A study aiming to understand and to characterize the profession of manual emptiers who operate in the cities with no sewage system.

• A survey among the manual emptiers and households in the city of Majunga (200,000 inhab)
• Characterization of the manual emptying sector: commercial approach, price listing, emptiers’ equipment, technical operations, strengths and weaknesses of the service , consistency to the demand, profitability …
• Determining a strategy of improving the service