| Title | Community-managed sanitation services for the urban poor in Asia, Africa and Latin America : constraints to scaling-up of "islands of succes" |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Bhatia, R |
| Edition | Draft |
| Pagination | 32 p. : 1 tab. |
| Date Published | 2004-01-01 |
| Publisher | Norway, Ministry of the Environment |
| Place Published | Oslo, Norway |
| Keywords | angola luanda, bangladesh chittagong, bangladesh dhaka, brazil, burkina faso, case studies, community management, financing, ghana ashanti region kumasi, india maharashtra bombay, india maharashtra pune, institutional aspects, low-income communities, orangi pilot project (karachi, pakistan), sanitation, sdiafr, sdiasi, sdilac, sdiman, sulabh shauchalaya latrines |
| Abstract | This paper presents a review of successful experiences of community involvement and management in providing public sanitation services to the poor slum-dwellers as well as for meeting the needs of floating populations in cities. The seven experiences from Asia and Africa analysed are: [1] Sulabh International's Program of Community Toilet Complexes in India; [2] SPARC- assisted programs of community toilet blocks in India; [3] Orangi Pilot Project in Karachi in Pakistan; [4] Bangladesh urban sanitation program in Dhaka and Chittagong; [5] Ouagadougou Strategic Sanitation Plan in Burkina Faso; [6] Strategic sanitation program in Kumasi, Ghana; [7] Sanitation programs in Luanda, Angola and; [8] Condominial system in urban sanitation, Brazil. For each of these experiences, where ever available, some data are presented on the extent of coverage of sanitation services provided; sources of finance; financial viability of the institutions providing services; constraints to 'scaling-up' and key lessons learnt. |
| Notes | Includes references |
