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Upscaling sanitation through business: Analysis of the business environment of pit emptying businesses in Nakuru,Kenya

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Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7, target 3 aims to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people
without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. Current progress shows that
the world cannot meet the target and sub-Sahara Africa is making the least progress. Despite the
benefits that improved sanitation has on human health, overall economic development, and equity,
the issue of sanitation is not receiving as much attention as water supply.
With increasing urban populations and limited resources, the conventional approach to sanitation
which involves sewer lines is failing. As a result on-site sanitation has become a norm rather than an
exception in most urban areas including Nakuru Municipality. On-site sanitation is solely a function
of households and the local authorities do not contribute to these systems. This has led to the
involvement of the private sector in the provision of services needed in the construction and
maintenance of the facilities. By and by, the importance of on-site sanitation is being realized and as
a result a number of programmes are being established to advocate for this system. These
programmes mainly focus on the construction of the toilet but fail to include maintenance advice or
support for the facilities. This means the pit emptiers who are vital for the continued use of the
facilities are being neglected. There is very little understanding of the business environment in which
these small scale providers operate and their business needs. The main purpose of the research,
which uses a qualitative approach, is to gain a better understanding of how pit emptying businesses
in Nakuru work, their challenges and needs. The main research question of the study is:
What do micro-entrepreneurs in the pit emptying business in Nakuru, Kenya need in order to strengthen their businesses?

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OrganisatieHogeschool Utrecht
OpleidingInternational Business en Management
AfdelingInternational Business Studies
Datum2010-07
TypeBachelor
TaalEngels

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