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SUSTAINABLE SANITATION

Regional Meeting: Kigali, Rwanda

May 12, 2011

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WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE SANITATION?

• Toilets being used continuously by all members of the family.

• The community / society is maintaining latrine coverage at 100% without external support

• There is no significant risk to community health from disposal techniques

• It can be maintained over a prolonged period

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WHAT ARE SOME CONSTRAINTS TO SUSTAINABLE SANITATION, AND HOW CAN WE ACT?

• Demand: Offering Products and Services that Provide a Permanent Solution for Households

– Affordable Technologies– Marketing Strategies

• Supply Chain: Efficient supply and product/service delivery chains in place

• Public Sector/Enabling Environment: Commitment and desire from public sector

– Safe Disposal of Waste• Sustainable Finance

– Household purchasing power increased– Suppliers/Businesses have opportunities to access credit

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OUTLINE

• Survey• Discussion Around Sustainable Sanitation• Summary and Update• Organizational Change• Learning• Kampala Update• AfricaSan Discussion

SUMMARY

Underlying Aspiration: Sustainable Sanitation

Overall Objective: To develop a sanitation program based on market principles which has the potential to go viral and transform conventional sector practice

Responsibilities/Activities

1. Sanitation Business Development • Frank, Business Development Managers

2. Measuring Organizational Change • Julia

3. Learning in Sustainable Sanitation• David, Julia

4. Advocacy, Influence and Thought Leadership• John Sauer

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

• Organizational knowledge around Sustainable Sanitation and Sanitation as a Business

– Periodic surveys• to measure change

– Trainings • to increase knowledge of market-based approach

– External and internal communications • to share knowledge • Twitter, Facebook, TAP PORTAL, donor reporting and

relationship management, conference presentations

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TAP PORTAL

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SANITATION LEARNING

Impacts on Sustainable Coverage Global, Core Indicators for Improved Monitoring Longitudinal: Tracking Improvements over Time

Improved Information Sharing TAP Portal Learning Groups Case Studies and Proof Points ??

Contextual, Comparative Research Ongoing Sector Literature Review Demand Study (Arequipa) Financing Strategies Subsidies Enabling Environment Market for Humanure

Dissemination, Influence, Advocacy, etc.

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LEARNING PRIORITIES NEXT 3 MONTHS

• 1. Monitoring Plan: Lasting Coverage – Core Sustainable Sanitation Questions/Indicators – Market-based/business approaches, and others

• 2. Contextual Research– Case Studies/Proof Points (Chikwawa, Blantyre, India,

etc.) – July: Longitudinal Study on Sanitation Demand in

Arequipa, Peru– Discuss ideas for Bolivia, Malawi, India…

• 3. Learning Groups

Investment Committee

Feasibility Study

Forum

Entrepreneurs with ideas, & businesses working in the Sanitation Sector

BDS Marketing Company

Association Building

Voucher Scheme

Rapid Market

Assessment

Business Planning

Incubation

Maturing Business Scaling up/Replication

Business Development Process in KampalaFrank Millsopp

LOCAL FOCUS

• Businesses working in the sanitation sector.• Entrepreneurs with the

• Companies, perhaps in the bigger construction sector looking to diversify.

• Firms looking to develop new sanitation products and services.

• It’s all about ‘Ownership’

Entrepreneurs with ideas, & businesses working in the Sanitation Sector

Business Development

Services/ Marketing Company

Entrepreneurs with ideas, & businesses working in the Sanitation Sector

BDS Marketing Company

Forum Association BuildingRapid Market

Assessment

FUNCTIONS OF THE FORUM

• Meet with business people, financial institutions, and entrepreneurs.

• Filter through ideas and people.• Clustering existing enterprises into

Associations.• Conducting Rapid Market Assessments

(RMA) to raise awareness to new business opportunities.

FORUM

• Clinics set up at District level.

• Engage with entrepreneurs and businesses in their local communities.

• Undertake RMAs:Awareness and capacity

building of the BDS providers.

