Malawi EU WASH Desludging Report Urban WASH IFRC 2016

The specific objectives of this contract was to:

i. Develop a selection criteria to identify appropriate schools or disaster relief sites across the target area which will act as good demonstrative sites as well as support the overall objective of the project in a sustainable way.

ii. Make the selection in consultation with the contract holder of 100 toilets from those sites which fulfilled the criteria.

iii. Identify and invite entrepreneurs to each of these sites.

iv. Operate the projects MDU’s to empty these toilets and dispose its content in a safe and Council-designated area.

v. Demonstrate the MDU’s capabilities to entrepreneurs and expose them to practical operations of the technology.

vi. Market the business concept to these entrepreneurs.

vii. Invite entrepreneurs to express interest in the operation of these MDU

Introduction:

Sanitation in Schools and public institutions is of particular Importance. Young children and all other people are more at risk from excreta related infection than adults. They are also at an age where good hygiene practices are most likely to affect their future behavior. On site sanitation systems have been adopted throughout the developing world as a means of reaching sanitation coverage targets.