WASHCost Mozambique How much does it cost to build a traditional latrine

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Cost data is essential for planning by the governments. In Mozambique, this is done by local authorities. There are many challenges in getting the right data. One of them is getting data on sanitation and the investments made by households themselves, in particular when latrines are constructed with local materials. • WASHCost Mozambique managed to calculate the estimated total costs for building a traditional latrine. The cost data shows that families are massively contributing to improving public health. The data also shows that promotion of hygiene and sanitation is really worth the effort. • When there is promotion, families build latrines and spend money on them. • Tune into the other films on how WASHCost has dealt with the issue of sustaining rural and peri-urban water, sanitation and hygiene services in Ghana, India, Mozambique and Burkina-Faso. • Interested for more? Check out the WASHCost animation, explaining the concepts behind the different cost components • The life-cycle cost approach (LCCA) b... or visit the WASHCost website http://www.washcost.info

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