Marketing information

ASSOCIATION BUILDING

• Little known at this stage about the number of associations linked to the Kampala sanitation sector.

• Private septic tank emptiers association

• Priority to cluster existing companies at forum level to leverage additional support.

BRAND

IMPORTANCE OF THE BRAND

• The BDS will adopt the brand and add a new dimension to their company.

• The Entrepreneurs/Existing business will buy into the brand at Forum level.

• The Brand will run through the strategy and be recognized as good practice, adding credibility, even to loan applications.

• The branded products and services purchased by the consumer will be recognized as value for money and represent ‘quality’.

• Interactive digital media(website) global communication platform presently being developed in Kampala.

Entrepreneurs with ideas, & businesses working in the Sanitation Sector

BDS Marketing Company

Forum Association Building

Investment Committee

Rapid Market

Assessment

Profile: Distinguished and reputable members of the community

Accomplished private sector business entrepreneurs

Microfinance and banking executives

Composition: Members of:

• Uganda Manufactures Association (UMA)• Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU)• Micro-Finance Association• Uganda Investment Authority (UIA)• Uganda Chamber of Commerce

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Source: Captiva

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Entrepreneurs with ideas, & businesses working in the Sanitation Sector

BDS Marketing Company

Forum Association Building

Investment Committee Voucher Scheme

Rapid Market

Assessment

VOUCHER SCHEME

• The voucher is a document awarded to selected existing businesses by the Investment Committee and entitles them to buy selected Business Support Services.

• It is expected that the business will contribute to a ‘top up’ or a ‘buy one service and’ get one free’ voucher scheme. This will also show a commitment on behalf of the entrepreneur and get an understanding of how they feel about paying for a BDS.

Entrepreneurs with ideas, & businesses working in the Sanitation Sector

BDS Marketing Company

Forum Association Building

Investment Committee Voucher Scheme

Feasibility Study

Rapid Market

Assessment

Business Planning

Incubation

Maturing Business Scaling up

BDS pROVIDERS

Finance

Partnerships

Enabling Environment

Local Government : ISH

Chamber of Commerce

Association Building

Capacity Building of Rural BDS Providers

BUSINESS PLANS AND OTHER TEMPLATES

• Sample Business Plan produced by John Meadley.

• All plans including feasibility studies will be put on the TAP PORTAL .

Water For People – Uganda

Invitation for Expression of Interest

Water For People in Uganda is seeking ‘Expressions of Interest’ from innovative, creative, ‘out of the box’ thinking individuals or companies to assist in the development of new low-cost latrines designed to meet the demands of the poor in both urban and rural areas. Emptying and maintenance issues should be considered in all designs to ensure maximum sustainability. The suitably qualified person or company should be able to demonstrate a high level of technical innovation. Closing date for accepting letters of interest is 6th May 2011. Please send letters of interest to Julia Kent, jkent@waterforpeople.org, or hand deliver them to our offices on Plot 9 Olumi Close, Kitante, Kampala. Water for People in Uganda are seeking ‘Expressions of Interest’ from innovative, creative, thinking ‘out of the box’ engineers (individual or company) to assist in the development of ‘new technology’ pit latrine emptying mechanisms. The suitably qualified person should have access to a well-equipped, well-maintained fabrication workshop, and be able to demonstrate a high level of technical innovation. The target latrines would be those in densely populated areas and therefore not accessible by the local pit emptying service tankers. Closing date for accepting letters of interest is 6th May 2011. Please send letters of interest to Frank Millsopp, fmillsopp@waterforpeople.org. Or hand deliver them to our offices on Plot 9 Olumi Close, Kitante, Kampala

New Product Development

KAMPALA: SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS

• Over 100 ‘Expressions of Interest’ from Local BDS Providers.

• 20 taken out after first filter• 80 met and presented with Sanitation Program.• Return Presentation from BDS.• 3rd meeting when asked to discuss further and refine

methodology.• 4th meeting asked for work plan and pricing structure• Entire process expected to take about 2 months.• 12 Expressions of Interest in ‘New Technologies’

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