Sanitation value chains in low density settings in Indonesia and Vietnam: Impetus for a rethink to achieve pro-poor outcomes

Willetts, J; Gero, A; Susamto, AA; Sanjaya, R; Trieu, TD; Murta, J; Carrard, N

Sanitation value chains in low density settings in Indonesia and Vietnam: Impetus for a rethink to achieve pro-poor outcomes

Willetts, J

Gero, A

Susamto, AA Sanjaya, R Trieu, TD Murta, J Carrard, N

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Citation:: Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2017, 7 (3), pp. 445 - 454
Issue Date:: 2017-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Willetts, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3975-9642	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gero, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-4250	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Susamto, AA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sanjaya, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Trieu, TD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Murta, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Carrard, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3371-9113	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2017, 7 (3), pp. 445 - 454	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2043-9083	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/122028
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 The Authors. This study examined the sanitation hardware supply chain in rural, low density settings in Indonesia and Vietnam. Actual costs along the chains were investigated to understand the challenges and opportunities to support affordable sanitation in remote, rural locations. Data were collected from four remote districts in Indonesia and Vietnam through a systematic value-chain analysis comprising 378 interviews across households and supply chain actors and both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Three main findings are presented. Firstly, poor households, often located in remote areas and with lower sanitation access, often experienced higher costs to build durable latrines than households in accessible areas or district capitals. Second, locally sourced materials (sand, bricks or gravel) had a greater influence on price than externally sourced materials (cement, steel and toilet pans), even accounting for cost increases of these materials along the supply chain. Thirdly, transport and labour costs represented considerable proportions of the overall cost to build a toilet. These findings highlighted logistical and financial barriers to poor, remote households in accessing sanitation. Findings can inform strategies to improve the availability and affordability of sanitation products and services, in particular key issues that need to be addressed through government and non-government pro-poor market-based interventions.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.2166/washdev.2017.141	en_US
dc.title	Sanitation value chains in low density settings in Indonesia and Vietnam: Impetus for a rethink to achieve pro-poor outcomes	en_US
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© 2017 The Authors. This study examined the sanitation hardware supply chain in rural, low density settings in Indonesia and Vietnam. Actual costs along the chains were investigated to understand the challenges and opportunities to support affordable sanitation in remote, rural locations. Data were collected from four remote districts in Indonesia and Vietnam through a systematic value-chain analysis comprising 378 interviews across households and supply chain actors and both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Three main findings are presented. Firstly, poor households, often located in remote areas and with lower sanitation access, often experienced higher costs to build durable latrines than households in accessible areas or district capitals. Second, locally sourced materials (sand, bricks or gravel) had a greater influence on price than externally sourced materials (cement, steel and toilet pans), even accounting for cost increases of these materials along the supply chain. Thirdly, transport and labour costs represented considerable proportions of the overall cost to build a toilet. These findings highlighted logistical and financial barriers to poor, remote households in accessing sanitation. Findings can inform strategies to improve the availability and affordability of sanitation products and services, in particular key issues that need to be addressed through government and non-government pro-poor market-based interventions.

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