Strengthening interlinked marketing exchange systems to improve water and sanitation in informal settlements of Kigali, Rwanda

Aime Tsinda* (Corresponding Author), Jonathan Chenowath, Pamela Abbott

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Abstract

Inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is a significant health burden in Rwanda. Although current approaches for improving water and sanitation provision to enhance health outcomes are often narrowly associated with monetary exchange, analysis of two informal settlements in Kigali (Gitega and Kimisagara) shows that households attempt to meet their water and sanitation needs through four interlinked exchange systems (market-based, command-based, culturally determined and non-market-based exchange systems). By focusing on existing social relations and exchange systems, sanitation practitioners may be able to foster and strengthen these interlinked water and sanitation marketing exchange systems embedding in the local context and local capabilities, and as a consequence improve the lives of the low-income communities of informal settlements.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)300-308
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
Volume12
Issue number3
Early online date13 Feb 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgements:
This article was drafted as part of a Post-Doctoral Grants (Postdoc) Scheme through the University of Rwanda, UR-Sweden Programme of Research, Higher Education and Institutional INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF URBAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 305
Advancement, which was funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). The authors would like to thank SIDA and the University of Rwanda for the support provided.
Funding:
This work was supported by the UR-Sweden Programme of Research, Higher Education and Institutional Advancement,
which is funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA).

Keywords

  • Marketing exchanges
  • Rwanda
  • health
  • sanitation
  • water

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