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An analysis of the government's 2020-21 budget shows allocations may not be enough. Read more...
Join the debate organised by India Sanitation Coalition and partners in Mumbai on 18 November. Read more...
Banker Naina Lal Kidwai is our guest in the latest WASH Talk podcast. Read more...
IRC's Ingeborg Krukkert kreeg deze vraag in het VPRO radio programma Bureau Buitenland. Read more...
The Indian government has a target to make India ‘Open Defecation Free’ by 2019. All stakeholders are increasing their efforts to meet this target, which will have an impact on more than half the population. Read more...
The challenge of making India open defecation free through WASH Dialogues Read more...
New steps to make Swachh Bharat, or Clean India Campaign, a reality Read more...
The lack of safe toilets for women and girls is often linked to an increased risk of sexual harassment and rape. Earlier studies from Kenya, Uganda and India, and now a recent BBC news item are some of the few sources to actually quantify this risk. Read more...
Nearly half of India's 1.2 billion people have no toilet at home, but more people own a mobile phone, according to the country's latest census data. Only 46.9% of the 246.6 million households have toilets while 49.8% defecate in the open. The remaining 3.2% use public toilets. Read more...
Why do families build toilets? If the family tradition for many generations has been to defecate in the open – using local woods or accepted sites, then what is the incentive to make a break and opt for a toilet instead? Read more...