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Over 37 million people, including the "ultra-poor", have gained access to hygienic household sanitation in Bangladesh. Both donors and the government praise the success of the BRAC WASH programme. Read more...
The world will not reach the sanitation Millennium Development Goal. There are still 1 in 3 people worldwide without access to safe sanitation. Within 15 years we want universal sanitation coverage and we know that we need to do something drastically different to reach scale and to reach the... Read more...
The BRAC WASH programme in Bangladesh has brought safe sanitation to millions of families. Now, as pit latrines start to fill up, it is seeking ways to turn the faecal matter into safe fertiliser and energy. Baba Kabir, director of the programme outlines the plan.
Read more...The business case for sanitation in developing countries is testified by the thousands of small scale entrepreneurs springing up to tackle problems of open defecation and process faecal waste and urine. Will these businesses be profitable and sustainable? Read more...