Squatting With Dignity: Lessons From India

This is the story of the successes and challenges faced in building the fast expanding rural sanitation network in India. The book presents an historical account of the importance attached to sanitation and hygiene in ancient India and the evolution of sanitation policy in the last decade. The book captures in detail the key debates and challenges faced in making policy makers and programme managers across the states accept the reform principles in the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), the process of involving different key stakeholders in developing faith and conviction in TSC strategy and the development of key building blocks for programme management. The key factors which influenced the success of the programme and the lessons learned have been critically analyzed. The book outlines a vision for the future of the sanitation programme in India and offers innovative ideas for launching a second generation of sanitation initiatives, based upon the analysis of the weaknesses in the programme and the scope for improvement. The lessons from India are equally relevant for other countries in the world that are struggling with similar issue.

Post Date : 28 Juli 2010