Technical support to share and disseminate the FSM projects results from Dakar

Purpose

To replicate a sanitation utility service delivery model developed in Dakar in at least three countries in Africa and validate its application at scale for the benefit of urban poor

Activities

The successful replication of the FSM (fecal sludge management) scheme developed in Dakar was a goal set in the initial grant to ONAS signed in 2011 to demonstrate scale application. EDE’s role was shaped in this initial project as a key player to promote scale application through technical assistance in other countries. In this project, success will translate into the adoption of national policies that structure and elevate the status of non-sewer sanitation service into an utility service model based on PPP principles, an increase of private (SME) participation through innovative financing and extended services to poor communities. This will occur through the industrial organization of the service providers and the use of innovative sanitation technologies. The specific indicators and deliverables will be tailored to match each country’s needs.

Three participating countries, namely Benin, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, have been identified by the Foundation as a result of its engagement with its partners to replicate the Dakar Sanitation model in Africa. To achieve a much larger impact, EDE will extend the scope of the project to at least two more countries that have a profile similar to the three selected by the Gates Foundation.

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Objectives

The project aims to contribute to the development or technologies that are innovative, and whose products are integrated in a market that is constantly expanding, progressively managed by a private sector in a legal environment that seeks to provide quality public service that is affordable for all.

Further information

Research or implementation partners: To achieve the expected results, an international expert group is mobilized to manage the project activities by field of expertise. This expert group, led by the Project Coordinator, will report periodically on the progress of activities and progress towards the achievement of the results. They will work closely with the technical, financial, and private partners from the target countries.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Cities Enabling environment and institutional strengthening Faecal sludge treatment processes Market development Operation, maintenance and sustainable services Peri-urban Political processes and institutional aspects Practitioners Private sector, including social enterprises Public awareness, advocacy and civil society engagement Specific to one or several countries Sub-Saharan Africa Treatment of faecal sludge Urban informal settlements (slums)

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