecological management of faecal sludge and the valorisation of by-products. The main financial incentives is the valuation of by-products: phytoplankton, zooplankton, co-compost, and fish.Approach
Partners: DCAM Bethesda Benin, ViaWaterAnswer questions about the project
Lauren Pope
lpope@waste.nl
Filter / Tags
Food security and productive sanitationSpecific to one or several countriesTreatment of faecal sludgeResource recovery Faecal sludge treatment processesDutch governmentFaeces or faecal sludgeFertiliserProtein for animal food OtherInternational NGO
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Benin
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