"Kuelekeza si kufuma." - "Good intentions alone serve nothing if not followed by tangible results."

Methodology

Step 1 - Identifying Resources

  • Determine resources provided in Tanzania
  • Make list of equipment needed to provide ourselves
  • Find ways to obtaining the tools we need
  • Calculate funds
    • Calculate quantity of villages able to carry out project based on funds
  • Identify villages where system will be implemented (ones that suffer from the poorest waste management receive priority)

Step 2 - Building Alliances and Capacities

  • Identification and Partnership with Stakeholders
  • Contact waste management organizations – assistance/donations/consultants
  • Contact businesses/individuals – sponsorship
  • Find a local partner in Tanzania

Step 3 - Raise Awareness Locally

Step 4 - Planning of the Trip

  • Arrangements for stay
  • Transportation (fees, means of transportation)
  • Health precautions (vaccinations, etc.)

Step 5 - Implementation in Tanzania

Component 1: Communal Behavioral Change: The Promotion of General Awareness and the Engagement of the Tanzania Community

  1. Instigate recognition and promote public awareness of the waste management concern in Tanzania within community.
  2. Enable the inhabitants to recognize the need for change and establish a desire for a solution.
  3. Involve and encourage participation from the Tanzania community in the path to a solution.

In order to successfully implement a sustainable waste management system in Tanzania, the support and engagement of the Tanzanian community is essential. By enabling the community to recognize the damaging consequences their present improper waste management situation imposes on their environment and everyday lifestyles in addition to recognizing the awe-inspiring benefits that await a solution, we can build incentive from within the community for a change. Once the interests of improving solid waste management are created from the public, the sustainability of solid waste management project will be significantly improved. Additionally, the development and implementation of the waste management solution will be a community effort and mass participation approach by engaging the inhabitants, thereby establishing long-term sustainability. By enabling the community to have participation in the commencement of the project, they will naturally hold responsibility for its growth and maintenance.

Aims for General Community of Tanzania
  1. Develop recognition of waste management crisis.
  2. Develop a desire for change.
  3. Discover a feasible solution.
  4. Play a significant role in the planning and decision-making.
  5. Strong participation of inhabitants in supporting all levels of the project from planning to implementation, maintenance and evaluation.
Necessary activities under this component:
  1. Facilitate communal discussion sessions in each village or district in which residents define problem, cause and solution.

    Project Personnel serve as facilitators (give advice, guidance, suggestions).

    2. Guiding Questions
    • i. What diseases/problems are currently in existence?
    • ii. Where do you think the diseases come from?
      • 1. Demonstrate the improper waste managements’ contribution to the outspread of diseases and everyday problems.
    • iii. How do you think we can solve this problem?
  2. Demonstrate the benefits that will come if waste management problem solved -> foundation of incentive.
  3. Take an approach that will appeal to and target emotions.
    • i. Show how change will provide them with something THEY want.
      Outcome: the general understanding of the inhabitants of the value of keeping the community clean.

Component 2: Research and Assessment of Waste

Data collection, analysis, reporting and reviewing

Activities Involved:
  • Assign one village as a case study
  • Assess the waste problem:
    • identify quantity of wastes (in terms of weight and volume)
    • identify composition of wastes ( domestic/ municipal/ garbage... etc)
    • identify major sources of waste (regions, institutions, businesses)
    • identify particular risks and problems associated with these types of waste
  • obtain information on the effects of waste in this region:
    • public health effects
    • environmental effects
  • assess number and type of waste management system(s) needed (e.g garbage bins, trucks)
  • obtain demographic information on village to propose possible dump sites and collection sites
  • plan course of action in a way that is manageable and not overbearing
  • obtain consent from those who will be affected by the plan

Component 3: Launching of an Emergency Clean-up Campaign

Aim: To eradicate the long standing masses of waste and inappropriately disposed garbage.

Cleaning communities of wastes placed inappropriately on street corners, pavements, and any public spaces.

Component 4: Establishment of a Suitable and Sustainable Solid Waste Management System

First: Garbage disposals will be installed throughout each district. In an arranged time, the wastes will be transported to the nearest waste collection point. The wastes will be displaced by method of land filling. The implementation of the waste management system will be executed with the efforts of the TSP personnel and the Tanzanian community, through partnership between local institutions (community, non-governmental organizations, local government, research training institutions) and international organizations. This method acknowledges the different roles and abilities of the unified partners and values the need for constructing collaborations via linkages.

