Depinder Kapur is a senior Development and WASH expert, leading the Sanitation Capacity Building Platform at the National Institute of Urban Affairs in New Delhi. He has worked in leadership positions with national and international development organizations including heading WaterAid India, and also with several Indian and international organizations, the Government and civil society grassroot initiatives on research and advocacy.
This podcast discusses how to finance water utilities when traditional sources of capital dry up. Read more...
The scope and potential role of financial institutions for sanitation financing and possible program interventions to support these institutions with... Read more...
This book brings together academic research and the evolving practical understanding of activists to explore the topic of social and political change Read more...
This facilitator's guide is one of the three components of the WASH Governance Training Programme, which aims to help capacity builders, facilitators... Read more...
The programme cost of CLTS is $30-82 per household targeted in Ghana, and $14-19 in Ethiopia. Local investments range from $8-22 per household... Read more...
This document is a guide to orient UNICEF country staff to support governments to strengthen the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) enabling... Read more...
CLTS outcomes can be sustained in the presence of training provided to local actors, but CLTS is not appropriate in all settings and should be... Read more...
Spreading the cost of faecal waste removal over a series of monthly payments could make it more affordable for poor households and help kick start... Read more...
The UNICEF Framework for Sustainability Results proved to be useful in identifying sustainability challenges and acting upon them. Read more...
Paper underlining the importance of learning for better performance in the WASH sector and to contribute to the discussion on how this can be... Read more...
A hygiene effectiveness study to assess whether the hygiene interventions in Bhutan are successful in encouraging safe hygiene practices and how much... Read more...
Political commitment to sanitation can be translated to results on the ground through: prioritisation throughout all government departments and... Read more...
While allocations to India's national sanitation campaign to eradicate open defecation have increased considerably, budget tracking shows that... Read more...
This qualitative research study aims to understand perceptions, barriers, and motivators for improved sanitation behaviour in rural India. Read more...
The Toolkit aims to assist anyone involved or planning to work in school hygiene, sanitation, and water. It describes basic principles, strategies... Read more...
This document presents the experiences of the Himmotthan Water Supply and Sanitation initiative in developing community-managed rural water systems... Read more...
This study assesses a project in Uttarakhand during which water schemes and rural sanitations were developed to address the water crisis in this... Read more...