Faecal Sludge Management for Mali – Phase II

The aim of the project is to improve wastewater disposal in rural and semi-urban municipalities through the supervised operation and maintenance of faecal sludge treatment plants and the testing of operating and economic models (STBV – Station de Traitement des Boues de Vidange). To achieve this, the following measures were implemented at 2 sites, Dioïla and Kita:

– Monitoring of the structural adaptations of the STBVs Dioïla and Kita.

– Commissioning and performance assessments of the faecal sludge treatment plants

– Training and workshops with the future operators (capacity building)

– Water and faecal sludge analyses of the STBV Dioïla

– Creation of a manual for co-composting Support with sanitation safety planning

– Training in maintenance and co-composting for staff in Dioïla and the daycare centre

The development and dissemination of decentralised sanitation facilities is seen as important and trend-setting for the further development of Mali’s water and sanitation sector. The project intervention fits in very well with the framework of the Malian decentralisation programme and the BMZ’s priorities for its involvement in Mali.