Cost Efficiency Analysis: Latrine-Building Programs in Ethiopia

Pages
6pp
Date published
01 Jan 2016
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Assessment & Analysis, Development & humanitarian aid, Evaluation-related, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Countries
Ethiopia
Organisations
International Rescue Committee

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programming covers a large proportion of environmental health activities conducted by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). In acute emergencies, beneficiaries need emergency WASH promotion programs that prevent disease and enhance personal safety and dignity. Places recovering from crisis receive support for stronger community and government oversight on water systems and hygiene and sanitation services.

This analysis examines the cost efficiency of WASH activities in Ethiopia, mainly:
• Building household latrines that serve individual family units
• Building community latrines in blocks that serve groups of families/the general population
• Rehabilitating old, unusable latrines
• Maintaining existing latrines