Structuring the fecal sludge management market for the benefit of poor households in Dakar To support the creation of a large scale, sustainable sanitation value chain in Dakar, Senegal including mechanized fecal sludge management.
The National Office for Sanitation in Senegal (ONAS) has received a $17,070,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support the creation of a large scale, sustainable sanitation value chain in Dakar, Senegal including mechanized fecal sludge management. Manual desludging is predominant in Dakar. This project aims to make hygienic fecal sludge emptying services accessible and affordable to the peri-urban poor of Dakar (Pikine and Guédiawaye) through interventions that lead to increased coverage, lower prices, and higher quality fecal sludge management (FSM) services in Senegal.
Partners: WSA, IPA, EDE, Association of Senegalese Sanitation Workers, OXFAM America
Mission
1. Establishment of a more efficient division of labor between public and private partners through a transfer of responsibility for the operation and maintenance of sanitation infrastructure to the private sector. 2. Adjustment in ONAS’s focus towards sanitation project management and focus on developing an environment in which the private operators can flourish. 3. Program for the structuring of the fecal sludge market for the benefit of poor households in Dakar. 4. Reduction in the cost of desludging operations through increased competition and reduced operator expenses. The private sector depending on the profitability of the venture will invest more in sludge management and extend services to more households thus acquiring economies of scale. At the moment, mechanical desludging costs approx. $54 and at the end of the project the target will be at $46. 5. Training module and database equipment to increase knowledge and professionalism for the private sector and the municipalities. It will be organized for each of these stakeholders at least one training per year. The aim is to familiarize them with new tools developed by the program: certification, call center, subscription systems, auctions, etc. 6. Formalization of the private sector through accreditation.Discussion on SuSanA discussion forum
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Market developmentCitiesPublic awareness, advocacy and civil society engagement Operation, maintenance and sustainable servicesSpecific to one or several countriesTreatment of faecal sludgeEnabling environment and institutional strengtheningFaecal sludge treatment processesBill & Melinda Gates FoundationUrban informal settlements (slums)PractitionersGovernment-owned entity (not university or research)
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