Senegal has made significant strides toward adopting and providing hygienic and environmentally safe sanitation. Basic sanitation coverage has increased while open defecation (OD) levels have decreased.
Access to basic sanitation is a significant challenge in Kenya, especially in rural areas. An estimated 70 percent of Kenya’s population—approximately 36 million people—lack access to basic sanitation.
Low sanitation coverage is an ongoing challenge for Liberia. The prevalence of open defecation in the country remains high when compared to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa at 20 percent.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability (WASHPaLS) is a five-year project funded through the Global Health Bureau to support USAID’s goal of reducing morbidity and mortality in children under five by strengthenin
Shukla Shauchalay is located in a bustling market in Samastipur in Bihar, India. The entrepreneur first got involved in the sanitation business a decade ago as a sub-contractor manufacturing cement pit rings for a local NGO’s sanitation program.