Activities Involved: Set up garbage containers for inhabitants in public areas for the purpose of proper collection.



Safe collection methods

Storage: Communal Bins
Advantages: Highly hygienic and sanitary management method
Constraints: Significant collection, transportation and human resources are needed



Second: Implementation of an appropriate and efficient waste collection system involving transportation.

Safe transportation methods

Human Powered: Handcarts
Advantages: Good solution for longer distances. Can carry significantly more waste and can be pushed by more than one person

Animal Powered
Possibility: A donkey cart.
Advantages: Ideal for transportation to middle distance sites.

Motorized
Possibilities: Tractor and trailer, a standard truck.
Advantages: Ideal for great distances to final disposal site, or where the volume of waste to be transported is high.



Third: Implementation of an appropriate and efficient collection system involving waste disposal.

Safe disposal methods

Off-site Disposal Possibility: Land Filling

Activities Involved:
Advantages: A sanitary disposal method if managed effectively
Constraints: A reasonably large area is required

Component 5: Establishment of Occupations, Roles and Responsibilities pertaining to Waste Management Systems

Activities Involved under Component:
  1. The recruitment of a considerable labor force to execute the projected rehabilitation works.
  2. Training voluntary individuals and organizations in methods for disposal and collection of solid waste.
  3. Organizing and conducting seminars, workshops, etc, for training the different groups (private companies, community groups, etc.) involved in solid waste management operations.
  4. Defining and assigning responsibilities and roles for individuals/groups/ organizations involved.

Recruiting local participation will provide occupational opportunities for those who are in search of a secure job. Residents who wish to partake in the operation of the waste management systems will be educated of our waste management systems and how to maintain them in order to ensure long-term sustainability, without the assistance of external support. Training workshops will be provided on the proper solid waste storage and disposal procedures for the groups involved in the maintenance and operation of the waste management systems.

Component 6: Evaluation and Monitoring of Results

Monitoring and evaluation of the project on a yearly basis to guarantee that the anticipated outcomes are delivered and to make improvements where inaccurate course of actions have developed.

Necessary Activities Involved under Component:

Objective 1. Sustainable waste management systems in targeted areas including collection, transportation and land filling.

Indicator:
  • 1a. Total number of waste management facilities implemented.
  • 1a.1: Number of waste disposals installed.
  • 1a.2: Number of waste disposal sites constructed and/or improved.
Indicator:
  • 1b. Number of individuals/organizations/groups involved in waste management systems.
  • 1b.1: The consistency in the execution of their duties.
  • 1b.2: Disposal sites properly and consistently maintained.
  • 1b.3: Wastes are transported to disposal sites according to schedule.

Means of Verification: Field visits and schedules reporting the consistency of the maintenance of the systems. Monitoring and evaluation reports.

Objective 2: Prevention of Pollution and Littering

Indicator:
  • 2a. Reduced poor dumping of solid waste.
  • 2b. Change in quantities of solid waste for initial and final disposal.

Means of Verifications: Project records and reports. Survey and field visits.

Objective 3: Educating locals on environmental sanitation and the need for a proper management of waste

Indicator:
  • 3a. Demonstration sites for proper disposal procedures in place.
  • 3b. Number of individuals or groups involved in waste management activities.
  • 3c. Increased public awareness and education on the effects and solutions to waste management.

Means of Verification:

  • 3a.1: Number of demonstration sites for proper disposal procedures.
  • 3b.1: Training Reports
  • 3c.1: Response of the community by form of interview and survey.
  • 3c.2: Change in quantities of solid waste for initial and final disposal.
  • 3c.3: Reduced poor dumping of solid waste.

Objective 4: Lower mortality rates

Indicator
  • 4a. Number of diseases related to poor solid waste disposal reduced.

Means of Verification: Hospital reports. National reports. Project records and reports.

Objective 5: Decreased rates of unemployment

Indicator
  • 5a: Number of individuals or groups involved in waste management activities.
  • 5b: Higher rates of employment

Means of Verification: Training reports. National reports.



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