Building entrepreneurship for water, liquid, and solid waste management in slums of Dar es Salaam

The majority of Dar es Salaam’s population live in slums with inadequate access to water, toilets and garbage disposal services. As a result many people are vulnerable to diseases such as cholera. Temeke Municipality wants to improve these conditions and has asked WaterAid to support existing small businesses to provide some of the required services. Enterprises will be helped to develop business skills and to use improved techniques so that they can provide water, empty pit latrines safely and operate basic garbage collection services on a profitable basis. New garbage collection points and facilities for safely processing the sludge from latrines will make conditions safer for everyone.