Individual Consultant for Modifying Cement Ring Production Process
Background
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Indonesia has made considerable progress in the water supply and sanitation sector over the past twenty years. As part of its “Vision 2045,” Indonesia seeks to enhance water security and achieve SDG targets related to access to safe water and sanitation for all, with the following interim mid-term development targets by 2024: 100 percent access to improved water supply system, including 15 percent access to safely managed drinking water supply services; 10 million new water connections; 90 percent access to improved sanitation services, including 15 percent access to safely managed sanitation; 100 percent open defecation free; 20 percent solid waste reduced at source, and 80 percent solid waste handled.
Given the need for massive investment in WASH infrastructure and broad changes in individual and collective behaviors to achieve the countries targets by 2024, the involvement of communities, households, and the private sector will be pivotal at every stage. Closing the financing gap will require diverse resource investments, reducing costs, increasing tariff, taxes, and transfers, and exploring alternative financing tools. Market-based solutions that can connect unserved and underserved populations to WASH products and services may help close this financing gap.
Purpose / Project Description
The overall goal of USAID IUWASH Pasar is to catalyze and grow local markets for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) products and services in Indonesia's vulnerable urban areas. To achieve the overall goal, the Project will focus on the following three main objectives:
Improve business environment to foster greater private sector contribution for WASH services and products.
Enhance viability of WASH businesses and increase availability of affordable, desirable WASH products and services to underserved market segments.
Improved key WASH behaviors for increased demand with correct and consistent use of WASH products and services.
Market assessment result show that cement ring septic tank producers are one of the important market players in providing access to septic tanks for households, especially in Sidrap and Wajo Districts. However, 'septic tanks' using cement rings do not meet the main standard septic tank requirements specifically in terms of water-tightness, so intervention efforts are needed to make improvements to the production and installation techniques carried out by cement ring septic tank producers.
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