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This project is a municipal PPP: the management of municipal solid waste is a municipal competence
and the municipality of Mamou decided to delegate it to a private actor. In Guinean law, and in
accordance with the 2017 PPP law, this is a delegation of public service, in the form of a concession.
The direct contribution of the municipality is around 16 per cent of the cost of the project (through
transfer to the SPV of two dump trucks and provision of land). The municipality is the ultimate
beneficiary of the UNCDF grant. In other words, it is as if the municipality is subsidizing the SPV a
total of USD 100 000. Thus, the municipality's contribution amounts to USD 142 781 (54 per cent
of the total project cost).
A six-month pilot phase was launched in January 2021 to test model assumptions and the effectiveness
of the approach (communicate, educate, raise awareness, involve and give responsibilities to the
citizens) and obtain reliable data. More than 600 households subscribed to the waste-collection
and transportation service, confirming the willingness of citizens to pay USD 2 to 2.5 per month
for an improved service. The possibility of covering more households than expected is being
considered as it seems possible.
Observations
• Structuring of this transaction provided a close-up view of the daily functioning of a municipality
in Guinea and the constraints it faces across its cities. This project can serve as the basis for
a national programme to strengthen the capacities of local authorities and to put in place
mechanisms for local development financing.
• Social innovation (changing the way things are communicated; involving beneficiaries from
the beginning of the process) allows considerable results to be achieved with few means. The
launch of the pilot phase of the project that uses this approach is producing good results:
o More than 600 households subscribed to the service of collection and transportation of
waste, knowing that the objective of the first year was to cover at least 2 500 households.
o More than 1 000 subscription requests were received (the pilot project team can host up to
600 households).
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