REPORT__Evaluating_the_potential_of_microfinance_for_sanitation_in_Tanzania_May_2013

Contents
Abbreviations and acronyms ................................................................................................. 4
Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 5
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 9
1.1. Case study objectives and methodology ................................................................. 9
1.2. Report structure .................................................................................................... 11
2.1. Country background .............................................................................................. 12
2.2. The state of the sanitation sector in Tanzania ....................................................... 12
2.2 Overview of the Tanzanian microfinance sector .................................................... 15
3.1 Household-level sanitation microfinance ............................................................... 17
3.2 Microfinance for sanitation entrepreneurs ............................................................. 27
4. Recommendations on next steps ................................................................................. 29
Annex A: Overview of sanitation microfinance pilot initiatives .............................................. 33
Annex B: Microfinance institutions and their interest in sanitation ....................................... 48
Annex C: List of people consulted and potential contacts .................................................... 57
Annex D: References .......................................................................................................... 60
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