Online course (C9)

Sanitation finance

This course will teach you about the current trends and needs in sanitation financing within the UN Sustainable Development Goals framework. You will also learn about issues related to financing, as well as novel and innovative financing approaches including private-public partnerships. We will explore and learn how to develop business models with the entire sanitation value chain. You will also gain practical knowledge to develop the costing and financing of a financially viable project and you will be able to outline key aspects of sustainability and different financing models. By the end of the course you will have a deep understanding of the critical elements of sustainable financing for sanitation systems, and you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills you need to apply them in your own work.

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Course information

Objectives
After completion of the course you will be able to:
- Differentiate between various options for sanitation financing;
- Assess the impact of service financing for sanitation on the municipal budget;
- Describe various business models in the sanitation value chain;
- Apply “business canvas” to develop a business plan/model for a sanitation intervention;
- Explain various financial flow models in the sanitation value chain, and the “Financial Flow Simulator” tool;
- Use “FSM Technical and Financial Assessment Tool” for costing and financing of a sanitation project;
- Outline key aspects of sustainability and Private Public Partnership (PPP) models in sanitation.
Syllabus
This course covers the following topics:
- Overview of sanitation financing
- National context – sanitation financing
- Innovative financing for sanitation
- Saniplan tool
- Business models in sanitation
- Financial Flow in business model
- FSM Technical and Financial Assessment Tool
- Sustainability in sanitation
- Public Private Partnership (PPP) in sanitation
Delivery method

Each course in this series consists of video lectures, presentation slides, reading materials, exercises, and assignments. In principle, each video presentation has its own complementary presentation slides. Some parts of the course also include exercises and/or assignments. Please note that this course is free, open access, and does not include guidance, exams, assessment, or certificate. As a rule of thumb, if you spend 8 hours per week following this course, you should be able to complete the curriculum within 14 weeks.

Instructions on how to use the course materials are available here.
Organization

Each course has its own coding system. The code of this course is C 9. Each course consists of units. Each unit has a unique code, for example, U 9.1. In the section ‘Unit 9.1 videos │ …” you can find and watch all video-recorded lectures that belong to this unit. Similarly, in the section ‘Unit 9.1 course materials│ …” you can download all materials that make this unit (e.g. high-resolution videos, presentation slides, reading materials, exercises, assignments, etc) as a single compressed file (in zip format). Some files may be of considerable size, so you need to assure that your computer has sufficient bandwidth and capacity for downloading.

Unit 9.1 videos │Overview of sanitation finance

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Overview of sanitation finance - Part 1

U 9.1.1.1

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Overview of sanitation finance - Part 2

U 9.1.1.2

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WASH Cost Tool

U 9.1.1.3

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Unit 9.1 course materials │ Overview of sanitation finance

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Unit 9.1 │ Course materials (zip)

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Unit 9.2 videos │ Business models and tools in sanitation

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SaniPlan tool - Part 1

U 9.2.1.1

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SaniPlan tool - Part 2

U 9.2.1.2

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SaniPlan tool - Part 3

U 9.2.1.3

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SaniPlan tool - Part 4

U 9.2.1.4

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SaniPlan tool - Part 5

U 9.2.1.5

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SaniPlan tool - Part 6

U 9.2.1.6

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The need for business in sanitation

U 9.2.3.1

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Business models in sanitation

U 9.2.3.2

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Feasibility assessment of sanitation businesses

U 9.2.3.3

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Empirical cases and business models in FSM

U 9.2.3.4

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Business planning in sanitation

U 9.2.3.5

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Group assignment 2

U 9.2.4.1

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Financial flow models

U 9.2.5.1

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Financial Assessment Tool (FAT) intro

U 9.2.6.1

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Financial Assessment Tool (FAT) tutorial

U 9.2.6.2

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Unit 9.2 course materials │ Business models and tools in sanitation

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Unit 9.2 │Course materials (zip)

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U 9.3 videos I Sustainability and PPP in sanitation

Sustainability in sanitation

U 9.3.1.1

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PPPs in sanitation

U 9.3.1.2

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U 9.3 I Course materials (zip)

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