by Polly Markandya | Feb 18, 2017
The Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in 2014 with the ambitious aim to ensure hygiene, waste management and sanitation across the nation by the 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth in October 2019. This document aims to build on existing...
by Polly Markandya | Feb 18, 2017
WSUP works on the front line of a challenging sector: not everything goes to plan when trying to innovate. This note details the development and testing of a business model in Chittagong (Bangladesh) that was found to be unviable. It is part of a series of reports...
by Polly Markandya | Feb 18, 2017
WSUP works on the front line of a challenging sector: not everything goes to plan when trying to innovate. This note details the development and testing of two sanitation business models in Kisumu (Kenya) that were found to be unviable. It is part of a series of...
by Polly Markandya | Sep 30, 2016
This report is an outcome of (a) secondary data collected from Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), and assessment of this data with respect to the system of maintenance, and (b) Primary survey of open defecation spots, public and community toilets,...
by Polly Markandya | Aug 18, 2016
As part of its 2012 – 2015 DFID-funded research programme, WSUP commissioned a research project in Dhaka to explore behaviour change strategies to help users keep their toilets clean and functional. This Discussion Paper presents the context, methodology, results and...
