SANITATION DAILY PROJECT

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1 SANITATION DAILY PROJECT AMREF HEALTH AFRICA HYDROAID

2 AMREF HEALTH AFRICA Amref Health Africa, the largest African led international organization on the continent, provides training and health services to over 30 countries in Africa. It was founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities. Amref Health Africa now delivers preventative, community-based health care. With a focus on women and children, Amref Health Africa manages a full range of medical and public health programs tackling the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child care, HIV & TB, malaria, clean water and sanitation and surgical and clinical outreach. Much of Amref Health Africa s credibility with local communities and African governments stems from the relationship and trust that it has built over the past 57 years. Since its inception, Amref Health Africa has trained over 600,000 health workers.

3 AMREF HEALTH AFRICA, ETHIOPIA OFFICE The presence of Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia dates back to the 1960s with extended services by the Flying doctors services. In 1998, it was registered as AMREF, Resident International Charity (NGO) and opened its project office in Addis Ababa. It remained a project office until 2002, when it became a fully-fledged Country Program. Since 2002, the country program has grown from one project in Addis Ababa city with 11 staffs to about 25 projects in five regions (Addis Ababa, Afar, SNNPR, Amhara and Oromia) with 160 staff in For more information please check its website

4 PROJECT BACKGROUND Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia office delivers programs on: Maternal health, Child health, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), Communicable Diseases, Clinical Outreach Services, Emergency Nutrition, HEWs and Midwives Training and Operational Research. The training and the clinical outreach programs are implemented nationally across all regions of the country.. The five years urban Sanitation & Hygiene project Sanitation Daily developed by Amref Health Africa under WASH Program is founded by the European Commission starting from December The aim of the project is to facilitate the access to sanitation, improve solid and liquid waste management and hygiene through the realization of operational and formative research.

5 PROJECT BACKGROUND Hydroaid Water for Development Management Institute is a non-profit Association with the mission of transferring technical knowledge on sustainable water resources management. The expertise of the Association has gradually grown to include the topics of sanitation, urban solid management and sustainable planning. In 14 years of activity Hydroaid has consolidated a network of over 1500 professionals in 60 countries of the world, working with a vision oriented to integrated solutions. Hydroaid involved Arch. Agata Fortunato, Head of the Office for the Integrated Solid Waste Cycle of the Metropolitan City of Turin as expert consultant, with the support of Chiara Brunisso, Hydroaid Project Management Intern.

6 THE MISSION The mission of Hydroaid within this project is to undertake operational research on simple labour saving, user friendly and cost effective technology options for solid waste management in slum urban population of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The plan of activities is: 1. Research and assessment of the target areas: 1.1 Addis Ketema Subcity 1.2 Lideta Subcity 1.3 Kirkos Subcity 2. Options proposal exchange with Amref between December and January 3. Final Research Study to be delivered in late January 2016

7 THE MISSION 1. Research and assessment of the target areas With the valuable support of Amref staff, from 16 th to 19 th november 2015 Arch. Agata Fortunato and Chiara Brunisso conducted technical visits and surveys on the field in order assess the feasibility of possible waste management solutions. The mission participants interviewed: Subcity Solid Waste Management Office supervisors Micro-enterprises team leaders in charge of waste management service in Addis Ababa municipality Operators at any phase of the waste management cycle in the target areas of Sanitation Daily project

8 1.1 ADDIS KETEMA SUBCITY a. On Tuesday 17 th the team visited the Addis Ketema Subcity Solid Waste Management Office and interviewed the Office Core Process Owner Anwar Akmel. The main issues explored about waste collection are: Average working hours and salary of the enterprise operators Tools used by enterprise members Enterprises financial system and investments to purchase improved technology New management system that will be implemented for the new sanitary dumpsite Social perception of waste collectors and social acceptance within the community Enterprise structure and turnover organization Waste characterization for the 10 woredas of the subcity Transport system to the landfill

9 1.1 ADDIS KETEMA SUBCITY b. Visit and Surveys to Kolfe Dildey Areaya And Tiret Enterprises, Woreda 10

10 1.1 ADDIS KETEMA SUBCITY c. Visit to Merkato (Min Alesh Tera)

11 1.2 LIDETA SUBCITY a. On Wednesday 18 th in the morning a meeting was held with the Head of Lideta Subcity Solid Waste Cleansing and Management Office Mr. Masreshaw Asnake, to underline: The special case of Lideta subcity concerning management and organization, waste characterization, scientific routine research, stable and experienced personnel with very low turnover, acceptability within the community, increased protection of the environment, environmental impact analysis, decrease in number of temporary storage sites Pilot plan for Union level system (economic development, resource sharing, improved sorting and selling activity, higher salaries) Mobilization and awareness of community members, workshops and discussion groups Transportation management towards effectiveness

12 1.2 LIDETA SUBCITY b. Coca Mazoriya, Woreda 3, Tiruwork And Friend s Union with Alpha Three Wheeler Hopper

13 1.2 LIDETA SUBCITY c. Waste collection from households in Lideta Woreda 1, Near Lideta High Court

14 1.3 KIRKOS SUBCITY a. The visit of the district of Kirkos subcity highlighted: The subcity context: residential, commercial, offices, hotels Presence of old compost site, now temporary storage site for cardboards Conflicts for the localization of the temporary site Sorting of plastic bottles, selling to local and foreign industries New opportunities to merge enterprises together and develop waste treatment Different classes of sorted waste

15 1.3 KIRKOS SUBCITY b. Agoza Gebeya Sefer: Kirkos slum

16 1.3 KIRKOS SUBCITY c. Plastic segregation in Kirkos Kuas Meda, Kebele 35, Woreda 2

17 MISSION FOLLOW-UP For the follow-up of the mission: 2. Options proposals exchange with Amref for the improvement of waste management service between December 2015 and January 2016 Solution proposals that will be included in the final report will be shared and discussed step by step with local stakeholders, benefitting from their expertise 3. A Final Research Study will be delivered in late January 2016

18 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT Group photo in Addis Ketema Kolfe Dildey Areaya and Tiret Enterprises

19 CONTACTS Hydroaid - Water for Development Management Institute Office: Via Pomba n.29, Torino, Italy Tel: Website: Arch. Agata Fortunato agata.fortunato@cittametropolitana.torino.it Chiara Brunisso chiara.brunisso@hydroaid.it