Project Title: Decentralized wastewater and treatment solutions for Dar es Salaam - Human Development Innovation Fund

Project Description: The project aims at sub coordinating the implementation of decentralized sanitation systems “DEWATS” project that aim at improving sanitation and supporting inclusive and liveable cities in Africa. This will be achieved through empowerment of local entrepreneur by providing them with start-up loans, technology transfer, and infrastructure to solve the community sanitation challenge in financially sustainable way in Dar es Salaam. The models uses locally manufactured latrine emptying tools, simple transportation, a decentralized sludge treatment/transfer site... The project aims at sub coordinating the implementation of decentralized sanitation systems “DEWATS” project that aim at improving sanitation and supporting inclusive and liveable cities in Africa. This will be achieved through empowerment of local entrepreneur by providing them with start-up loans, technology transfer, and infrastructure to solve the community sanitation challenge in financially sustainable way in Dar es Salaam. The models uses locally manufactured latrine emptying tools, simple transportation, a decentralized sludge treatment/transfer site tools to provide accessible pro-poor latrine emptying services. In successfully scaling up this project will create direct health, social, environmental and economic benefits for 54,000 to 90,000 beneficiaries in challenging unserved communities. Of importance, IHI will be involved in monitoring the progress and evaluating the desired output and impact project, as well as disseminating information to the targeted communities. Read more

Principal Investigator : Dickson Wilson

Department Name : EHES

Time frame: (2016-06-01) - (2020-05-31)

Funding Partners
Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF) (Normal)
BORDA-Africa (Normal)
External Collaborating Partners
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