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Identification Of The Potential Opportunities, Barriers, And Threats Within The Sector In Taking Up Sanitation As A Business: Rural Sanitation In Nkhata Bay District (Malawi), Rochelle Holm, Elijah Wanda, Victor Kasulo, Simeon Gwayi
Identification Of The Potential Opportunities, Barriers, And Threats Within The Sector In Taking Up Sanitation As A Business: Rural Sanitation In Nkhata Bay District (Malawi), Rochelle Holm, Elijah Wanda, Victor Kasulo, Simeon Gwayi
Faculty Scholarship
Private sector participation in sanitation marketing provides a great opportunity to improve rural sanitation access. Although a number of opportunities for private sector participation within the sanitation sector exist, there are numerous barriers and threats to taking up sanitation as a business. This Note from the Field identifies these opportunities, barriers, and threats in Nkhata Bay District, a rural area of Malawi. These insights emerge from a wider research project entitled 'Private sector participation in the delivery of sanitation and hygiene services'. This note provides background information on the research project on private sector participation and the project location. It …
Recent History Provides Sustainable African Water Quality Project Insight, Rochelle H. Holm
Recent History Provides Sustainable African Water Quality Project Insight, Rochelle H. Holm
Faculty Scholarship
Small-scale projects to provide clean drinking water undertaken in the developing world can contribute to significantly improving the livelihood of rural communities. There has been a historical tendency to poorly plan such projects leading to an unsustainable future. Recent history indicates three simple steps to ensuring successful and enduring clean water projects. First, identification of need by the indigenous community provides ownership in the project. Second, a partnership between key individuals in the indigenous community with the donor provides for ambassadors on both sides of the project. Finally, an exit strategy by the donors for the indigenous communities ensures local …