“Moving from no sanitation to limited service will cost households 2.5 times more than originally spent”, says André Uandela

André Uandela - Country Director WASHCost Mozambique stated that in order for a household to move up a step on the sanitation service ladder, a household will need to pay 2.5 times more than what was originally spent for the current service level. This finding is based on ongoing WASHCost action research since 2008. It is relevant for WASH sector professionals who want to improve services for users; and who are interested in conducting an affordability check on planned investments for service provision. André Uandela, shared findings on sanitation service levels and WASHCost Mozambique messages on 11 July 2012 during the final WASHCost project team meeting.

WASHCost Mozambique’s report on sanitation service ladders (in Portuguese) is currently available on the WASHCost web site.

Follow new findings on life-cycle costs and service levels from Mozambique, India, Ghana and Burkina Faso on the WASHCost web site throughout the rest of 2012. To know more on the concept of sanitation service ladders, you can download Working Paper 3. Also, read Briefing Note 3, to find out how the life-cycle costs approach (LCCA) can be applied to sanitation services.