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The Water and Development Technical Series is a set of technical briefs that provide guidance on important topics for developing and implementing water and sanitation activities in support of the U.S. Government Global Water Strategy and USAID’s plan under the strategy.
Khaleel Ahmed stands next to some concrete rings used in latrines in the Somali region of Ethiopia. Khaleel sells and installs these rings, among other affordable toilet upgrades, using sales techniques he learned from a USAID-supported training.
Photo Credit: PSI/Ethiopia
In the Somali region…
It is estimated that two billion people—a quarter of the world’s population—live without access to safe, sanitary toilets. To achieve SDG 6.2 (‘Achieving access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all by 2030’) investment must quadruple.
However, current subsidy and demand…
Understanding and addressing the human resource needs and gaps in the sanitation and hygiene sector is a critical part of achieving universal access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene. Previous studies have attempted to map the human resource capacity and needs of the sanitation and…
During World Toilet Day celebrations, the BRAC women hold sanitation products, such as SATO pans.
Photo credit: Dorothy Nabatanzi
People don’t spend much time thinking about toilets, but maybe they should: the product saves millions of lives each year.
Toilets and toilet pans dramatically…
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