Innovative sanitation services for Bamako

PRACTICA provides technical assistance to the NGO Protos in the design, implementation and monitoring of three innovative solutions:

  • Alternative emptying services to serve households using non-spillable pits by Spiros truck
  • A smartphone application, facilitating the control and management of the emptying services
  • A call center aimed at optimizing the connection between customers and emptiers

Goals

IMPACT: Improve the living environment of the low-income inhabitants of 9 neighbourhoods of communes I and IV of the District of Bamako.

OUTCOME: Emptying services strengthened for 100,000 people in the 9 neighbourhoods.

Activities

  • Advisory support on the development of alternative emptying services
  • Capacity building / training of emptiers
  • Support to the development of a smartphone application to optimise technical and financial performance
  • Setting up a call center to facilitate the connection between emptiers and households
  • Support to a marketing campaign on alternative emptying services

Budget

€ 276,000 (VIA Water 67% and Protos&PRACTICA 33%)

Status
Active
Started
2016
client
partner

Updates

More projects like this…

Creating a viable fecal sludge management chain in the city of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

The goal of this project that PRACTICA is implementing is to create a complete fecal sludge management chain in Fianarantsoa, […]

Fecal sludge management in Tamatave – Madagascar

Tamatave is Madagascar’s second largest city, home to approximately 270,000 inhabitants. The sprawling coastal city is located on an alluvial […]

Study on low-cost sanitation chains for Madagascar

Only 34 % of the Malagasy population has access to improved sanitation facilities for human excreta disposal. The aim of the […]